The Portent

by George MacDonald

First published 3020

A young woman's strange visions portend a ghostly encounter. A man stumbles into a cursed town, its residents frozen in time. A child's innocent play summons dark forces. These chilling tales from the pen of fantasy pioneer George MacDonald explore the unseen realms that brush against our own. Blending gothic horror and moral reckoning, the stories confront the limits of human perception and the weight of our choices. At the heart of each tale lies a reckoning with the mysteries of the human spirit.

Genres: short-stories, 20th-century, fantasy, horror, 19th-century, gothic

Vibes: atmospheric, dark, thought-provoking

Tropes: moral-reckoning, supernatural

140 pages · Paperback

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