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To fully understand and appreciate Arthur Machen, one must understand the Victorian-era mindset predicated on the very real fear of forbidden sexual knowledge (i.e. anything that wasn't sanctified or approved by biblical precepts). Basically, sex was the Devil, in a quite literal sense.
— Oct 28, 2024 10:00AM
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Machen detested secularism. He was a good Catholic boy, apparently. The "horrors" in many of his stories have to do with a society that has turned away from the traditions of the church toward materialism, consumerism, and worldliness. Also, I think he was afraid of midgets, or what we call "little people" today. Strangely enough, that's what he called them, too...
— Nov 07, 2024 10:46AM