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The Transfer by Algernon Blackwood

The Transfer by Algernon Blackwood was first published in the magazine, Country Life, in 1911, tells of a child’s fascination with a barren patch of land in a big garden known as the Forbidden Corner. A story involving a mysterious and vampiric transfer of life force. It follows a governess who witnesses the visit of her employer’s brother, a psychic vampire who seems to suck the life force from all around him.

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The Wood of the Dead by Algernon Blackwood

“The Wood of the Dead” is a story written by Algernon Blackwood. It appeared in his first collection, The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories, in 1906. The story is set during a summer where a person is making a solo summer walking tour of England’s west country and has stopped for a meal at a village inn. A local man tells the traveler to meet him at midnight in “The Wood of the Dead”. According to local lore when a person entered the nearby wood singing, he knew that person would soon die. Instead of continuing on his journey, the traveler decides to have a closer look at The Woods of the Dead.