Algernon Blackwood was an American author who worked in the horror, fantasy and weird fiction genres.
Overview
One of the most prolific horror writers of all time, Algernon Blackwood's work has been described as "more consistently meritorious than and weird writer's except Dunsany's." He has had an enormous influence on the development of the Cthulhu Mythos, with Lovecraft himself claiming him as both an inspiration and one of his favourite authors. Other writers to cite Blackwood as a source of inspiration include Frank Belknap Long, Clark Ashton Smith and Ramsey Campbell.