The Welsh writer Arthur Machen wrote many acclaimed stories of the supernatural which brought him great fame in the 1920s. First published in 1946, "Holy Terrors" is a collection of his most popular short stories and vignettes.
The stories included in "Holy Terrors" are: The Bright Boy; The Tree of Life; Opening the Door; The Marriage of Panurge; The Holy Things; Psychology; The Turanians; The Rose Garden; The Ceremony; The Soldiers' Rest; The Happy Children; The Cosy Room; Munitions of War; and, The Great Return.