The Three Impostors by Arthur Machen

The Three Impostors

Arthur Machen

196 pages • first pub 1895 (view editions)

fiction fantasy horror reflective medium-paced
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For readers drawn to decadent, fever-dream horror orbiting the terror behind everyday facades—themes of reality’s thin skin and the price of glimpsing what waits beneath. Ideal if you relish ornate Victorian prose, languid yet unsettling pacing, occult riddles, and stories that haunt like half-remembered nightmares rather than deliver gore.

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Three friends in a large old dilapidated house are laughing. They seem as giddy as an acting troupe at closing night. But their laughter is callous, cruel; you might say, evil. One of them, a young woman described as piquant rather than beautiful ...

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Community Reviews

3.73
based on 125 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 90%

dark: 85%

adventurous: 45%

tense: 30%

challenging: 20%

funny: 10%

Pace

31% of readers chose fast
42% of readers chose medium
26% of readers chose slow
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Plot or character driven?

56% of readers chose Plot
25% of readers chose A mix
6% of readers chose Character
12% of readers chose N/A
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Strong character development?

6% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
81% of readers chose No
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Loveable characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
62% of readers chose No
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Diverse cast of characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
86% of readers chose No
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

40% of readers chose Yes
53% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
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