Arthur Machen 
Shining Pyramid 

A little girl takes a shortcut on her way home and is never to be seen again. Luckily Machen’s favourite supernatural investigator Dyson is tasked with unravelling the mystery. While examining the girl’s route Dyson encounters peculiar stone arrangements which resemble little pyramids. He is left baffled and perplexed – who could have planted these stones in such an exquisite manner and whatever for?’The Shining Pyramid’ is a fine detective story infused with eerie supernatural aspects. A must-read for fans of David Lynch’s world-famous ‘Twin Peaks’ TV series.Jorge Luis Borges cited Machen as a great writer and an inspiration for the magical realism movement in literature. Notorious occultist Aleister Crowley also greatly admired Machen for effortlessly crossing over the threshold that separates reality and the magical realm.-