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    Man Who Found Out (A Nightmare)
    Man Who Found Out (A Nightmare)
    Man Who Found Out (A Nightmare)
    Audiobook46 minutes

    Man Who Found Out (A Nightmare)

    Written by Algernon Blackwood

    Narrated by Phil Chenevert

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    About this audiobook

    A researcher goes on an expedition to find "The Tablets of the Gods" which have plagued his dreams since his boyhood. He finds them, and the horrible truth of humanity's true purpose in the universe. This story, The Man Who Found Out" is an example to me of pure cosmic horror in that the horror comes totally from knowledge which is (in-story) so terrible that it forever blights the minds of anyone who discovers it. Two highly intelligent and well informed men, Professor Ebor and then Dr. Laidlaw, learn the contents of the Tablets of the Gods, and even though this information is short enough to be on two ordinary-sized tablets, it is enough to induce absolute belief in its veracity and utterly destroy hope in the reader. Yeah, that is pretty scary. There are no monsters in the tale, nothing but Forbidden Knowledge -- which, apparently, is Forbidden with good reason. (Wikipedia and the reader )
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    Man Who Found Out (A Nightmare)
    Author

    Algernon Blackwood

    Algernon Blackwood was a master of supernatural fiction, known for his ability to create a sense of unease and tension in his readers. His writing often explored the boundary between the natural and supernatural worlds, and the psychological impact of encountering the unknown.

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