TY - BOOK AU - Blackwood,Algernon TI - John Silence, Physician Extraordinary AV - PR PY - 2015/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Horror tales, English KW - Detective and mystery stories, English KW - Ghost stories, English KW - Silence, John (Fictitious character) -- Fiction KW - Paranormal fiction, English KW - Psychics -- Fiction N1 - Release date is 2015-06-16; Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.); Original publication data not identified N2 - "John Silence, Physician Extraordinary" by Algernon Blackwood is a collection of supernatural tales written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around Dr. John Silence, a unique physician who specializes in psychical afflictions and offers his unconventional healing methods to those suffering from mysterious emotional states. His cases often involve elements of the occult, exploring the deeper realms of the human psyche and the supernatural. The opening portion introduces Dr. Silence as he engages in a conversation with a Swedish lady, Mrs. Sivendson, regarding a case that intrigues him—a young author named Felix Pender, who has suddenly lost his sense of humor and is plagued by an inexplicable terror. The doctor learns about Pender's haunting experiences, which began after an experiment with a drug that has connected him with dark, psychical forces. This leads Silence to the conclusion that he must investigate this curious affliction further, setting the stage for a deeper exploration into psychical invasions and the potential dangers that lurk beyond the veil of ordinary perception. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49222 ER -