Algernon BlackwoodHorror · Fiction·1869–1951
The Human Chord
Synopsis
When Robert Spinrobin answers a peculiar advertisement seeking a secretarial assistant with courage, imagination, and a tenor voice, he finds himself drawn into the world of the enigmatic Philip Skale. Skale believes he has uncovered a hidden power of sound, capable of unlocking the universe's secrets through a 'human chord' of four voices. As Spinrobin joins the household, a growing sense of dread warns him that their pursuit of divine harmony could instead unleash something far more sinister.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10