A character in The Great God Pan, a horror and fantasy novella by Welsh writer Arthur Machen. The novella begins with an experiment to allow a woman named Mary to see the supernatural world. This is followed by an account of a series of mysterious happenings and deaths over many years surrounding a woman named Helen Vaughan. At the end, the heroes confront Helen and force her to kill herself. She undergoes a series of unearthly transformations before dying and she is revealed to be a supernatural entity.
First Appearance The Great God Pan, and, The Inmost Light (1894)
First Publisher John Lane
Appearance List The Great God Pan and The Inmost Light (1894) by Arthur Machen — first book edition (London: John Lane; Boston: Roberts Bros.); The Great God Pan; and The Inmost Light — Second edition, revised (1895) by Arthur Machen; The House of Souls (1906) by Arthur Machen — collection that reprints “The Great God Pan”; The House of Souls (1922) by Arthur Machen — U.S. reissue (Knopf) including “The Great God Pan”; Tales of Horror and the Supernatural (1948) by Arthur Machen — omnibus including “The Great God Pan”.
Description A character in The Great God Pan, a horror and fantasy novella by Welsh writer Arthur Machen. The novella begins with an experiment to allow a woman named Mary to see the supernatural world. This is followed by an account of a series of mysterious happenings and deaths over many years surrounding a woman named Helen Vaughan. At the end, the heroes confront Helen and force her to kill herself. She undergoes a series of unearthly transformations before dying and she is revealed to be a supernatural entity.
