"Fearful Rock" by Manly Wade Wellman is a spooky fiction story set during the Civil War. It follows Enid Mandifer, a young woman who finds out the man she thought was her father isn't, and that her destiny involves marrying a dark and mysterious entity called the Nameless One. Her adoptive father, Persil, explains that she is intended to be a bride offered as a sacrifice. As Enid processes this shocking news, she also has to deal with her unsettling brother, Larue. All the while, a soldier named Lieutenant Kane Lanark is patrolling nearby, suggesting that his path may cross with Enid's in a way that could change everything as the story mixes personal struggles with supernatural terror, exploring questions of identity, fate, and the chilling power of ancient evils.
Fearful Rock
By Manly Wade Wellman
Amidst a war, a young woman uncovers a horrifying destiny tied to a nameless evil, where she's meant to be the bride.
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About the AuthorManly Wade Wellman was an American writer. While his science fiction and fantasy stories appeared in such pulps as Astounding Stories, Startling Stories, Unknown and Strange Stories, Wellman is best remembered as one of the most popular contributors to the legendary Weird Tales and for his fantasy and horror stories set in the Appalachian Mountains, which draw on the native folklore of that region. Karl Edward Wagner referred to him as "the dean of fantasy writers." Wellman also wrote in a wide variety of other genres, including historical fiction, detective fiction, western fiction, juvenile fiction, and non-fiction.
Manly Wade Wellman was an American writer. While his science fiction and fantasy stories appeared in such pulps as Astounding Stories, Startling Stories, Unknown and Strange Stories, Wellman is best remembered as one of the most popular contributors to the legendary Weird Tales and for his fantasy and horror stories set in the Appalachian Mountains, which draw on the native folklore of that region. Karl Edward Wagner referred to him as "the dean of fantasy writers." Wellman also wrote in a wide variety of other genres, including historical fiction, detective fiction, western fiction, juvenile fiction, and non-fiction.
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