| Author | Arthur Machen |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Horror |
| Publisher | J & W Horlick's (serial) Grant Richards (book publication) |
Publication date | 1904 (serial) 1906 (book) |
| Publication place | Wales |
| Media type | Print (Serial, Hardcover) |
"The White People" is a horror short story by Welsh author Arthur Machen. Written in the late 1890s, it was first published in 1904 in Horlick's Magazine, edited by Machen's friend A. E. Waite, then reprinted in Machen's collection The House of Souls (1906).
The story has since been described as an important example of horror fiction, and even as one of the greatest horror stories of all time, influencing generations of later writers.[1]