How long have things been coming apart in this way? - The Lure of Silence Generally speaking the dead do not return, pronounced Antonin Artaud.
As host, as oracle, Iain Sinclair moves through this quartet of tales, through a spectral London that once was, or might never have been.. . .
And sometimes, in brighter light, as oblivious angels .
They are known as Agents of Oblivion.
Lovecraft.
P.
H.
Ballard.
G.
J.
Arthur Machen.
Algernon Blackwood.
Four inspirations.
Four tricksters.
Four acknowledged guides.
Four stories starting everywhere and finishing in madness.
They have their codes and their secret meanings.
They make their oracular pronouncements even when nobody is listening on the vast empty platforms of the Elizabeth Line.
Without agency.
Voices without hosts.
Their spectral, machine-made voices echo in deep tunnels under London.
But the dead are permitted to visit those who welcome them.
How long have things been coming apart in this way? - The Lure of Silence Generally speaking the dead do not return, pronounced Antonin Artaud
