Ensouled Violin (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

When genius is immortal, the music plays on... even after death.From Helena Blavatsky, the visionary founder of Theosophy and one of the most mysterious and influential figures of the 19th century, comes a chilling and profound short story that fuses spiritual philosophy with Gothic horror.The Ensouled Violin tells the tale of an extraordinary instrument, custom-made for a brilliant, passionate Hungarian musician. When the musician dies tragically, his devoted teacher uses all his esoteric knowledge to perform an occult experiment, hoping to preserve his student's genius forever. He succeeds, binding the very soul and passion of the dead maestro to the varnished wood and strings of his beloved violin.But such power comes with a terrifying cost. The violin begins to play with a transcendent, heartbreaking beauty that drives its listeners to both ecstasy and madness.