Its oldschool cosmic horror that relies a lot on athmosphere. There is no in-your-face horror and since its old it feels a bit slow nowadays - especially in the beginning. But if you're prepared for that its actually a pretty solid and creepy short story. I liked it!

This is a great suspenseful tale. Blackwood masterfully builds the suspense little by little not giving away to much about the entities which inhabit the sand island our two characters have been forced to land on. This is an example of great writing and I can understand why H.P. Lovecraft considered it the best weird tale ever told.