The House on the Borderland
William Hope Hodgson
Horror
The House on the Borderland
by William Hope Hodgson
—· 181 p· 1946
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The House on the Borderland is a supernatural horror novel by William Hope Hodgson. He went beyond the existing ghost story and gothic molds, synthesizing a new cosmic horror that made a huge impact on later writers of weird tales, notably H. P. Lovecraft. The two gentlemen Tonnison and Berreggnog head to a village in Ireland for a week's fishing. There they discover the ruins of a strange house and the diary of the house's former occupant, the words on its torn pages hinting at an evil far beyo…
Pages
181
Manor Books
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Cosmic Dread10
Atmospheric Horror10
Worldbuilding8
Prose8
Narration8
Plot twists7
Emotional depth6
Pacing6
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