The House on the Borderland

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 beyond anything that has existed in this world before.

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 beyond anything that has existed in this world before.

Penguin Weird Fiction: a celebration of the very best of the weird , a store of novels and tales that for generations have delighted and horrified. A manuscript is found. Filled with small, precise writing and smelling of pit-water, it tells the story of an old recluse and his strange home – and it’s even stranger, jade-green double, seen by that old man on an otherworldly plain where gigantic gods and monsters roam. Soon his earthly abode is no less terrible than this strange vision, as swine-like creatures boil from a cavern beneath the ground and besiege it. But a still greater horror will face the recluse, one more awful than any creature that can be fought or killed. The House on the Borderland, William Hope Hodgson’s great masterpiece of cosmic fear, is an extraordinary novel that defied all accepted conventions of horror writing, forging in an instant a new, weird direction for the form. 'Forget vampires and gore . . . this is where the screaming really starts, out in the void, with no one left to hear' Terry Pratchett

Penguin Weird Fiction: a celebration of the very best of the weird , a store of novels and tales that for generations have delighted and horrified. A manuscript is found. Filled with small, precise writing and smelling of pit-water, it tells the story of an old recluse and his strange home – and it’s even stranger, jade-green double, seen by that old man on an otherworldly plain where gigantic gods and monsters roam. Soon his earthly abode is no less terrible than this strange vision, as swine-like creatures boil from a cavern beneath the ground and besiege it. But a still greater horror will face the recluse, one more awful than any creature that can be fought or killed. The House on the Borderland, William Hope Hodgson’s great masterpiece of cosmic fear, is an extraordinary novel that defied all accepted conventions of horror writing, forging in an instant a new, weird direction for the form. 'Forget vampires and gore . . . this is where the screaming really starts, out in the void, with no one left to hear' Terry Pratchett

""The House on the Borderland"" is a mesmerizing and unsettling novel by William Hope Hodgson, celebrated for its unique blend of supernatural horror and cosmic terror. The story centers around a recluse who lives in a remote house on the edge of an otherworldly abyss. As he uncovers an ancient manuscript, he begins to experience nightmarish visions and encounters grotesque, otherworldly creatures. Hodgson's narrative is a journey into the surreal and the unknown, as the protagonist grapples with forces beyond human comprehension. The novel's eerie and atmospheric writing delves into themes of time, space, and the fragility of human existence, creating an unsettling and hypnotic reading experience. ""The House on the Borderland"" is a masterpiece of early 20th-century weird fiction, captivating readers with its mind-bending horror and the sense of cosmic dread it evokes, making it a seminal work in the genre.

""The House on the Borderland"" is a mesmerizing and unsettling novel by William Hope Hodgson, celebrated for its unique blend of supernatural horror and cosmic terror. The story centers around a recluse who lives in a remote house on the edge of an otherworldly abyss. As he uncovers an ancient manuscript, he begins to experience nightmarish visions and encounters grotesque, otherworldly creatures. Hodgson's narrative is a journey into the surreal and the unknown, as the protagonist grapples with forces beyond human comprehension. The novel's eerie and atmospheric writing delves into themes of time, space, and the fragility of human existence, creating an unsettling and hypnotic reading experience. ""The House on the Borderland"" is a masterpiece of early 20th-century weird fiction, captivating readers with its mind-bending horror and the sense of cosmic dread it evokes, making it a seminal work in the genre.

"I am an old man. I live here in this ancient house, surrounded by huge, unkempt gardens." An exiled recluse, an ancient abode in the remote west of Ireland, nightly attacks by malevolent swine-things from a nearby pit, and cosmic vistas beyond time and space. The House on the Borderland has been praised by China Mieville, Terry Pratchett, and Clark Ashton Smith, while H.P. Lovecraft wrote, "Few can equal [Hodgson] in adumbrating the nearness of nameless forces and monstrous besieging entities through casual hints and significant details, or in conveying feelings of the spectral and abnormal." "Almost from the moment that you hear the title," observes Alan Moore, "you are infected by the novel's weird charisma. Knock and enter at your own liability." The House on the Borderland remains one of Hodgson's most celebrated works. This new edition features an introduction by Alan Moore, an afterword by Iain Sinclair, and illustrations by John Coulthart.

"I am an old man. I live here in this ancient house, surrounded by huge, unkempt gardens." An exiled recluse, an ancient abode in the remote west of Ireland, nightly attacks by malevolent swine-things from a nearby pit, and cosmic vistas beyond time and space. The House on the Borderland has been praised by China Mieville, Terry Pratchett, and Clark Ashton Smith, while H.P. Lovecraft wrote, "Few can equal [Hodgson] in adumbrating the nearness of nameless forces and monstrous besieging entities through casual hints and significant details, or in conveying feelings of the spectral and abnormal." "Almost from the moment that you hear the title," observes Alan Moore, "you are infected by the novel's weird charisma. Knock and enter at your own liability." The House on the Borderland remains one of Hodgson's most celebrated works. This new edition features an introduction by Alan Moore, an afterword by Iain Sinclair, and illustrations by John Coulthart.