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The House on the Borderland
by William Hope Hodgson
First Published
1990
Subjects
Classic Literature
Fiction
Horror
Science Fiction
Fiction, science fiction, general
Fiction, fantasy, general
Ireland, fiction
Fiction, visionary & metaphysical
Fiction, horror
English Fantasy fiction
Fantasy
Lovecraftian
Children's fiction
Mystery and detective stories
Description
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.