The House on the Borderland
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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 beyond anything that has existed in this world before.
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One of the strangest books I have ever read.
Written just over 100 years ago, this book has that timely cadence and style of the era but is far beyond extraordinary in it's imagination than anything else that's contemporary. Is it gothic horror or science fiction?
A warning for the reader: it doesn't try to answer questions. It only takes you through the journey and allows you to make your own conclusions.
A good short piece for travel or a weekend.
