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The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson

The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson

October 8, 2025 by Classic Leave a Comment

Trigger warning: Animal death.  So this was a weird one. I read elsewhere this book describes the “Big Bang Theory” better than any other supernatural/horror novel and I have to say I agree. It also is very easy with the description of mountains, chasms, and strange beings, to see how this aspired some horror authors such as Lovecraft (still racist). I think though that I would have loved it more if we had any dialogue outside of the two friends, “reading” the mysterious journal written […]

Filed Under: Horror Tagged With: The House on the Borderland, William Hope Hodgson

Classic's CBR17 Review No:147 · Genres: Horror · Tags: The House on the Borderland, William Hope Hodgson ·
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