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Highlights
- A house seemingly disconnected in time and space becomes the setting for brutal conflict between the hapless homeowner and a collection of grotesque semi-human creatures in this landmark of fantasy and horror.
- Author(s): William Hope Hodgson
- 134 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Classics
- Series Name: Mint Editions (Horrific, Paranormal, Supernatural and Gothic Tales)
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Book Synopsis
A house seemingly disconnected in time and space becomes the setting for brutal conflict between the hapless homeowner and a collection of grotesque semi-human creatures in this landmark of fantasy and horror.
The House on the Borderland is the account of a man, known only as the recluse, who moves into a remote and shunned house and unwittingly finds himself suspended between worlds, traveling through time, and fighting for his life against a siege of misshapen monstrosities. The author's sweeping imagination evokes a wide variety of fantastical effects, from eerie intimations of the weird to vivid manifestations of supernatural horror, from fabulous glimpses of otherworldly landscapes to direct combat with non-human assailants of murderous intent. First published in 1908, the novel quickly acquired a reputation as a rare and visionary example of cosmic horror that would influence and draw praise from H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, Olaf Stapleton and others. As gripping and surreal as a fever dream, The House on the Borderland remains one of the most transporting destinations in literature.
With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The House on the Borderland is both modern and readable.
From the Back Cover
A diary discovered in the ruins of a remote house tells of a recluse who finds himself confronted by increasingly unearthly events that build to an astounding climax. The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson is a classic of horror fantasy and one of the most extravagantly imaginative novels of its era.
