The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson read By Tony Walker #fullaudiobook

From Classic Ghost Stories Podcast - Tony Walker · 4:57:54

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In a lonely corner of the west of Ireland, two travellers come upon the ruins of a house, standing in a place that seems strangely cut off from the world. Among the wreckage, they discover an old manuscript, its pages filled with the account of a man who once lived there.What he describes is difficult to believe. The house, the surrounding wilderness, and the darkness beyond its walls seem to conceal something that has no rightful place in the ordinary world.And as the manuscript unfolds, the question becomes not merely what happened in that lonely house, but what sort of place it was built upon.About the AuthorWilliam Hope Hodgson (1877–1918) was an English writer of supernatural fiction, born in Essex, who spent much of his youth at sea.He was killed in action during the First World War and is remembered for his strange maritime tales and pioneering works of cosmic horror.The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (1877–1918) was first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1908. A novel of supernatural horror and cosmic terror, it appeared between Hodgson's The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" (1907) and The Ghost Pirates (1909). Framed as a manuscript discovered in the ruins of an isolated house in the west of Ireland, the novel combines traditional Gothic horror with extraordinary visions of deep time, the death of the solar system and the ultimate fate of the universe. It is now regarded as a pioneering work of cosmic horror and was particularly admired by H. P. Lovecraft, whose own supernatural fiction would develop some of its themes on an even greater scale.I realise some people hate trigger warnings and I've had people unsubscribe for both my giving and my not giving warnings, but here's one. A Gentle Note for Animal Lovers: This story includes the deaths of animals, which may be upsetting for listeners who are particularly sensitive to such things.I realise some people hate trigger warnings and I've had people unsubscribe for both me giving and me not giving warnings, but here's one. 00:00:00 Start00:00:01 Introduction00:02:33 The Finding of the Manuscript00:24:02 The Plain of Silence00:35:27 The House in the Arena00:48:29 The Earth00:54:28 The Thing in the Pit01:07:40 The Swine-Things01:26:57 The Attack01:37:45 After the Attack01:47:12 In the Cellars01:55:04 The Time of Waiting02:00:52 The Searching of the Gardens02:13:47 The Subterranean Pit02:34:24 The Trap in the Great Cellar02:43:01 The Sea of Sleep02:50:17 The Noise in the Night03:09:44 The Awakening03:19:26 The Slowing Rotation03:30:42 The Green Star03:43:45 The End of the Solar System03:52:44 The Celestial Globes03:59:43 The Dark Sun04:09:15 The Dark Nebula04:18:36 Pepper04:20:31 The Footsteps in the Garden04:27:38 The Thing from the Arena04:44:29 The Luminous Speck04:48:44 Conclusion04:57:07 EndThe Classic Ghost Stories Newsletter — short essays on the genre, odd discoveries, and recommendations. Free, fortnightly. Subscribe: https://www.classicghost.com/#/portalIf you'd just like to make a one-off gesture of thanks for my workhttps://buymeacoffee.com/10mn8sk*Intro and Outro Music by The Heartwood Institute* 🎼https://bit.ly/somecomeback*Intro Movie by The Playground*https://www.instagram.com/theplayground.powder

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