The House on the Borderland (Version 2)
Gelesen von John Van Stan
William Hope Hodgson
(4,361 Sterne; 54 Bewertungen)
This story helped propel 19th Century gothic fiction in the direction of “cosmic” horror. In fact, H.P. Lovecraft lists it as among his greatest influences. It begins simply enough: with two friends stumbling upon a ruined and curious house while vacationing in a remote village. After reading the tattered journal of the old recluse who lived there, they are shocked to discover an interdimensional, reality-bending nightmare full of nearly-indescribable horrors that range from demons, to bestial (somewhat Lovecraftian) monsters, and devastating parasitic fungal diseases. - Summary by jvanstan (5 hr 38 min)
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Wonderfully Read Proto-Lovecraftian Novel
(5 Sterne)
The narrator of this wonderfully melancholic cosmic horror has a stupendous sense of the dramatic, which creeps through his reading. This was a thoroughly enjoyable book.
classic
agathe
(4,5 Sterne)
a classic story of the genre brought to life by a skillful, light handed reader. i am very grateful for all his hard work.
Max
(3,5 Sterne)
Very good story and well read. But I did find parts of it rambling.
Sara Virginia
(5 Sterne)
An amazing story, read by a wonderful narrator!
W. M. Pienton
(4 Sterne)
I enjoyed how it was read more than the story itself.