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Penguin Weird Fiction: a curated collection of the finest peculiar literature, featuring novels and stories that have both enthralled and terrified readers for generations.
A peculiar manuscript surfaces, its pages filled with meticulous handwriting and bearing the scent of stagnant water. It recounts the tale of an elderly hermit and his curious dwelling—as well as its eerily identical, jade-hued counterpart glimpsed by the old man in an otherworldly realm populated by colossal deities and monstrosities. Soon, his earthly residence becomes equally nightmarish, as porcine creatures emerge from an underground cavern to lay siege. Yet, the recluse is destined to confront an even more horrifying fate—one far more dreadful than any beast that can be battled or slain.
William Hope Hodgson's magnum opus, The House on the Borderland, is a remarkable work of cosmic horror that shattered all established norms of the genre. In doing so, it instantly forged a new, bizarre path for horror literature to follow.
As Terry Pratchett aptly noted, 'Forget vampires and gore . . . this is where true terror begins, out in the vast emptiness, with no one left to hear your screams.'
Book ISBN: | 9781405972949 |
Book Author: | William Hope Hodgson |
Book Format: | Paperback / softback |
Book Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Book Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Book Dimensions: | 128 x 197 x 16 cm |
Book Publication Date: | 2024-10-17 |
Book Pagination: | 208 pages |
Book Weight: | 152g |
Sherlock & Pages is a little bookshop with a big heart. We are based in Frome, Somerset, England and curate lists of books in the areas we are passionate about – landscape, nature, history, and heritage. In short, the conservation of all we’ve inherited and all we are responsible to pass on. We aim to inspire and be inspired, to form a literary culture of care and passion about this precious planet we call home.
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