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The House on the Borderland (Version 2)

William Hope Hodgson (1877 - 1918)

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

Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction, Science Fiction

Language: English

Keyword(s): horror (227), supernatural (80), Monster (12), haunted house (12), universe (9), cosmic horror (2), recluse (1), pig monster (1), haunted borders (1)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Dedication and Author's Introduction	John Van Stan	00:03:36
Play 01	The Finding of the Manuscript	John Van Stan	00:23:37
Play 02	The Plain of Silence	John Van Stan	00:12:48
Play 03	The House in the Arena	John Van Stan	00:14:08
Play 04	The Earth	John Van Stan	00:07:05
Play 05	The Thing in the Pit	John Van Stan	00:13:44
Play 06	The Swine-Things	John Van Stan	00:20:15
Play 07	The Attack	John Van Stan	00:11:10
Play 08	After the Attack	John Van Stan	00:09:45
Play 09	In the Cellars	John Van Stan	00:08:15
Play 10	The Time of Waiting	John Van Stan	00:06:40
Play 11	The Searching of the Gardens	John Van Stan	00:13:55
Play 12	The Subterranean Pit	John Van Stan	00:21:37
Play 13	The Trap in the Great Cellar	John Van Stan	00:09:40
Play 14	The Sea of Sleep	John Van Stan	00:09:10
Play 15	The Noise in the Night	John Van Stan	00:23:01
Play 16	The Awakening	John Van Stan	00:11:50
Play 17	The Slowing Rotation	John Van Stan	00:14:05
Play 18	The Green Star	John Van Stan	00:17:02
Play 19	The End of the Solar System	John Van Stan	00:09:54
Play 20	The Celestial Globes	John Van Stan	00:07:45
Play 21	The Dark Sun	John Van Stan	00:11:00
Play 22	The Dark Nebula	John Van Stan	00:11:00
Play 23	Pepper	John Van Stan	00:02:20
Play 24	The Footsteps in the Garden	John Van Stan	00:08:26
Play 25	The Thing from the Arena	John Van Stan	00:19:05
Play 26	The Luminous Speck	John Van Stan	00:05:55
Play 27	Conclusion	John Van Stan	00:09:11
Play 28	Grief	John Van Stan	00:02:30

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