The House on the Borderland

William Hope Hodgson (1877 - 1918)

In 1877, two gentlemen, Messrs Tonnison and Berreggnog, head into Ireland to spend a week fishing in the village of Kraighten. While there, they discover in the ruins of a very curious house a diary of the man who had once owned it. Its torn pages seem to hint at an evil beyond anything that existed on this side of the curtains of impossibility. This is a classic novel that worked to slowly bridge the gap between the British fantastic and supernatural authors of the later 19th century and modern horror fiction. Classic American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft lists this and other works by Hodgson among his greatest influences. (Summary by Wikipedia)

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

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 01 - Author's Introduction & The Finding of the Manuscript Alan Winterrowd
00:25:17
Play 02 02 - The Plain of Silence Alan Winterrowd
00:12:05
Play 03 03 - The House in the Arena Alan Winterrowd
00:13:17
Play 04 04 - The Earth Alan Winterrowd
00:06:57
Play 05 05 - The Thing in the Pit Alan Winterrowd
00:14:09
Play 06 06 - The Swine-Things Alan Winterrowd
00:19:32
Play 07 07 - The Attack Alan Winterrowd
00:11:06
Play 08 08 - After the Attack Alan Winterrowd
00:09:30
Play 09 09 - In the Cellars Alan Winterrowd
00:07:55
Play 10 10 - The Time of Waiting Alan Winterrowd
00:06:38
Play 11 11 - The Searching of the Gardens Alan Winterrowd
00:13:53
Play 12 12 - The Subterranean Pit Alan Winterrowd
00:21:35
Play 13 13 - The Trap in the Great Cellar Alan Winterrowd
00:09:29
Play 14 14 - The Sea of Sleep Alan Winterrowd
00:08:41
Play 15 15 - The Noise in the Night Alan Winterrowd
00:21:52
Play 16 16 - The Awakening Alan Winterrowd
00:10:46
Play 17 17 - The Slowing Rotation Alan Winterrowd
00:12:52
Play 18 18 - The Green Star Alan Winterrowd
00:14:40
Play 19 19 - The End of the Solar System Alan Winterrowd
00:09:22
Play 20 20 - The Celestial Globes Alan Winterrowd
00:07:23
Play 21 21 - The Dark Sun Alan Winterrowd
00:10:23
Play 22 22 - The Dark Nebula Alan Winterrowd
00:10:25
Play 23 23 - Pepper Alan Winterrowd
00:02:22
Play 24 24 - The Footsteps in the Garden Alan Winterrowd
00:08:03
Play 25 25 - The Thing From the Arena Alan Winterrowd
00:18:01
Play 26 26 - The Luminous Speck Alan Winterrowd
00:05:09
Play 27 27 - Conclusion Alan Winterrowd
00:10:58