The House on the Borderland (Version 2)
Author(s): William Hope Hodgson
Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction, Science Fiction
Narrators: John Van Stan
Number of Chapters: 29
Length: 05 hours and 38 minutes
Language: English
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