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Sep 01, 2018
Karl
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The cover and interior illustrations are by John Coulthart, accompanied by a newly commissioned soundtrack by Jon Mueller. Not stopping there, Alan Moore contributed a new introduction, while Iain Sinclair is looking after the afterword. Everyone who participated in this project has a passion for Hodgson’s cosmic masterwork. As an added bonus, the book will be fully signed by all contributors.
The book is signed by:
John Coulthart
Iain Sinclair
Alan Moore
with a facsimile signature by William Hope H ...more
The book is signed by:
John Coulthart
Iain Sinclair
Alan Moore
with a facsimile signature by William Hope H ...more
Well, that certainly went a lot of places. Just when I thought it settled in, Hodgson changed directions entirely, from phantasmagoria to survival-horror to exploring-horror to cosmic horror to calling into question the credibility of the manuscript's narrator. There's an overwhelming _oddness_ that permeates, with the narrator never quite reacting emotionally in appropriate ways.
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One of the best and most revered examples of weird fiction— that's how I would like to describe this work. Hodgson fused gothic horror, science fiction, cosmic horror, and existential angst into a single narrative with such proficiency that even a jaded river like me got awed into humble acceptance of his literary abilities in this genre.
Those who only know Hodgson for his creature features or adventures of Carnacki the ghost-hunter, should read this text to rectify their opinion regarding Hodgs ...more
Those who only know Hodgson for his creature features or adventures of Carnacki the ghost-hunter, should read this text to rectify their opinion regarding Hodgs ...more
It's not the greatest story ever written, but it is so powerfully imaginative and filled with such lovely prose that it is just compelling.
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Very interesting story by an author who is best remembered today by his supernatural Horror/Fantasy works. This story was considered a milestone and a radical departure from the gothic horror tales that had been in vogue.
Admired by writers like H.P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith in the pulp era of weird fiction it greatly influenced their works. Lovecraft called it a "true note of cosmic terror". It also had a great effect on author Terry Pratchett and others.
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Admired by writers like H.P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith in the pulp era of weird fiction it greatly influenced their works. Lovecraft called it a "true note of cosmic terror". It also had a great effect on author Terry Pratchett and others.
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William Hope Hodgson’s weird, visionary novel had a massive impact on authors from H. P. Lovecraft to Alan Moore to Terry Pratchett. It was a radical break from the by-now hackneyed conventions of the traditional Gothic novel, all those ghosts and villainous Italians and damsels in distress. Instead, Hodgson’s novel breaks open onto the cosmic and the inexplicable. Some fishermen discover a deep pit in the wilds of Ireland and on the edge of that pit, a journal written by an old recluse. In this
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I don't know what this was supposed to be. Parts of it was horror and the other parts were just trippy. Made no sense and I had no idea what the author was trying to do. Taken as a poem written in prose, it might have some value....
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Sep 04, 2013
A$niff
marked it as to-read
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