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A foundational text in the tradition and evolution of weird fiction, and I liked it more than I thought I would. That being said, while the surreal and the horror bits are both good, they were poorly integrated with each other. Still, its free on kindle and well worth the effort to check out.
This is definitely one of those cult classics of horror fiction that deserves to be better known. Imagine all the madness and grotesque horror of Evil Dead told in the style of H.G. Wells' The Time Machine; Its vision of the dark and eerie heart of the universe is one those images that stays with you.
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This book supposedly inspired H.P. Lovecraft, and it proves to be disturbing and poignant. The terror evoked by living in a remote mansion in the Irish countryside while being menaced by an unspeakable horror is conveyed clearly and starkly by Hodgeson's prose. Highly recommended.
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