William Hope Hodgson Libri

An account of Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth after the foundering of the good ship Glen Carrig through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward. As told by John Winterstraw, Gent., to his Son James Winterstraw, in the year 1757, and by him committed very properly and legibly to manuscript. An outr

Mistero, terrore, manifestazioni del soprannaturale in sette classici della letteratura horror. Questa antologia non trascura nessuna delle maggiori figure dell'immaginario orrorifico: dal Dracula di Bram Stoker, al Golem di Meyrink, dal Dr. Jekyll di Stevenson al Signore del Male di Warner Munn, dal Vathek di Beckford, agli Esseri dell'Abisso di Hodgson e ai Grandi Antichi di Lovecraft. - Vathek di William Beckford (1784) - Il Dr. Jekyll e Mr. Hyde di Robert Louis Stevenson (1885) - Dracula di Bram Stoker (1897) - La Casa sull'Abisso di William Hope Hodgson (1908) - Il Golem di Gustav Meyrink (1913) - Stirpe di Lupo di Harold Warner Munn (1930) - Le Montagne della Follia di Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1936)

Il mare vede sorgere dalle sue profondità degli esseri mostruosi e soprannaturali che non è possibile in alcun modo controllare. Così, i personaggi cui dà vita Hodgson sono costretti ad affacciarsi ogni volta sul baratro dell'ignoto dove la realtà e i simboli si fondono in un insieme terrorizante. Hodgson ha visto nel mare il lato occulto e spaventoso che genera le tenebre e i mostri marini.

Known for his contributions to horror, science fiction, and fantasy, William Hope Hodgson's writing is marked by supernatural elements and macabre themes. His talent for crafting atmospheric and eerie settings enhances the unsettling nature of his narratives, making his works stand out in the genre. Born in 1877 in Essex, Hodgson's unique style has left a lasting impact on literature, blending the boundaries of reality and the supernatural.

The narrative opens directly, avoiding unnecessary embellishments or roundabout expressions. This straightforward approach sets the tone for a clear and engaging exploration of the themes and events that unfold throughout the book. The emphasis on directness suggests a focus on authenticity and sincerity in the storytelling, inviting readers to delve into the characters' experiences with a sense of immediacy and connection.

As well as four classic fantasy novels and a series of "occult detective" stories, William Hope Hodgson (1877-1918) produced a large number of sea-faring tales, many of them steeped in elements of supernatural terror. Hodgson's vividly drawn descriptions of revulsive oceanic entities often pre-echo Lovecraft in their evocation of squamous, deep-six deliria, while the latter also acknowledged Hodgson's masterful evocations of elemental disquiet and disorder. HORRORSe ^FROMe ^HAUNTEDe ^SEAS not only collects all of Hodgson's acclaimed "Sargasso Sea" tales -- From The Tideless Sea, The Mystery Of The Derelict, The Thing In The Weeds, The Finding Of The Graiken, and The Voice In The Dawn -- but also presents a further 15 stories and episodes of nautical mystery and horror, including A Tropical Horror, The Voice In The Night, Out Of The Storm, The Stone Ship, Demons Of The Sea, The Albatross, and numerous others. The stories are reproduced in chronological order according to year of publication, making this perhaps the definitive edition of William Hope Hodgson's weird oceanic tales. The Voice In The Night was famously filmed in 1963 by Japanese director Ishira ́ Honda, under the title Matango (aka Attack Of The Mushroom People).

From the chilling adventure tale of the sea, The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig', and the power and horror of The Ghost Pirates, to the strange and haunting vision of the House on the Borderland and the bizarre and wonderfully imaginative The Night Land, the four great novels of William Hope Hodgson are universally recognized as one of the landmarks in the literature of the weird and fantastic. Strange and compelling, these are powerful works that exercise the same fascination today as they did on Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith, and all four are collected here.

Excerpt from The Voice of the Ocean The Voice of the Ocean Upon one clear, cool day, when little winds Played a soft chime upon the ocean's bells, Passed a great steamer on its way from shore Bearing to far off lands a multitude Of the small souls which form the staple part Of this old world's inhabitants. And they, To pass the time away, with much small talk Skimmed o'er the surface of the Sea of Thought, Having no thought of drowning in its depths Through very lack of knowledge that 'twas deep. Said one of highest breed and leanest brain: - "'Tis foolishness this vain belief in God, Who is He? - No one knows, nor ever will; He is but Something born within the minds Of mankind in the mass - We know too well How empty is such thought; and, knowing this, We live our lives content; for soon the end Shall come, and we shall be no more at all." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Available for the first time in trade paperback, the fourth of five volumes collecting the complete fiction of William Hope Hodgson, an influential early twentieth-century author of science fiction, horror, and the fantastic.