Hodgsons dritter Roman. Nachdem er in "Das Haus an der Grenze" sämtliche Dimensionsgrenzen hinter sich ließ und damit quasi das Genre des kosmischen Horrors begründete, kehrte er hier nun wieder in bekanntere Gewässer zurück. Die 1909 veröffentliche Geschichte spielt nämlich komplett auf dem Meer. "Er kam ohne Umschweife zur Sache" lautet der erste Satz des Romans - Und das tut Hodgson dann auch. Genau wie schon in "Die Boote der Glen Carrig" hält er sich nicht lange mit Exposition auf. Die erste Geistererscheinung gibt's bereits auf Seite 3: "Es war die Gestalt eines Mannes, der...
Hodgsons dritter Roman. Nachdem er in "Das Haus an der Grenze" sämtliche Dimensionsgrenzen hinter sich ließ und damit quasi das Genre des kosmischen...
On the third day of their fishing holiday to the remote Irish village, two friends stumble upon the ruins of a strangely shaped house on a large lake. They discover the moldering journal of the Recluse, an unidentified man who recorded his last days in the house before its destruction. He started the diary to record the strange experiences and horrors occurring in and around the house.
On the third day of their fishing holiday to the remote Irish village, two friends stumble upon the ruins of a strangely shaped house on a large lake....
"Carnacki the Ghost-Finder" is a collection of short stories by English writer William Hope Hodgson, featuring the titular protagonist, Thomas Carnacki, a fictional Edwardian "detective of the occult ." Each story has a similar beginning: detective Carnacki calls his friends for dinner and shares the details of his last case solved.
"Carnacki the Ghost-Finder" is a collection of short stories by English writer William Hope Hodgson, featuring the titular protagonist, Thomas Carnack...
On the third day of their fishing holiday to the remote Irish village, two friends stumble upon the ruins of a strangely shaped house on a large lake. They discover the moldering journal of the Recluse, an unidentified man who recorded his last days in the house before its destruction. He started the diary to record the strange experiences and horrors occurring in and around the house.
On the third day of their fishing holiday to the remote Irish village, two friends stumble upon the ruins of a strangely shaped house on a large lake....
"The Boats of the Glen Carrig" - The ship "Glen Carrig" gets lost at sea when it strikes "a hidden rock" and several survivors escape the wreck in two lifeboats. But that is when their agony actually begins, as they become exposed to the Sargasso Sea, also known as "cemetery of the oceans". "The House on the Borderland" - On the third day of their fishing holiday to the remote Irish village, two friends stumble upon the ruins of a strangely shaped house on a large lake. They discover the mouldering journal of the Recluse, an unidentified man who recorded his last days in the house before its...
"The Boats of the Glen Carrig" - The ship "Glen Carrig" gets lost at sea when it strikes "a hidden rock" and several survivors escape the wreck in two...
The ship "Glen Carrig" gets lost at sea when it strikes "a hidden rock" and several survivors escape the wreck in two lifeboats. But that is when their agony actually begins, as they become exposed to the Sargasso Sea, also known as "cemetery of the oceans".
The ship "Glen Carrig" gets lost at sea when it strikes "a hidden rock" and several survivors escape the wreck in two lifeboats. But that is when thei...
