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The House on the Borderland (Version 2)

Gelesen von John Van Stan

(4,384 Sterne; 56 Bewertungen)

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 (5 hr 38 min)

Chapters

Dedication and Author's Introduction

3:36

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The Finding of the Manuscript

23:37

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The Plain of Silence

12:48

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The House in the Arena

14:08

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The Earth

7:05

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The Thing in the Pit

13:44

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The Swine-Things

20:15

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The Attack

11:10

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After the Attack

9:45

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In the Cellars

8:15

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The Time of Waiting

6:40

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The Searching of the Gardens

13:55

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The Subterranean Pit

21:37

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The Trap in the Great Cellar

9:40

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The Sea of Sleep

9:10

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The Noise in the Night

23:01

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The Awakening

11:50

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The Slowing Rotation

14:05

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The Green Star

17:02

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The End of the Solar System

9:54

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The Celestial Globes

7:45

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The Dark Sun

11:00

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The Dark Nebula

11:00

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Pepper

2:20

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The Footsteps in the Garden

8:26

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The Thing from the Arena

19:05

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The Luminous Speck

5:55

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Conclusion

9:11

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Grief

2:30

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Bewertungen

Wonderfully Read Proto-Lovecraftian Novel

(5 Sterne)

The narrator of this wonderfully melancholic cosmic horror has a stupendous sense of the dramatic, which creeps through his reading. This was a thoroughly enjoyable book.

classic

(4,5 Sterne)

a classic story of the genre brought to life by a skillful, light handed reader. i am very grateful for all his hard work.

(3,5 Sterne)

Very good story and well read. But I did find parts of it rambling.

(4 Sterne)

I enjoyed how it was read more than the story itself.

(5 Sterne)

An amazing story, read by a wonderful narrator!