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Three to four stars for the content; one star for the editorial approach. I guess this book is aimed at people who are not familiar with Hodgson, as a kind of sampler. That is certainly the impression given in the editor's introduction, which assumes that the reader has never come across – or perhaps Leggi tutto

I arrive late to the wonderful world of William Hope Hodgson. Born in 1877 to a wealthy family, in Essex, his father was a Church of England minister. He ran away from boarding school when he was 13, and after being caught, got his father’s permission to become a cabin boy. His father died soon afte Leggi tutto

"La voce nella notte": In una notte di bonaccia, una goletta viene avvicinata da una zattera dalla quale giunge una voce, è un uomo, o ció che ne resta, affamato e smanioso di raccontare cosa accadde a lui e alla sua compagna. "Il portale del mostro": Un detective dell’occulto viene chiamato a investig Leggi tutto

An absolute master of the creeping dread. Never before have I felt so spooked out, or enticed, by the idea of ships. I've seen my fair share of movies that take place on these wooden or metal goliaths, but I've never been much drawn to them. But after Hodgson, I feel a desire to explore further into Leggi tutto

3.5 stars - This is the average rating when all the stories are combined. As usual, some stories worked better for me than others. My personal favorites were The Voice In The Night and The Derelict. The Weird Tales is a gripping collection of surreal, nightmarish horror stories that take every day s Leggi tutto

Seconda raccolta di racconti di W .H. Hodgson per la collana Dark Tales. La cinque storie presentate sono molto variegate. Si passa infatti dalle indagini dell'occulto con il detective Carnacki, alle terrificanti avventure marine su navi in balia delle insidie degli oceani. I racconti scorrono veloc Leggi tutto