The House on the Borderland

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Read by John Van Stan

English · 5h 38m · Horror, Science Fiction

4.4 (71 reviews)

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

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Dedication and Author's Introduction 3:36 Read by John Van Stan
The Finding of the Manuscript 23:37 Read by John Van Stan
The Plain of Silence 12:48 Read by John Van Stan
The House in the Arena 14:08 Read by John Van Stan
The Earth 7:05 Read by John Van Stan
The Thing in the Pit 13:44 Read by John Van Stan
The Swine-Things 20:15 Read by John Van Stan
The Attack 11:10 Read by John Van Stan
After the Attack 9:45 Read by John Van Stan
In the Cellars 8:15 Read by John Van Stan
The Time of Waiting 6:40 Read by John Van Stan
The Searching of the Gardens 13:55 Read by John Van Stan
The Subterranean Pit 21:37 Read by John Van Stan
The Trap in the Great Cellar 9:40 Read by John Van Stan
The Sea of Sleep 9:10 Read by John Van Stan
The Noise in the Night 23:01 Read by John Van Stan
The Awakening 11:50 Read by John Van Stan
The Slowing Rotation 14:05 Read by John Van Stan
The Green Star 17:02 Read by John Van Stan
The End of the Solar System 9:54 Read by John Van Stan
The Celestial Globes 7:45 Read by John Van Stan
The Dark Sun 11:00 Read by John Van Stan
The Dark Nebula 11:00 Read by John Van Stan
Pepper 2:20 Read by John Van Stan
The Footsteps in the Garden 8:26 Read by John Van Stan
The Thing from the Arena 19:05 Read by John Van Stan
The Luminous Speck 5:55 Read by John Van Stan
Conclusion 9:11 Read by John Van Stan
Grief 2:30 Read by John Van Stan

Reviews

Wonderfully Read Proto-Lovecraftian Novel


(5 stars)

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 stars)

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 stars)

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


(4 stars)

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


(5 stars)

An amazing story, read by a wonderful narrator!