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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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The birthplace of modern horror,
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This review is from: Carnacki the Ghost Finder (Wildside Fantasy) (Paperback)
I own a twenty year old paperback copy of Carnacki the Ghostfinder, bought for me as a Christmas present by one of my Uncles when I was but a child. I'm now in my thirties and I've returned to this book regularly ever since, no matter which way my literary leanings have taken me. You see, despite the relatively simple writing style, and the occasional tweeness, all of the stories in this collection have something in common - they are believable and genuinely tense and scary. Carnacki is a psychic sleuth - Edwardian Britain's answer to Jonathan Creek - sent to investigate ghostly goings on that may, or may not, be caused by unexplained phenomena. What sets Carnacki apart from many similar creations is that he isn't presented as a "know-all" and is often as scared of the situation he is in as the reader is meant to be . What sets the stories apart from similar creations is William Hope Hodgson's refusal to let them become supernatural freak-fests; the terrifying events are described in down-to-earth terms and their impact on the characters in the stories is more important than the explanations given to them. There are three absolute gems in here - The Hog, The Horse of the Invisible and, in particular, The Whistling Room, which is both chilling and utterly believable. William Hope Hodgson's stories heavily influenced HP Lovecraft (widely regarded as the father of modern horror) and it's easy to see themes Hodgson created being built on in Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos. Later horror and occult authors, including Tremayne and Wheatley, have acknowledged Hodgson's impact on their writing. Hodgson was out of print in the UK from 1913 to 1973; American publishers kept his writing alive during this period. That Carnacki is still being read now, nearly a century after the stories were written, should be evidence enough of their strength, and I would recommend them to everybody. Especially the writers of Jonathon Creek, who seem to need a nudge in the right direction.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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excellent,
This review is from: Carnacki the Ghost-Finder (Hardcover)
I have owned a copy of this book for over 15 years and have read it dozen's of times, and each time is like the first. Every story makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck and when you turn out the light when you go to bed you'll swear that you are not alone. I have read horror stories by many authors but this book is still a firm favourite, I look over my bookcases trying to decide on what to read and this one just jumps of the shelf. You never tire of reading about Carnacki's experiences. I can't rate this book highly enough, get yourself a copy, NOW!!!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Spooky Writer,
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This review is from: Carnacki the Ghost Finder (Paperback)
I first read these stories as a teenager and was very impressed by them
Especially by THE WHISTLING ROOM,which is also a kind of legendary tragedy, If I recall,of the presumptuous jester...An amazing tale and I am amazed That no filmmaker has seen fit to film any of his work,given so much of the Corny crass dross that floods out of the Hollywood horror mills with the general exception of Steven King-based stuff...Hope Hodgson also wrote the Great novel THE NIGHTLAND which would be wonderful filmed as would several Stories in this collection where the 'Fictional Activist' is presented as Openminded rather than as a partisan materialist or Spiritualist...Read his Other work,too.The Night LandThe Ghost Pirates
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