1985 Polish edition of The House on the Borderland: Dom na granicy światów (Czytelnik). Cover art by Władysław Brykczyński.

A drop of dream fuel - The Night Land by Stephen Fabian

William Hope Hodgson inventing cosmic horror in Blackburn is as pleasingly unlikely as Mervyn Peake writing the early chapters of Titus Groan on Blackpool's North Pier, which is a thing that also happened.

118 years ago today: William Hope Hodgson signs-off his introduction to The House on the Borderland. The novel would be published five months later by Chapman & Hall. (Text photo of the @swanriverpress.bsky.social edition)

Dennis Wheatley's complete set of Hodgson first editions has appeared for sale online: www.abebooks.co.uk/first-editio... Odd coincidence since I just posted about them last month! Nice to see some photos showing Wheatley's notes & additions.

Here's me writing about something other than William Hope Hodgson! I suspect there's major crossover between Hodgson & Machen fans.

Remembering William Hope Hodgson, author of 'The House on the Borderland', 'The Night Land' and other celebrated works of weird fiction. Killed in action at the Fourth Battle of Ypres on 19th April 1918, aged 40. #RemembranceSunday

New post: Wheatley and Hodgson, looking at the connections between William Hope Hodgson and novelist Dennis Wheatley, author of 'The Devil Rides Out'. hodgsoniana.wordpress.com/2025/11/05/w... #WilliamHopeHodgson #DennisWheatley #occult #horror #fantasy

It's not often you see William Hope Hodgson merch!! @blpublishing.bsky.social launches clothing featuring excellent cover art from their #TalesOfTheWeird collection, including some WHH titles. I'm hoping 'The Night Land' makes an appearance... shop.bl.uk/collections/...

Digging up some new details about William Hope Hodgson's 'The House of Mysteries', the manuscript that would eventually become 'The House on the Borderland' (1908). hodgsoniana.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/t... #WilliamHopeHodgson #WeirdFiction #CosmicHorror #horror #fantasy

Carnacki vs. the Ghost Pirates! Exploring the connections between William Hope Hodgson's novel The Ghost Pirates and his Carnacki tale 'The Haunted Jarvee'. hodgsoniana.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/c...

Some more literary detective work: digging into William Hope Hodgson's weird tale 'The Habitants of Middle Islet', and exploring its connections with 'The Sharks of the St. Elmo' and his unfinished novel Captain Dang. hodgsoniana.wordpress.com/2025/08/16/c... #WilliamHopeHodgson #WeirdFiction

Tracked down a copy of 'The House on the Borderland' game by Emperors of Eternal Evil. It looks incredible. Expect a blog post about this in future.

Delving into Hodgson's sales log to reveal the complex history of the Captain Gault tales. hodgsoniana.wordpress.com/2025/08/01/c... #WilliamHopeHodgson #CaptainGault #WeirdFiction #blog

From the vaults, this set of William Hope Hodgson books, published by Holden & Hardingham in 1920/21. Marketed as a "cheap edition". I'll put the individual covers below.

Looking at a couple of recently discovered William Hope Hodgson "quotes", and the dangers of misattribution. hodgsoniana.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/b...

Looking at the address history of Hodgson's Thomas Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder, in fiction and reality. hodgsoniana.wordpress.com/2025/07/18/c... #WilliamHopeHodgson #WeirdFiction #WeirdLit #horror #fantasy #blog

"The thing had come more forward over the rail; but now, before the light, it recoiled with a queer, horrible litheness. It slid back, and down, and so out of sight. I only have a confused notion of a wet, glistening Something, and two vile eyes." W H Hodgson - The Ghost Pirates #WyrdWednesday

Hodgson in ‘Lost’ 2024 marked 20 years since the launch of ABC's epic mystery TV series Lost, an anniversary that sparked fresh interest and online discussion about the show. Now, slightly behind the curve (hey, this blog is new), let's take this opportunity to look at some William Hope Hodgson…

Anyway, here are ten Deeper Cuts I'm particularly proud of: 10) "Jim Crow, Science Fiction, and WorldCon" - an examination into historical racism and science fiction fandom. deepcuts.blog/2021/06/19/j...

A post commemorating the late artist Stephen Fabian, and looking at some of his wonderful Hodgson-inspired work: hodgsoniana.wordpress.com/2025/07/04/f... #WilliamHopeHodgson #StephenFabian #TheNightLand #WeirdFiction #fantasy #blog

Unearthing some details about WHH's WWI-era injury: hodgsoniana.wordpress.com/2025/06/26/h... #WilliamHopeHodgson #WeirdFiction #WWI #blog

A round-up of recent(ish) Hodgson editions: hodgsoniana.wordpress.com/2025/06/25/r... #WilliamHopeHodgson #WeirdFiction #horror #fantasy #blog

Hello! Hodgsoniana is a new blog about the life and works of William Hope Hodgson. Here's our introductory post: hodgsoniana.wordpress.com/2025/06/22/a... #WilliamHopeHodgson #WeirdFiction #horror #fantasy #blog