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Bluesky account for Hodgsoniana, a blog about the life and works of author William Hope Hodgson.

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#WilliamHopeHodgson #WeirdFiction #WeirdLit #CosmicHorror #Horror #Fantasy
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
November 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
New post: Wheatley and Hodgson, looking at the connections between William Hope Hodgson and novelist Dennis Wheatley, author of 'The Devil Rides Out'.

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Wheatley and Hodgson
Dennis Wheatley (1897-1977) was a prolific English author, best remembered today for his occult and adventure novels of the 1930s-60s. Wheatley led a colourful and successful life, but of particula…
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November 5, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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...

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October 2, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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).

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The House of Mysteries
Since the discovery of the Hodgson / Kernahan correspondence1, we have known that WHH had completed all four of his novels by 25th September 1905, and that one of them – The House of Mysteries &nbs…
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September 26, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Carnacki vs. the Ghost Pirates! Exploring the connections between William Hope Hodgson's novel The Ghost Pirates and his Carnacki tale 'The Haunted Jarvee'.

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Carnacki vs. the Ghost Pirates
I mentioned in my previous post how William Hope Hodgson would occasionally include details in his novels and short stories that suggested they might take place in the same universe, or utilise a s…
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September 5, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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.

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Captain Dang and the Fear of Middle Islet
There is a curious connected lore lying behind three Hodgson works: the short stories ‘The Habitants of Middle Islet’ and ‘The Sharks of the St. Elmo’, and the unfinished no…
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August 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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.
August 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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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.
August 6, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Looking at a couple of recently discovered William Hope Hodgson "quotes", and the dangers of misattribution.

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Bright Brevities: The Dangers of Misattribution
As any Hodgson scholar will tell you, first-hand information about the man is scarce, and any new scrap discovered is precious and likely to be closely scrutinised. So you can imagine my interest w…
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July 25, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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"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
July 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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…
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 references that appear in the series, including one that seems to be previously undocumented.
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July 11, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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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.

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Jim Crow, Science Fiction, and WorldCon
No black fans had become active to any extent by 1957, but females without brothers or husbands in fandom became more numerous. The one who attracted the most notice was Lee Hoffman, whom everyone …
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July 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Hello! Hodgsoniana is a new blog about the life and works of William Hope Hodgson. Here's our introductory post:

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A new William Hope Hodgson blog
Welcome to Hodgsoniana, a new blog about the life and works of author William Hope Hodgson (1877-1918). The aim of this blog is to provide a home for articles and new research on Hodgson, details o…
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June 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM