{"id":318,"date":"2015-10-09T21:23:59","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T21:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=318"},"modified":"2016-05-06T20:56:43","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T20:56:43","slug":"the-writer-on-the-borderland-2-the-voice-of-horror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-writer-on-the-borderland-2-the-voice-of-horror\/","title":{"rendered":"The Writer on the Borderland 2: The Voice of Horror"},"content":{"rendered":"

An absolutely packed post this time,\u00a0 with many wonders of the airwaves for you to try out. Yes, your minds will reel, your ears will bleed, as we look at William Hope Hodgson<\/strong> and audio horror, plus even some pieces of weird Hodgson-inspired music as well…<\/p>\n

(Note to consumers: greydogtales.com accepts no legal responsibility for sanguinary orifices or other side-effects of engaging with this blog. Your blood pressure may go up or down.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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I’m always looking out for tracks and readings which bring a shiver to the spine. I collect, in a haphazard manner, audio horror. To be more precise, I collect audio unease. It doesn’t have to be that horrifying, but it has to make the back of your neck feel suddenly cold. Some of the links below certainly do that.<\/p>\n

The Voice of Horror <\/strong>has many delights. We’re missing Wayne June this week, sadly, which we hope is only temporary, but we are delighted to have been joined by Morgan Scorpion<\/strong>, who has narrated a whole host of WHH and H P Lovecraft stories, amongst other pieces. Read her interview later in this article. And so to that question which people ask me constantly:<\/p>\n

\u201cMr Linseed Grant, sir,\u201d they ask, \u201cYou must tell us, you must. Will your legendary and terrifying tale Sandra’s First Pony<\/em> ever be released as an audiobook?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d I answer, a sad catch in my voice. \u201cThe Office of the Public Prosecutor has forbidden it. However, I do have loads of William Hope Hodgson sounds which you can enjoy instead.\u201d<\/p>\n

You should be able to access all of the following, in various states of commerciality and interpretation. If I’m wrong on any of the details or links, then I wouldn’t be at all surprised. I’m a writer, damn it Jim, not an archivist!<\/p>\n

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  1. Ghost Pirates (novel)<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. The House on the Borderland (novel)<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. Boats of the Glen Carrig (novel)<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. The Night Land (novel)<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. Carnacki the Ghostfinder (collection)<\/em><\/li>\n
  6. The Voice in the Night (short)<\/em><\/li>\n
  7. A Tropical Horror (short)<\/em><\/li>\n
  8. The Derelict (short)<\/em><\/li>\n
  9. The Stone Ship (short)<\/em><\/li>\n
  10. The Thing in the Weeds (short)<\/em><\/li>\n
  11. Captain Dan Danblasten (short)<\/em><\/li>\n
  12. Inhabitants of the Middle Islet (short)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    And for you alone, dear listener, dozens of greydogtales<\/em> staff have worked night and day to provide you with more details and direct links. Don’t forget that if you want to know when our next WHH blog articles are out, you can always subscribe! We’re just an e-mail address away (that’s not a threat, honest)…<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Librivox<\/strong>, the free audio provider for public-domain works, is a good source, as Librivox provides the first seven in the list above straight away, and for nothing. Some Carnacki stories have also been recorded separately.<\/p>\n

    Hope Hodgson on Librivox<\/a><\/p>\n

    Of the non-Librivox recordings, The House on the Borderland<\/em> is the choice pick. The incomparable Wayne June<\/strong> has produced an excellent version, which we recommend highly:<\/p>\n

    The House on the Borderland<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Wayne, of course, has narrated some fantastic Lovecraft tales as well, and his The<\/em> Dark Worlds of H P Lovecraft<\/em> readings are superb. You are, quite simply, missing out if you’ve not heard them.<\/p>\n

    I also thoroughly enjoyed Jim Norton<\/strong>‘s four part version of HoB<\/em>, available on Youtube:<\/p>\n