{"id":6769,"date":"2020-10-15T23:22:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T23:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=6769"},"modified":"2020-10-15T23:22:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T23:22:13","slug":"william-hope-hodgson-the-secret-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/william-hope-hodgson-the-secret-index\/","title":{"rendered":"WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON – THE SECRET INDEX"},"content":{"rendered":"

Want to know more about William Hope Hodgson<\/strong><\/span> and his weird fiction, or about Carnacki the Ghost Finder? Then look no further. Five years ago this October we ran a month-long celebration of Hope Hodgson, and since then we\u2019ve dipped back many times into his maritime fiction, his poetry, his weird novels, and of course his occult detective Carnacki the Ghost Finder. Plus we\u2019ve looked at a whole range of pastiches and projects drawing on elements of WHH\u2019s work, and included many audiovisual links.<\/p>\n

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We have tons of new weird and detective fiction stuff to mention some time soon, but being in an Octobral mood, we realised that searching for WHH or Carnacki on our site throws up far too many results, including dozens of incidental mentions, so five years on, we thought we\u2019d pull together an index of all the key pieces instead.<\/p>\n

N.B. A lot of our early work was done alongside our late and dear friend Sam Gafford, an authority on the subject, who used to maintain his own more scholarly site on Hope Hodgson, and we\u2019re pleased to see that Sam is well-represented below.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

As it happens, while we were doing this, we saw that Willie Meikle<\/strong> mentions his work on Carnacki, and his forthcoming Carnacki collection Starry Wisdom & Other Stories<\/em>, in a recent podcast interview with Charles Christian<\/strong> (Willie comes on around 14:30 minutes in).<\/p>\n

weird tales radio show<\/a><\/p>\n

Starry Wisdom & Other Stories<\/em> can be pre-ordered now:<\/p>\n

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dark regions pre-order<\/a><\/p>\n

Also at the end of this post: A list of some of the Author\/Horror sites taking part in the annual <\/strong><\/em>October Frights Blog Hop<\/strong>. We, alas, didn\u2019t have time to take part this year, but do flick through the many and varied options they offer – excerpts, horror trivia, promotions and all sorts…<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

THE INDEX<\/h1>\n

One or two of the older external links to media may be dead, although we\u2019re trying to replace\/refresh those as we go. Internal links should all be active.<\/p>\n

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THE WRITER ON THE BORDERLAND 1: HODGSON AND CARNACKI<\/h5>\n

The nature of Carnacki himself, and Tim Prasil on Carnacki and fictional occult detectives.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-writer-on-the-borderland-1-hodgson-and-carnacki\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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art by sebastiancabrol<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
THE WRITER ON THE BORDERLAND 1.5: CARNACKI AND MORE<\/h5>\n

A little about the original tales, and the inspiration for the Last Edwardian story cycle.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-writer-on-the-borderland-1-5-carnacki-and-more\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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THE WRITER ON THE BORDERLAND 2: THE VOICE OF HORROR<\/h5>\n

Samples of audio adaptations, and interview with audio artist Morgan Scorpion.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-writer-on-the-borderland-2-the-voice-of-horror\/<\/a><\/p>\n

THE WRITER ON THE BORDERLAND 2.5<\/h5>\n

Art by Sebastian Cabrol, plus odds and sods of Hodgsoniana.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-writer-on-the-borderland-2-5\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON: THE INHERITORS<\/h5>\n

Interview with Willie Meikle, plus mention of other writers pursuing Hodgsonian fiction.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/william-hope-hodgson-the-inheritors\/<\/a><\/p>\n

WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, MONTRESOR<\/h5>\n

An original Carnacki tale by Patrick J Allen, mention of Brandon Barrows\u2019 Carnacki tales, and some French and German Carnackis.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/william-hope-hodgson-for-the-love-of-god-montresor\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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THE INHERITORS contd.<\/h5>\n

Interview with John C Wright re his Night Land stories.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-inheritors-3-john-c-wright\/<\/a><\/p>\n

THE WRITER ON THE BORDERLAND 9: AN EDITOR CALLS<\/h5>\n

Critical commentaries on WHH, and the essay \u2018A Concluding Oink\u2019 about the hog motif in Hope Hodgson\u2019s work.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-writer-on-the-borderland-9-an-editor-calls\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON: HE\u2019S ALIVE, JIM<\/h5>\n

Essays – \u2018The Strange Case of the Books in the Night\u2019 by Sam Gafford and \u2018The House of Zarnak\u2019 by James Bojaciuk.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/william-hope-hodgson-10-hes-alive-jim\/<\/a><\/p>\n

WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON: CRITICAL VOICES<\/h5>\n

Interview with Sam Gafford on the nature of Hope Hodgson\u2019s work.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/william-hope-hodgson-11-critical-voices\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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THE WRITER ON THE BORDERLAND 12: ALL HALLOWS EXHAUSTION<\/h5>\n

Sundry trivia and end of the festival month comments.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-writer-on-the-borderland-12-all-hallows-exhaustion\/<\/a><\/p>\n

CARNACKI LIVES<\/h5>\n

Interview with produce Scott Handcock on Big Finish\u2019s superb audio production of Carnacki.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydo<\/a> gtales.com\/blog\/carnacki-lives\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON & THE SEA DOGS<\/h5>\n

Presentation by Dr Alexander Hay on the maritime elements in WHH\u2019s work.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/william-hope-hodgson-and-the-sea-dogs\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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CARNACKI :THE SECOND GREAT DETECTIVE<\/h5>\n

More on Carnacki pastiches, and the fact that there are more stories written in homage to Carnacki the Ghost Finder than there are of any Victorian or Edwardian detective save Sherlock Holmes.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/carnacki-the-second-great-detective\/<\/a><\/p>\n

MR HYDE, MR POE & MR CARNACKI<\/h5>\n

Interview with artist M S Corley and samples of his fantastic Carnacki illustrations.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/mr-hyde-mr-poe-and-mr-carnacki-an-interview-with-m-s-corley\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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THE WOMAN WHO DREW WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON<\/h5>\n

Article on the artist Florence Briscoe, who illustrated Carnacki at the time.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-woman-who-drew-william-hope-hodgson\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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THE MANY IDENTITIES OF MR CARNACKI<\/h5>\n

Some classic cover art, books by Willie Meikle and Josh Reynolds.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-many-identities-of-mr-carnacki\/<\/a><\/p>\n

WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON DISCUSSED<\/h5>\n

Sam Gafford on the continuing popularity of WHH.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/roots-weird-william-hope-hodgson-discussed\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON \u2013 ONE HUNDRED YEARS PASSED<\/h5>\n

The centenary of WHH\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/william-hope-hodgson-hundred-years-passed\/<\/a><\/p>\n

THE LAND OF LONESOMENESS<\/h5>\n

Sam Gafford\u2019s powerful and moving fiction covering WHH\u2019s last days. A must read.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-land-of-lonesomeness\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON: THE UNUTTERED WORD<\/h5>\n

Poet Frank Coffman on the poetry of WHH, plus a selection of the actual poems.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/william-hope-hodgson-unuttered-word\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON: ESSEX-BORN MASTER OF HORROR<\/h5>\n

Author Peter Tremayne\u2019s rare 1977 magazine article on WHH and his life, reprinted in full.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/william-hope-hodgson-essex-born-master-horror\/<\/a><\/p>\n

HOPE HODGSON & THE HAUNTED EAR<\/h5>\n

Updated audio-links to loads of WHH adaptations, and Sam Edwards on Hope Hodgson\u2019s writing.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/hope-hodgson-and-the-haunted-ear\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sam Gafford\u2019s old site, holding many gems of WHH information, is still accessible here:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/williamhopehodgson.wordpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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OCTOBER FRIGHTS BLOG HOP<\/h2>\n

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Sites taking part in this event:<\/p>\n

Are You Afraid of the Dark?<\/a><\/p>\n

Night to Dawn Magazine & Books LLC<\/a><\/p>\n

Hawk’s Happenings<\/a><\/p>\n

Heidi Angell<\/a><\/p>\n

Curiosities<\/a><\/p>\n

James McDonald<\/a><\/p>\n

Always Another Chapter<\/a><\/p>\n

Spreading the Writer’s Word<\/a><\/p>\n

Yours in Storytelling<\/a><\/p>\n

Carmilla Voiez<\/a><\/p>\n

Hello Romance<\/a><\/p>\n

GirlZombieAuthors<\/a><\/p>\n

Frighten Me<\/a><\/p>\n

M’habla’s!<\/a><\/p>\n

Angela Yuriko Smith<\/a><\/p>\n

Brain Matter<\/a><\/p>\n

NLCARTERWRITES.COM<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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