Wednesday, 5 September 2007

The House on the Borderland

Is anyone listening to Jim Norton's reading of the Hodgson classic? It's on BBC7 at teatime. Well, my teatime. I think it's pretty good, considering that it's an abridged version. I have been a bit sniffy about Hodgson's prose style, but when read aloud he has undeniable gravitas. I only wish I could learn to listen to Jim Norton without thinking of Bishop Brennan being kicked up the arse.

AN ARABIAN NIGHT-MARE AND OTHERS by Fitz-James O'Brien

This is the first volume of three , collecting for the first time all of the horror and supernatural works of the Irish-American author whos...