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Post by FilmFlaneur on Feb 23, 2017 15:19:15 GMT
Does anyone else have a weakness for early British fantasy-horror in general and William Hope Hodgson in particular? Hodgson, who died in the first world war, was a fitness fanatic who once bested Houdini in a escapology challenge - but who these days is best known for small number of striking works such as The House on the Borderlands, tales of the ghost hunter Carnacki, some eerie sea fiction and The Night Land . The latter is a long, archaically-written novel of the fate and love of the last humans far in the future which still holds a spell because of, or despite itself. (Enough so that a popularising 'modern language' version of the text has appeared recently) H P Lovecraft had a high opinion of his fiction which is receiving more and more critical attention these days.
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Post by ironjade on May 20, 2017 15:15:12 GMT
Does anyone else have a weakness for early British fantasy-horror in general and William Hope Hodgson in particular? Hodgson, who died in the first world war, was a fitness fanatic who once bested Houdini in a escapology challenge - but who these days is best known for small number of striking works such as The House on the Borderlands, tales of the ghost hunter Carnacki, some eerie sea fiction and The Night Land . The latter is a long, archaically-written novel of the fate and love of the last humans far in the future which still holds a spell because of, or despite itself. (Enough so that a popularising 'modern language' version of the text has appeared recently) H P Lovecraft had a high opinion of his fiction which is receiving more and more critical attention these days. There's a Japanese movie adaptation of his "Voice in the Night" called "Matango" which, allowing for some OTT Japanese actors is quite creepy. Of course, in the US it's called "Attack of the Mushroom People" but don't let that put you off. Carnacki appears in the 70s UK anthology series "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes", played by Donald Pleasance.
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Post by FilmFlaneur on May 22, 2017 10:26:56 GMT
Does anyone else have a weakness for early British fantasy-horror in general and William Hope Hodgson in particular? Hodgson, who died in the first world war, was a fitness fanatic who once bested Houdini in a escapology challenge - but who these days is best known for small number of striking works such as The House on the Borderlands, tales of the ghost hunter Carnacki, some eerie sea fiction and The Night Land . The latter is a long, archaically-written novel of the fate and love of the last humans far in the future which still holds a spell because of, or despite itself. (Enough so that a popularising 'modern language' version of the text has appeared recently) H P Lovecraft had a high opinion of his fiction which is receiving more and more critical attention these days. There's a Japanese movie adaptation of his "Voice in the Night" called "Matango" which, allowing for some OTT Japanese actors is quite creepy. Of course, in the US it's called "Attack of the Mushroom People" but don't let that put you off. Carnacki appears in the 70s UK anthology series "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes", played by Donald Pleasance. Yes thanks, I've seen "Matango". It's entertaining enough, and a unique production in the Japanese fantasy-horror cycle but I don't think it does Hodgson justice! I wasn't aware of the Sherlock Holmes entry, will have to seek it out.
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Post by ironjade on May 22, 2017 13:38:34 GMT
Just for the sake of completion "Voice in the Night" was also adapted for US TV as an episode of Alfred Hitchcock's "Suspicion" series, with Patrick McNee and James Coburn.
It's odd that so little of WHH's work has attracted the attention of TV and movie producers whereas they can't leave Lovecraft alone.
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