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The House on the Borderland
Hardcover
Publisher Price: $35.95
Publisher: Lushena Books
Published: Nov 26 2025
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The House on the Borderland (1908) follows an unnamed narrator who, along with his friend Tonnison, discovers a mysterious ruined house in rural Ireland and a manuscript written by its former occupant, known only as the Recluse.
The manuscript describes the Recluse's terrifying, otherworldly experiences inside the house, which seems to sit on the boundary between reality and cosmic realms. He witnesses visions of vast, alien landscapes; battles swine-like humanoid creatures; and experiences a nightmarish journey through cosmic time, watching the death of the Earth and the universe.
The story blends supernatural horror with early cosmic science fiction, presenting the house as a nexus between worlds and the Recluse as an accidental explorer of infinite, unsettling realities.
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