Carnacki, vanatorul de fantome

De William Hope Hodgson

Brusc, de langa usa, am auzit un zgomot slab, ca un declic, urmat de un pacanit sau doua pe podea. Un imens fior nervos ma strabatu, parand sa-mi urce de-a lungul sirii spinarii si ajungand pana la ceafa; pentru ca tocmai fusese rupt sigiliul cu care asigurasem usa.
Acolo era ceva. Nu puteam vedea usa; cel putin vreau sa spun ca ar fi fost imposibil sa afirm cat din ea distingeam cu adevarat si cat îmi era furnizat de imaginatie. Am reusit s-o vad, doar ca o continuare a peretilor de culoare cenusie? Iar atunci mi s-a parut ca un lucru întunecat si nedeslusit se misca si se valurea acolo, printre umbre.

• Limbă: Română
• Editor: Aldo Press
• Data lansării: 12 sept. 2012
• ISBN: 9789737010810

William Hope Hodgson

William Hope Hodgson (1877-1918) was a British author and poet best known for his works of macabre fiction. Early experience as a sailor gave resonance to his novels of the supernatural at sea, The Ghost Pirates and The Boats of the Glen-Carrig, but The House on the Borderland and The Night Land are often singled out for their powerful depiction of eerie, otherworldly horror. The author was a man of many parts, a public speaker, photographer and early advocate of bodybuilding. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Lys in the First World War.