The Haunted Pampero (Fantasy and Horror Classics) - Hodgson, William Hope
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You can outrun the storm, but you can't escape the wind that carries a ghost. In this classic of maritime horror by William Hope Hodgson, the vast, isolating ocean becomes the arena for an unnerving encounter. The Pampero is a notorious, violently cold wind that sweeps across the South American seas. But when a ship sails into this atmospheric maelstrom, the crew quickly realizes the danger isn't merely meteorological. There is something profoundly wrong with the storm--something spiritual and silently malicious that has attached itself to the ship. This is not a tale of typical ghosts, but of…mehr

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You can outrun the storm, but you can't escape the wind that carries a ghost. In this classic of maritime horror by William Hope Hodgson, the vast, isolating ocean becomes the arena for an unnerving encounter. The Pampero is a notorious, violently cold wind that sweeps across the South American seas. But when a ship sails into this atmospheric maelstrom, the crew quickly realizes the danger isn't merely meteorological. There is something profoundly wrong with the storm--something spiritual and silently malicious that has attached itself to the ship. This is not a tale of typical ghosts, but of the cosmic and environmental uncanny. Hodgson, a master of weird fiction and a former sailor, expertly channels the dread of isolation and the terror of facing an unknown entity whose presence is as vast and indifferent as the sea itself. Prepare for a claustrophobic journey into the heart of a wind that refuses to die.
Autorenporträt
English writer William Hope Hodgson lived from 15 November 1877 to 19 April 1918. He wrote a lot of essays, short stories, and novels that fall under a variety of overlapping genres, such as science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Many of Hodgson's short horror stories are set on the water, particularly his collection of interconnected pieces known as the "Sargasso Sea Stories," and he exploited his experiences at sea to add realistic detail. The Night Land (1912) and The House on the Borderland (1908), two of his books, have more cosmic themes, although he also wrote other books about the horrors of the sea. Hodgson put a lot of effort into poetry towards the beginning of his literary career, albeit not many of his poems were published while he was alive. He also gained notoriety as a bodybuilder and some attention as a photographer. Aged 40, he passed away in World War I. The son of the Reverend Samuel Hodgson, an Anglican priest, and Lissie Sarah Brown, Hodgson was born in the Essex hamlet of Blackmore End, close to the city of Braintree. He was the second of 12 kids, three of them passed away before they could walk.