The Boats of the Glen Carrig
A Classic Maritime Horror Adventure of Shipwreck, Monsters, and Survival on the Unknown Sea

The Glen Carrig a sailing ship hits an unseen, large, sharp rock just under the surface of this uncharted ocean in 1757, the survivors of the disastrous sinking float for five days, their precious food supply diminishing (and hope fades) in two lifeboats on the sixth a tremendous storm strikes the u......more

When one is young and naïve then The Boats of the “Glen Carrig” is exactly one’s stuff… And if one is old and wise this exotically romantic exploration will do one no harm either… The misadventures of the shipwreck survivors are captivating… The atmosphere of suspense is thick… First adventurers find......more

The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig' is a creepy travelogue set in 1757, following a diminishing group of men through alien waters after the foundering of the title ship. hey, do you want some giant sea squid, terrifying sounds in the night including some heavy breathing and light shrieking, trees that oo......more

William Hope Hodgson was a writer of the “weird” subgenre of horror that included elements of science fiction, and fantasy horror before H. P. Lovecraft became emblematic of the subgenre. In The Boats of the ‘Glen Carrig’ there is a perfect demonstration of the mash-up elements (science fiction, fan......more

Though the writing is a bit rusty and crusted with sea salt at times, Hodgson's first novel is a sustained work of unrelenting terror that is a direct ancestor of Tim Curran's DEAD SEA. This is an excursion into the big unknown, filled with unimaginable horrors that the suthor never slows down to ex......more