A review by fanruning
Carnacki, the Ghost Finder by William Hope Hodgson

3.0

Actual rate: 3.25 stars

This was a collection of six stories about an occult detective dealing with both paranormal and "human-caused" investigations.
It was a nice read, but sometimes the writing style really annoyed me.
Here are some brief comments about each story:

1. The gateway of the monster
Well, the plot and the haunting were interesting but the writing style and some names and the techniques used were very very confusing.

2.The house among the laurels
This was also interesting and the end was quite the plot twist. I didn't understand anything that the author wrote with an Irish accent, though.

3. The whistling room
I don't have much to say about this one, it didn't impress me but the discovery at the end was quite exciting.

4. The horse of the invisible
This was the best of the collection. It was absolutely intriguing, and I love how the ending is open to both a human and supernatural explanation.

5. The searcher of the end house
I liked this one a lot too. Not much happened, but it closed with a mysteriously open ending and that's definitely something I was looking for.

6. The thing invisible
Not as great as the precedent two, but not as bad as the first three. Overall it was an interesting story.