A Tropical Horror

Download or read book A Tropical Horror written by William Hope Hodgson and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2014-12-23 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this story, a ship at sea is attacked by a giant, eel-like sea monster. The story is told from the point of view of the sole survivor, a young apprentice. The creature is aboard the ship for several days and gradually kills and/or eats the remainder of the crew. A second apprentice eventually succeeds in killing the creature, but he is killed in the process. The end of the story is presented using a literary device in the form of a report from another ship, who has rescued the sole survivor. They validate his story, finding the ship damaged and the crew missing or dead.