The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson, is a story which takes place in the early 20th century in rurall Ireland. Given in-text descriptions of the locations, it is believed that the story takes palce specifically in either County Galway or County Sligo. The story is about two men who live in recluse but eerily close to a "Pit". This "Pit" is an otherworldly gateway to a much darker place filled with monsters which threaten their lives. It is a gothic tale which is emant to haunt readers. In anarticle for the American Psychological Association, Amy Novotney details multiple different case studies and research findings. One unfortunate study she notes states, "In addition, a 2019 study led by Kassandra Alcaraz, PhD, MPH, a public health researcher with the American Cancer Society, analyzed data from more than 580,000 adults and found that social isolation increases the risk of premature death from every cause for every race." In other words, the more people are socially isolated, there is a steady increase in chances of prematurely dying. This is a horrifying statistic which must be taken seriously. After COVID-19, being locked away from social scenes has reportedly left an impact on how younger generations socialize. Loneliness is something everyone can relate to, and therefore, how these characters during the events of this story can be relatable to people in today's world despite the difference in centuries.