William Reginald Hodder

William Reginald Hodder was a British author associated with early supernatural and speculative fiction. Reference sources on fantastic literature credit him with novels including The Daughter of the Dawn (1903), The Vampire (1913), and Ultus, the Man from the Dead (1916), works that show his interest in occult themes, strange happenings, and dark adventure.

His fiction belongs to the period when ghostly mysteries, exotic settings, and uncanny science were often blended together for popular readers. That gives his work a distinctive old-style atmosphere: dramatic, imaginative, and rooted in the tastes of the Edwardian and early modern pulp era.

Reliable biographical detail about his personal life appears to be scarce in the sources available, so he is best approached through the stories themselves. For listeners who enjoy forgotten supernatural fiction and early weird novels, Hodder offers a glimpse into a richly atmospheric corner of genre history.