THE DEAD SHERIFF VOL. 2 CANNIBALS AND BLOODSUCKERS REVIEW

I read Mark Justice’s first Dead Sheriff (Zombie Damnation) novel for review back in 2014 with a bit of trepidation at first due to my not being a big fan of westerns. As it turned out, Mark’s imagination and gifted storytelling ability swiftly won me over. It was so chock-full of thrilling, comic book-style, weird […]

TERROR TALES OF THE LAKE DISTRICT ANTHOLOGY REVIEW

I reviewed the Terror Tales of the Seaside anthology edited by Paul Finch last year after reading it while on vacation. I’ve recently returned from another vacation, this time having read another in the Terror Tales series. This one takes us to England’s Lake District. As before, Paul has interspersed local legends and mysteries of […]

THE WAY OF THE WORM BY RAMSEY CAMPBELL REVIEW

The Way of the Worm is the final book in Ramsey Campbell’s Three Births of Daoloth trilogy. With this posting I’ve reviewed them all here at Horror Delve. Book one, The Searching Dead ( https://horrordelve.com/2016/12/24/the-searching-dead-by-ramsey-campbell-review/ ) takes place in 1950’s England where we are introduced to a young Dominic Sheldrake and his two best friends, […]

THE RESULTS OF THE FANTASY CREATURES POLL

The Fantasy Creatures Poll is now closed, and winning it all is… THE LIVING STATUE!!! As a result, I’ll attempt to write a fantasy tale featuring a living statue as the major antagonist. Additionally, since Skeleton Warriors came in just on the Living Statue’s heels, I’m planning to include them as well. An idea is […]

TEN TALES OF HIGH SEAS HORROR

As I’m going to be taking a cruise this month, I thought it would be fun to examine some great horror tales set on the open sea. I’ve included classic masterpieces such as “The Upper Berth” and “The Derelict” as well as modern treats like “Hippocampus”. Incidentally, two of the stories listed below (“Second Night […]

“DRAGONS’ TEETH” BY DAVID DRAKE REVIEW

Note: Different versions of this story have been published. I’m reviewing the one which appeared in the Swords Against Darkness anthology edited by Andrew J. Offutt (1977). The novelette “Dragons’ Teeth” (1975) by David Drake follows an expert archer and Roman Legate named Vettius who’s tasked with defending his province against an army of […]

FANTASY CREATURE POLL

FEBRUARY FANTASY MONTH I’ve toyed with the notion of writing a fantasy short story from time-to-time but as yet haven’t produced one. I’m curious what readers of this site would like to see my protagonist pitted against. I’m sidelining Dragons for this poll as they are already so well-represented in countless other tales. Below is […]