CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY SUGGESTED READING LIST XIII (2025)

We’ve now reached Horror Delve’s Thirteenth Annual Christmas Horror Story Suggested Reading List. Seeking out these festive terror tales every year has added so much to my love of the season. In regards to this year’s list, I’ve not previously read anything by F. Scott Fitzgerald before, so finding one that’s a Christmas ghost story […]

EIGHT GHOSTLY TALES BY FREDERICK COWLES

Born in Cambridge, England in 1900, Frederick Cowles served as head librarian in Lancashire. He also wrote travelogues, as well as books about folklore, children’s books, and 61 short ghost stories, many of which were published in three collections of his work: THE HORROR OF ABBOT’S GRANGE, THE NIGHT WIND HOWLS and FEAR WALKS THE […]

NIGHTMARE ABBEY ISSUE 9 IS NOW AVAILABLE

The latest issue of Nightmare Abbey Magazine edited by Tom English is now available for purchase! Featuring 11 brand new horror tales by world class authors, iconic production stills and dynamic artwork by Allen Koszowski throughout. There are also three special features – including my own column. It’s a feast for both the mind and […]

HALLOWEEN SUGGESTED READING LIST XIII (2025)

“The Thirteenth Door of Halloween” You find yourself once again treading quietly as possible through the brooding confines of Horror Delve Manor – that towering edifice which looms bleak and forbidding atop the high hill at the edge of town. It’s no place for respite but rather somewhere haunters go to be themselves haunted. Some […]

A REVIEW OF RAMSEY CAMPBELL’S AN ECHO OF CHILDREN

First off, Ramsey Campbell is my favorite author. Secondly, haunted house stories are my favorite sub-genre of horror. So, add together the fact that a potentially haunted house is a key element of Ramsey’s newest novel, An Echo of Children, and my excitement should be obvious. The haunting of this house isn’t of your usual […]

FIVE QUIET HORROR STORIES BY CHARLES L. GRANT

Born in 1964, Charles L. Grant was a prolific American author of speculative novels and short stories from Newark, New Jersey. He won a World Fantasy Award for his novella Nightmare Seasons and also won two Nebula Awards (1976 and 1978). He edited the award winning Shadows anthology series which ran for 11 volumes and […]

EIGHT MORE MAGNIFICENT HORROR STORIES BY GARY MCMAHON

Hailing from the UK, Gary McMahon is a modern horror writer who I count among my favorites. I previously looked at six of his stories in a post here a few years back. You can find more information about him there ( https://horrordelve.com/2017/06/04/gary-mcmahon/ ). THE STORIES (Published by order of publication): “Straw Babies” (2012) – […]

11 MORE EERIE STORIES BY STEVE RASNIC TEM

Five years ago I covered 16 great horror stories by Steve Rasnic Tem here at Horror Delve ( https://horrordelve.com/2020/04/27/sixteen-eerie-tales-by-steve-rasnic-tem/ ). Since then I’ve read several more, so today I want to look at another 11 of his tales. What follows includes all of his stories I’ve read since the last post which is a treat […]

NIGHTMARE ABBEY ISSUE 8 IS NOW AVAILABLE!

The newest issue of Nightmare Abbey magazine is now available for purchase! This time I had the honor of interviewing legendary screenwriter and author Stephen Volk of Gothic (1986), The Guardian (1990) and The Awakening (2011) fame film-wise, not-to-mention Ghostwatch (1992), Afterlife (2005 – 2006) and Midwinter of the Spirit (2015) on television, just to […]

EIGHT FRIGHTFUL TALES BY SIMON CLARK

Born in 1958, Simon Clark is a horror author from Yorkshire, England who has penned over 20 novels and countless short stories in his very successful career. His story “Goblin City Lights” won him a British Fantasy Award for Best Short Story in 2002. He won another British Fantasy Award (Best Novella) for Humpty Bones […]