THE SCARIEST HAUNTED HOUSE SHORT STORY POLL RESULTS

The results of Horror Delve’s Scariest Haunted House Short Story Poll are in. Several classic authors received votes, including greats such as Algernon Blackwood, M.R. James, H.R. Wakefield, Edith Wharton, E.F. Benson and A.M. Barrage to name a few, but ultimately it came down to two, “Thurnely Abbey” by Perceval Landon and “Again” by Ramsey […]

THE EERIE TALES OF H.G. WELLS

Born in 1866, H.G. Wells would grow up to become a true icon of science fiction due in large part to his classic novels The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and War of the Worlds (1898). He received nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times […]

Be An Interplanetary Spy Adventure Game Books

A few times previously here at Horror Delve, I’ve mentioned my childhood love of adventure game books. First, I presented several of my favorite horror themed books from both the Choose Your Own Adventure and Which-Way series ( https://horrordelve.com/2014/04/05/horror-themed-adventure-game-books/ ). Later, I talked about some of my favorite fantasy themed ones, pulling from the Wizards, […]

THE SCARIEST HAUNTED HOUSE STORY POLL

Haunted house stories are my favorite, so I read them as often as I’m able. With this in mind, I was wondering which ones you would consider to be the scariest of all time. For the purposes of this poll, I’d like to stick to short stories (no novels). The Shining by Stephen King or […]

HARROW COUNTY: COUNTLESS HAINTS REVIEW

I picked up a copy of the Harrow County: Countless Haints trade paperback (2015) published by Dark Horse the other day after writer Cullen Bunn made an appearance at a local comic book store (Downtown Comics). Upon discovering a spooky forest plays an integral part in the story, and that it contained a variety of […]

THE GHOST STORIES OF HENRY JAMES

Henry James (1843-1916) was born in New York City but spent much of his childhood traveling through Europe with his parents. As an adult he’d go on to be counted among the giants of literary history. His novella, The Turn of the Screw, is still recognized as one of the greatest ghost stories ever written. […]

Aberrant Shadows: Cozumel, Mexico

Aberrant Shadows is a segment here at Horror Delve where I’ll post my encounters with weird, eerie or bizarre things that have breached our everyday, commonplace world. On a stop in Cozumel, Mexico this past year my wife and I toured a small museum that had some eerie masks and works of art I enjoyed. […]

THE KIND FOLK BY RAMSEY CAMPBELL REVIEW

The Kind Folk is a novel of supernatural horror written by genre grandmaster Ramsey Campbell. It was published by both PS Publishing (2012) and TOR Books (2016). I’ve long been a huge fan of Ramsey’s work. Incarnate, The Grin of the Dark, Ancient Images, Midnight Sun, Hungry Moon and many other novels of his I […]

GARY MCMAHON

Gary McMahon is a prolific, modern day horror writer hailing from the United Kingdom. His work has been featured in several Best Of horror anthologies and has been nominated for multiple prestigious awards. He always does a superb job of investing you in his characters as well as conveying the terrifying supernatural events they encounter. […]

LOOKING AT THE WORLD WITH BROKEN GLASS IN MY EYE BY MARK JUSTICE

I originally wrote this review for a website where I used to contribute a monthly column. Mark was still with us at the time, working as a morning DJ, hosting and producing the tremendous Pod of Horror podcast, and writing masterful horror and adventure stories. I’ve posted about him several times here over the years […]