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 […]

ABERRANT SHADOWS: ST. LOUIS CURIOS

A few years back, my wife and I took a short vacation to St. Louis. While there a few oddities drew my attention. While perusing the offerings of a second hand shop in the Delmar Loop, I began to feel watched. Looking about, I found no living soul behind me. Then my gaze settled on […]

RUDYARD KIPLING MACABRE TALES

Born in Bombay, British India in 1865, Joseph Rudyard Kipling led a very successful life as a writer. He was the first English language author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907, an award for which he remains the youngest recipient ever. He’s best remembered for the various screen adaptations of his works […]

GRIMSCRIBE BY THOMAS LIGOTTI REVIEW

Although I’d heard of Thomas Ligotti before, I never read much by him. I recently was gifted this collection from a friend (thanks again to David T. Wilbanks). I’d planned to only read a handful of the stories but got so hooked I ended up finishing all of them. Born in 1953, Thomas Ligotti is […]

ABERRANT SHADOWS: PARIS CATACOMBS

Aberrant Shadows is a new segment here at Horror Delve where I’ll post my encounters with weird, eerie or bizarre things that have breached our everyday, commonplace world. THE PARIS CATACOMBS: My wife and I traveled to Paris, France last December (2016). While there we toured a section of the catacombs beneath the city. These […]