THE ELEMENTALS BY MICHAEL MCDOWELL REVIEW

I love a good haunted house tale. I’d venture to say they are my favorite sub-genre of fiction. So, when my online pal, David T. Wilbanks recommended THE ELEMENTALS to me, I didn’t hesitate in ordering a copy. Originally published by Avon Books in 1981, it has recently been republished by Valancourt Books ( http://www.valancourtbooks.com ). […]

MORE WEIRD TALES BY SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

In a previous article I covered a few eerie stories and gave some background on Sherlock Holmes creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ( https://horrordelve.com/2015/03/04/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/). Today we’re going to take a look at a few more of his excellent, weird tales. 1. “The Secret of Goresthorpe Grange” (1883) – A man hires his ne’er-do-well relative to […]

CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE COBRA AGENT

As a child, I was a huge G.I. Joe fan. I collected the action figures, watched the cartoons and read the comics (which were excellent, by the way). As with most properties, I tend to find myself drawn to the villains more often than the heroes. So, I’d be interested in which of the bad […]

FANTASY-THEMED ADVENTURE GAMEBOOKS

I’ve written before about my childhood love of 80’s adventure game books, and I certainly bought my fair share of them. Choose Your Own Adventure, Which-Way, Endless Quest, Fighting Fantasy, Interplanetary Spy, and Find Your Fate, are just a few of the series I enjoyed. In a previous article I covered some of my favorite […]

10 EERIE TALES OF E. NESBIT

Edith Nesbit, who often published under the pseudonym E. Nesbit, was born in England in 1858. She went on to become a prolific writer known for her children’s books, poetry and horror stories. Her personal life had its ups and downs — helping to create The Fabian Society with her husband Hubert Bland and dealing […]

A STUDY IN GREY BY JOHN LINWOOD GRANT REVIEW

THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION: A STUDY IN GREY is a novella by John Linwood Grant that follows Captain Redvers Blake, a British officer assigned to a section of Military Intelligence that is referred to as The Special Branch. The Special Branch deals with cases that are odd or have a supernatural bent to them, sort […]

MORE ALGERNON BLACKWOOD

I recently ran a poll listing 10 classic horror writers here at Horror Delve. After 139 votes were counted, Algernon Blackwood narrowly defeated M.R. James to claim the title of Horror Delve’s Favorite Classic Horror Writer (https://horrordelve.com/2016/04/09/and-the-winner-is/). I’ve covered several of his stories already (https://horrordelve.com/2013/09/22/algernon-blackwood/), but with his prolific output, there’s still plenty more to […]

SHUDDERS ANTHOLOGY REVIEW

“TEN STRANGE JOURNEYS INTO THE UNKNOWN Great tales of suspense and terror written by masters of the macabre… Heart-trembling reports from the uncanny world of witches, warlocks, and demons… Ten stories of unexplained events and unholy beings, calculated to give you the SHUDDERS.” This is how TEN TALES CALCULATED TO GIVE YOU SHUDDERS, an anthology […]

UNEARTHED TREASURES 6: RECENT FINDS

I found some nice anthologies during recent trips to Half Price Books and Goodwill. Here’s a quick look at my haul. NIGHT SCREAMS: 22 STORIES OF TERROR EDITED BY ED GORMAN & MARTIN H. GREENBERG (1996) – Boasting stories by horror icons such as Clive Barker, Al Sarrantonio, William F. Nolan, F. Paul Wilson, and […]

FAMOUS GHOST STORIES ANTHOLOGY REVIEW

One anthology has sat on my various bookshelves longer than any other. Simply titled, FAMOUS GHOST STORIES: A WATERMILL CLASSIC, it’s a thin, pocket-sized book published in 1980. Although my memories have faded over the years, I believe I purchased it from either the Scholastic or Troll order forms passed out on a semi-regular basis […]