SWORD AND SORCERY MONTH RETURNS THIS FEBRUARY!

Somewhere south of the city walls, the thunderous, keening screech continued to split the night air, sounding neither of man nor beast but rather some twisted amalgamation of the two. Battalions of young men clad in shinning unblemished suits of armor trailed behind the racing footfalls of their elders, whose scared and dented adornments had […]

THIRTEEN DAYS BY SUNSET BEACH BY RAMSEY CAMPBELL REVIEW

Among the gifts I received from my wonderful wife this Christmas was Ramsey Campbell’s new novel, THIRTEEN DAYS BY SUNSET BEACH from P.S. Publishing. After all the holiday craziness finally slowed down, I managed to find the time to give it a read. The story unfolds from the point of view of Ray, the aging […]

GERTRUDE ATHERTON

Gertrude Atherton was born in California in 1857. She wrote extensively during her lifetime, producing novels (one of which was adapted into a silent film), short stories, essays and magazine articles. She never shied away from expressing her opinion on such controversial subjects as politics and feminism in an age when it was uncommon for […]

ANTHOLOGY FILMS: FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE

If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, my love for anthologies should have become pretty obvious. This primarily manifests itself in the form of book, but I also love a good anthology horror movies as well. Although they seem to have fallen out of favor these days, that doesn’t stop me from […]

REVISED AND EXPANDED “HERE HE COMES A WANDERING” TO BE PUBLISHED

Back in 2009, my short story “Here He Comes A Wandering” won The Pod of Horror Christmas Horror Story Competition and was read by the show’s fantastic host Mark Justice near the end of episode #58. I recently sent it to the editors at Grinning Skull Press for consideration for the third and final iteration […]

Free Christmas Horror Story Readings

Looking to listen to some free Christmas horror stories? The excellent Tales To Terrify Podcast read two of my favorites a few years back on episode #50. “Smee” (1931) by A.M. Burrage and “Number Ninety” (1895) by B.M. Croker are both absolute classics which were featured on last years Annual Christmas Horror Stories Reading List […]

CHRISTMAS HORROR READING LIST 2015

Do you hear that jingle in the air? Is it made by festive revelers or something more sinister? Yes, it’s that time of year again. It’s time for Horror Delve’s Third Annual Suggested Reading For The Holiday Season. If the tales listed below aren’t enough, you can find more suggestions here: https://horrordelve.com/2013/11/28/christmas-ghost-stories-reviving-a-dead-tradition/ https://horrordelve.com/2013/12/22/christmas-horror-stories-list-2013/ https://horrordelve.com/2014/12/05/christmas-horror-story-reading-list-2014/ https://horrordelve.com/2014/12/18/appalachian-winter-hauntings-review/ […]

THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS AUDIO READING

I consider “The Beast With Five Fingers” by W.F. Harvey one of the greatest horror stories of all time. You can listen this classic story read to you on the most recent Tales To Terrify Podcast (episode #202). http://talestoterrify.com/tales-to-terrify-202-harvey/ W.F. Harvey Articles at Horror Delve: https://horrordelve.com/2014/01/19/w-f-harvey/ https://horrordelve.com/2015/05/06/more-w-f-harvey/

“System Override” Now Available For Kindle

INDIANA CRIME REVIEW 2013 has just become available in Kindle formate. It includes my psychic espionage tale, “System Override”, which is intended to be the first glimpse into what I hope to eventually expand into a much larger universe of stories. http://www.amazon.com/Indiana-Crime-Review-2013-James-ebook/dp/B018IS1GY4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1448548349&sr=8-1&keywords=indiana+crime+2013+kindle

A BOTANICAL NIGHTMARE REVIEW

A BOTANICAL NIGHTMARE: SIX SUCCULENT TALES OF VAMPIRIC VEGETATION edited by Tom English, is an anthology of classic horror stories published by Dead Letter Press. As the subtitle suggests, each story is themed around bloodthirsty plants. With publication dates ranging from 1881 to 1919, the tales complement each other nicely. Adventure, horror, drama and romance […]