APARTMENT 16 BY ADAM NEVILL

After several recommendations, I decided to give British author Adam Nevill a try. I settled on APARTMENT 16 because I couldn’t resist the lure of an evil force inhabiting a vacant apartment inside an aging London complex. The story centers around Apryl, a young woman from America who’s traveled to London to handle the affairs […]

DOCTOR STRANGE: THE OATH

I recently picked up the trade paperback, DOCTOR STRANGE: THE OATH, which collects all five issues of the highly regarded mini-series, plus a fun little teaser story. Written by Matthew Vaughan with art by Marcos Martin, it begins with Doctor Strange reeling after being shot in the chest by a mercenary calling himself Brigand. Upon […]

OLIVER ONIONS

Oliver Onions was a British artist turned writer who was born on November 13th, 1873. He got his start doing artwork for posters, books and magazines. He’d later use these skills to do cover art for some of his own works after becoming a writer. His collection of ghost stories, WIDDERSHINS (1911), contained some of his […]

The Strain

I just wanted to drop a quick addendum to a previous post where I listed my top 16 supernatural-themed tv shows https://horrordelve.com/2014/09/06/matt-cowans-top-sixteen-supernatural-themed-tv-series/. I included FX’s The Strain on that list even though it was relatively new at the time. Now well into it’s second season, I feel even stronger that it earned its spot. I’m […]

DUNGEON CRAWLERS 1ST LEVEL BY EDWARD J RUSSELL

At GenCon last year I picked up a book called DUNGEON CRAWLERS 1ST LEVEL by Edward J. Russell. Written in the classic Choose Your Own Adventure-style, you are given choices throughout as to what you want to do. Dubbing his version a Pick Your Path book, I found it a fun homage to the classics, […]

D.K. BROSTER

Although she’s been largely forgotten these days, D. K. Broster was a phenomenal writer of short horror stories. “Couching at the Door” has been reprinted many times, but I don’t feel it’s her best. Why “Clairvoyance”, “The Window” or “From the Abyss” hasn’t been reprinted multiple times over the years is a mystery to me. […]

UNEARTHED TREASURES 5: HALF-PRICE BOOK FINDS

My last trip to Half-Price Books produced this decent haul: 1. HELLBLAZER: ORIGINAL SINS Graphic Novel: I enjoyed the short-lived TV series, so I wanted to give the comic a try. 2. HELL BOARD by Dana Reed: I bought this one based on the cool cover art. I’ve never read anything by Dana Reed before, […]

Frank Belknap Long

Frank Belknap Long was an American science fiction and horror writer born in 1901. He won several prestigious awards during his long, prolific career, including The World Fantasy Award For Lifetime Achievement (1978) and The Bram Stoker Award For Lifetime Achievement (1987). Along the way he became friends with several legendary writers, such as H.P. […]

CONJURE HOUSE BY GARY FRY

CONJURE HOUSE (DarkFuse in 2013), a novel by Gray Fry, centers around scientist Anthony Mallinson who returns to his hometown of Deepvale following the savage murder of his parents. He brings his wife and young son with him to the neighborhood where his younger brother Simon disappeared many years before after entering the abandoned lakeside […]

THE INNOCENTS (1961) MOVIE REVIEW

With a screenplay penned by none other than Truman Capote, this film adaptation of Henry James’ novella The Turn of the Screw (1898) still holds up today. The story centers around Miss Giddons, who’s been hired as the new governess of Bly House. The place is owned by the uncle of two children who’ve lost their […]