Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was trained to be a doctor by Dr. Joseph Bell, who would serve as the inspiration for Doyle’s most popular creation, Sherlock Holmes. Doyle was fascinated by the spiritualist movement, even participating in numerous paranormal investigations. He famously clashed with escape artist and […]

Raven Bower, What Are Some of Your Favorite Pieces of Fantasy Fiction?

I haven’t put together my own list of favorite fantasy books, but if I did, WEEPING DARK: BLEEDING EDGE by Raven and Lain Bower would be on it. I loved that book and will be among the first to return to its rich world of magic and adventure (reviewed here: https://horrordelve.com/2013/09/02/review-of-weeping-dark-bleeding-edge-by-raven-and-lain-bower/) when the next book […]

David T Wilbanks, What Are Some of Your Favorite Pieces of Fantasy Fiction?

When I decided to make February Sword and Sorcery Month here at Horror Delve, the first person I thought to request a list of favorites from was author David T. Wilbanks. He’s well-versed and passionate about. the genre and has even written some of his own (See my review of HELLFIGHTER here: https://horrordelve.com/2013/11/05/hellfighter-by-david-t-wilbanks-review/). He’s also one […]

THE GOLDEN CORD BY PAUL GENESSE REVIEW

THE GOLDEN CORD is the first book of THE IRON DRAGON series. It follows Drake Bloodstone, a young man haunted by the loss of his best friend, as he leads a pair of Drobin (Dwarf) warrior-priests through the dangerous Thorneclaw Forest. Drake agrees to help the Drobin when they arrive at his human village despite […]

Willie Meikle, What Are Some of Your Favorite Pieces of Fantasy Fiction?

To celebrate Sword and Sorcery month here at Horror Delve, I wanted to find out what were some of the best pieces of fantasy fiction? To do this, I asked a great group of modern writers to list some of their favorites. First up is Willie Meikle, a prolific writer with over 20 novels and […]

FAR AWAY AND NEVER BY RAMSEY CAMPBELL REVIEW

FAR AWAY AND NEVER collects the fantasy stories of Ramsey Campbell. Ramsey has gained his fame primarily as a horror writer, so it was a rare treat to see how he handled my second favorite genre of stories. A few years back I looked into buying a copy of this collection, originally published in 1996, […]

WELCOME TO SWORD AND SORCERY MONTH

This month will be sword and sorcery month at Horror Delve. Each article will look at novels and short stories in the heroic fantasy genre and maybe a few surprises along the way.

The Shadow’s Still Laughing

When I was a young, elementary school kid, I remember seeing my older sister constantly burying her nose in a book. One of those book covers started my own love of reading. ALFRED HITCHCOCK AND THE THREE INVESTIGATOR’S IN THE MYSTERY OF THE LAUGHING SHADOW. That cover spurred my imagination and made me excited to […]

GHOST GLEAMS: TALES OF THE UNCANNY BY WILLIAM J. WINTLE (1921) REVIEW

GHOST GLEAMS: TALES OF THE UNCANNY is a collection of short stories by William J. Wintle which was published by Heath Cranton in 1921. Born in 1861, Wintle distinguished himself as a versatile writer before becoming an Oblate for the Abbey of Caldey Island near Whales. It was there that he wrote these tales, specifically […]

Mac of BIOnighT Interview

Mac is an ultra-talented man. Primarily known for the tremendous music he composes and produces as Mac of BIOnighT, he’s also an evocative photographer, a lover of science fiction, horror and pulp literature, not-to-mention being an incredibly nice guy. Emanating from Italy, his huge library of music has spread throughout the world and is rapidly […]