Horror author Matt Cowan examines the genre past and present
Alexander W. Drake was born in New Jersey in 1843. He was a successful wood engraver, art collector and director of the art department for Scribner’s and Century Magazine. Here we’ll be focusing on the three weird tales he wrote. These were collected by friends to memorialize him following his death in 1916. The collection […]
Read More ALEXANDER W. DRAKEThis anthology contains my short story, “Christmas Wine”. It deals with the legend that claims water stored in stone jugs is transformed into wine between the hours of eleven and midnight on Christmas Eve. Being a story of mine, however, things go horribly wrong. http://www.amazon.com/Little-Town-Deathlehem-Anthology-Holiday/dp/0989026949/ref=la_B008BBVZV8_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1388681822&sr=1-8
Read More O LITTLE TOWN OF DEATHLEHEM NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK!My short story “Christmas Wine” is now available in O LITTLE TOWN OF DEATHLEHEM, an anthology of Christmas-themed horror stories. I’m proud to add to the old tradition of telling scary stories at Christmas time. http://www.amazon.com/Little-Town-Deathlehem-Catherine-Grant-ebook/dp/B00HHI05PS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1387856452&sr=8-3&keywords=matt+cowan
Read More “Christmas Wine” by Matt Cowan is now available!The past six years when I was writing for Vintage Horror, I would make a list of Christmas-themed horror stories to review during the holidays. With Vintage Horror gone, I intend to continue that tradition here. If you’re looking for more, I reposted a former VH one here near the end of November. http://mattcowanhorror.com/2013/11/28/christmas-ghost-stories-reviving-a-dead-tradition/ If […]
Read More CHRISTMAS HORROR STORIES LIST 2013My short story “Numen” has been selected as one o two from the anthology CELLAR DOOR VOLUME II WORDS OF BEAUTY, TALES OF TERROR to win The Editor’s Choice Award. It’s now available on Amazon in both Paperback and Kindle formats.
Read More “NUMEN” WINS EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARDLOST PLACES is a collection of short stories by Simon Kurt Unsworth published by Ash-Tree Press. Each of the 18 stories it contains are well worth a read. His characters are interesting, his plots imaginative, and he possesses a knack for creating stories that hook you from the start. Whenever planning our family vacations, I’m […]
Read More LOST PLACES by Simon Kurt UnsworthHouse of Fear is an anthology of 19 haunted houses stories (although some aren’t really houses, i.e. a derelict RV and a greenhouse.) I’ve always loved haunted house stories, so this was an easy buy for me. Editor Jonathan Oliver did an excellent job assembling it. Most of the stories were very strong, with two […]
Read More HOUSE OF FEAR REVIEWI purchased the Wordsworth collection, IN GHOSTLY COMPANY by Amyas Northcote, because Amazon suggested it to me based on my previous purchases, mentioning him as similar to M.R. James. The Introduced of the book by David Stuart Davies gives some background on Northcote. Not an easy task, I’m sure, due to the obscurity of the […]
Read More IN GHOSTLY COMPANY BY AMYAS NORTHCOTEThe Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories by Peter Haining The Dark Descent edited by David G. Hartwell The Penguin Book of Horror Stories edited by J.A. Cuddon Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural edited by Marvin Kaye The Mammoth Book of Modern Ghost Stories edited by Peter Haining 100 Wild Little Weird Tales edited […]
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