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 […]

HUGH B. CAVE

Born in England in 1910, Hugh B. Cave also lived in Boston and Haiti during his life. He published over forty books and more than 1,000 stories before his death in 2004. He wrote in a wide variety of genres but is primarily remembered for his adventure, crime, and horror stories. Here’s a look at […]

13 QUESTIONS WITH RAMSEY CAMPBELL

I first discovered Ramsey Campbell in 1989 when I selected his novel ANCIENT IMAGES from the horror section of our local Borders Book Shop. I was instantly hooked, and it set me off in search of more. MIDNIGHT SUN, INCARNATE, NAZARETH HILL, THE DARKEST PART OF THE WOODS, and THE GRIN OF THE DARK were […]

HALLOWEEN READING LIST 2015

Welcome to Horror Delve’s third annual Halloween suggested reading list. As always, these stories don’t necessarily take place during Halloween, but I feel they help set the mood for the season. 1. “The Striding Place” by Gertrude Atherton (1895) – A man goes out searching for his best friend who’s gone missing. The search takes […]

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 […]

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. […]

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. […]

“The Derelict” by William Hope Hodgson On Tales To Terrify Podcast

One of the podcasts I listen to every week is Tales To Terrify. It’s free to download, and gets you at least one great horror audio story per episode. I’ve been a fan since the beginning and was honored to have a story of my own, “The Collective of Blaque Reach”, read on episode #90. […]

13 MORE GREAT SHORT STORIES BY RAMSEY CAMPBELL

I’ve already written several previous articles examining the works my favorite writer Ramsey Campbell, but since few things in life bring me so much joy, I think it’s time to look at some more. The header artwork above appears in the collection TOLD BY THE DEAD (for the “Dead Letters” story) and is credited to […]

UNEARTHED TREASURES 4: HALF PRICE BOOKS FINDS

Hit Half Price Books today to take advantage of their 20% off everything sale. I’m pretty happy with what I found. HORROR BOOKS: OLD FEARS BY JOHN WOOLEY and RON WOLFE (1982) – Terrible cover art, but the description on the back about childhood fears of things under your bed coming to life sounds fantastic. […]