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 […]

DEAD EARTH: THE GREEN DAWN BY MARK JUSTICE AND DAVID T. WILBANKS REVIEW

I’ve never been a big fan of zombie stories which may explain why I waited so long to pick up this novella by Mark Justice and David T. Wilbanks. I’ve read enough other pieces from both men individually to know how talented they are, but still I waited because of my bias against zombie stories. […]

QUIET HOUSES BY SIMON KURT UNSWORTH

So many stories from Simon Kurt Unsworth’s first collection LOST PLACES (2010) (https://horrordelve.com/2013/12/14/lost-places-by-simon-kurt-unsworth/) stuck with me; it made my decision to buy his new book, QUIET HOUSES, an easy one. QUIET HOUSES (2011) follows paranormal investigator Richard Nakata as he investigates a series of haunted locations after taking out an ad asking for people who’ve […]

PANDORA BY JOANNA PARYPINSKI

I first became aware of Joanna Parypinski when we shared space in the anthology INDIANA SCIENCE FICTION 2011. I was impressed by her work, so when I heard her first novel was coming out I picked up a copy. I’m glad I did. PANDORA (2012) is a great read. Joanna has populated her fictional town […]

THE DEAD SHERIFF BY MARK JUSTICE REVIEW

First off, I have to admit I’m not a big fan of westerns. Once in a while I’ll watch a movie but never a novel or short story in the genre. I have a massive amount of respect for Mark Justice, the author of THE DEAD SHERIFF. I first heard of him through his groundbreaking […]

The Bailey Khane Trilogy by Raven Bower

I first discovered Raven Bower with her novel APPARITIONS and became an instant fan. Since then I’ve read all three books in the series and devour each. The action and horror scenes are enthralling and the characters feel like real people. I previously covered her (along with her husband Lain) amazing fantasy novel WEEPING DARK: […]

RAMSEY CAMPBELL NOVELS

Today is Ramsey Campbell’s birthday. He’s my favorite writer and reading his work inspired me to write my own horror tales. Born in 1946 in Liverpool, England, he now resides in Merseyside and is one of the most accomplished writers of weird/horror fiction alive. He published his first short story in 1962 at age 17. […]

Review of HUNGRY MOON by Ramsey Campbell

If you were to peruse my bookshelf you’d find the name Ramsey Campbell outnumbers any other by wide margin. His short story collection ALONE WITH THE HORRORS is an absolute masterpiece. I consider him a can’t miss writer. Somehow his 1986 novel THE HUNGRY MOON remained unread on shelf until this past month. I’ve seen […]