Horror author Matt Cowan examines the genre past and present
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, […]
Read More FAR AWAY AND NEVER BY RAMSEY CAMPBELL REVIEWLast year to honor my favorite writer’s birthday I took a look at several of his novels. This year we’re going to check out a few of his novellas and a novelette. Campbell is a master at creating the feeling of increasing unease and dread that mounts with each turned page. 1. “Needing Ghosts” (1990) […]
Read More Ramsey Campbell Novellas and NovelettesIt’s time for the 2nd Annual Christmas Horror Story list! I think we have a pretty strong batch here, spanning from 1890 to 1977. I think I’ve found a particularly strong batch of eerie Christmas stories for you this year, but if you’re looking for more, I posted two separate lists last year, which you […]
Read More Christmas Horror Story Reading List 2014I sent the great David T. Wilbanks my list of top twenty favorite horror books, which he has kindly posted on his website. Check it out by following the link below: http://davoortwilbo.blogspot.com/
Read More Matt Cowan’s Top Twenty Horror Books ListHope everyone’s enjoying October’s monthlong trek toward Halloween. The leaves have started changing color, lurid specters have escaped their basement storage box dungeons to mingle among the living again, and Horror Delve’s Second Annual Halloween Reading List has emerged from the darkness. The stories on this list aren’t necessarily set during Halloween, but they are […]
Read More HORROR DELVE’S SECOND ANNUAL HALLOWEEN READING LISTI’ve made no secret of my love for Ramsey Campbell’s work. His are the first stories I read in any anthology in which he’s featured, and I’ve consumed more of his novels than any other writer. His collection of stories, ALONE WITH THE HORRORS, would be my “trapped on a deserted island” book choice for […]
Read More HOLES FOR FACES BY Ramsey CampbellToday 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. […]
Read More RAMSEY CAMPBELL NOVELSIf 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 […]
Read More Review of HUNGRY MOON by Ramsey CampbellLooking for some atmospheric horror stories to enjoy this Halloween? Here’s a few I think fit the bill. Several of these can be found for free online. 1. “Feet Foremost” by L.P. Hartley (1948) – A group assembles at newly-renovated Low Threshold Hall for a housewarming. There they encounter the malicious ghost of an ill-treated […]
Read More TEN SCARY SHORT STORIES FOR HALLOWEENMy favorite writer of all time is Ramsey Campbell. He’s won multiple awards in his career, including: World Fantasy Awards, British Fantasy Awards, Bram Stoker Awards, International Horror Guild Awards, as well as The Horror Writers’ Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the Living Legend Award of International Horror Guild 2007. Most of the stories on […]
Read More MY TOP TEN FAVORITE RAMSEY CAMPBELL SHORT STORIES
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