Horror author Matt Cowan examines the genre past and present
The Booking is a novella by Ramsey Campbell published in 2016 by Dark Regions Press as the third book of their Black Labrinth imprint. The story follows Kiefer, a young man who accepts a position at a bookstore called BOOKS ARE LIFE which is located in a remote section of the city. His desperate need […]
Read More The Booking By Ramsey CampbellTerror Tales of the Seaside is an anthology edited by Paul Finch, published by Gray Friar Press in 2013, that combines both fiction stories as well as classic myths and legends of the British seasides. I read this book while vacationing on a beach (sadly not in England, however) which set the perfect atmosphere for […]
Read More TERROR TALES OF THE SEASIDE REVIEWBorn in England in 1872, Elliott O’Donnell lived quite the extraordinary life, possessing probably the most interesting bio of anyone featured here at Horror Delve. Among other things, he served in the British army during WWI, sailed on SS Elbe, was a schoolmaster, actor, a police officer in America during the Chicago Railway Strike of […]
Read More ELLIOTT O’DONNELLIt’s time once again for another incarnation of the Horror Delve Ultimate Fantasy List. Previously, we’ve presented the Ultimate Fantasy Weapons (https://horrordelve.com/2016/02/14/the-ultimate-fantasy-weapons-list/) and Ultimate Fantasy Creatures lists (https://horrordelve.com/2017/02/11/ultimate-fantasy-creatures-list/). This year brings forth the Ultimate Fantasy Weird Places List. I asked each of our exceptional panel of writers to briefly tell us about one of their […]
Read More HORROR DELVE’S ULTIMATE FANTASY WEIRD PLACES LISTJust a quick note to let you all know that the second issue of Black Infinity from Tom English of Rocket Science Books is now available, and once again it features a new movie review column from me. It’s a longer segment this time, boasting nine films that fit with the issue’s theme of blobs, […]
Read More BLACK INFINTY 2: BLOBS, GLOBS, SLIME AND SPORES IS NOW AVAILABLEChristmas time has returned again and with it, a new list of suggested holiday-themed horror stories have been assembled. This marks the fifth annual batch of such recommendations, so if you want more, just click on the links provided at the bottom of this post. I hope you all have a very merry Christmas! 1. […]
Read More CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY READING LIST V (2017)With Halloween just days away, it’s time to close the voting for Horror Delve’s Scariest Obscure Supervillain Poll. My own choice would have been for Belarac Marcosa from the classic Werewolf By Night run. I was also a big fan of The Dweller-In-Darkness manipulating his Fear Lords agains Doctor Strange. Rom the Spaceknight’s encounter against […]
Read More THE SCARIEST OBSCURE MARVEL SUPER VILLAIN POLL RESULTSGary McMahon is a prolific, modern day horror writer hailing from the United Kingdom. His work has been featured in several Best Of horror anthologies and has been nominated for multiple prestigious awards. He always does a superb job of investing you in his characters as well as conveying the terrifying supernatural events they encounter. […]
Read More GARY MCMAHONA few years back, my wife and I took a short vacation to St. Louis. While there a few oddities drew my attention. While perusing the offerings of a second hand shop in the Delmar Loop, I began to feel watched. Looking about, I found no living soul behind me. Then my gaze settled on […]
Read More ABERRANT SHADOWS: ST. LOUIS CURIOSReading the odds of how some horror and science fiction novels have of being made into feature films or television series got me to thinking of some I’d like to see make the leap from page to screen. 1. NIGHT THIGS by Michael Talbot – Movie – This novel about a mansion in the Adirondack Mountains […]
Read More FOUR BOOKS I’D LOVE TO SEE ON SCREEN
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