UNEARTHED TREASURES 9: THE STRAND BOOKSTORE, NEW YORK

On a recent trip to New York, I got the chance to visit the famous Strand Bookstore. Located in East Villiage near Union Square, this iconic place has three stories of new, used and rare books of all varieties, which seems to validate their boast of stocking 18 miles of books. It’s been in existence […]

UNEARTHED TREASURES 8: FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, CINCINNATI

While on vacation in Cincinnati with my lovely wife, I visited a large, used book warehouse called The Friends of the Library where I found several interesting books to bring back home. ECHOES OF TERROR by Mike Jarvis and John Spencer (Chartwell Books, 1980) – This oversized, hardback anthology collects eleven classic horror stories by […]

UNEARTHED TREASURES 7: HALF PRICE BOOKS FINDS

On my most recent Half Price Bookstore excursion, I managed to come away with some really nice finds. I’m perpetually on the lookout for short story anthologies and collections to mine for content here at Horror Delve and each of these look well-suited for the task. 1. BY BIZARRE HANDS (1991) by Joe R. […]

GENCON 2016 REPORT

My wife and I had a great time attending GENCON 2016 this year. We spent four fun-filled days trying out new board games, perusing the massive exhibit hall and watching people show off the costumes they made. I also read a brief snippet from a recent super hero short story I wrote before a group […]

UNEARTHED TREASURES 6: RECENT FINDS

I found some nice anthologies during recent trips to Half Price Books and Goodwill. Here’s a quick look at my haul. NIGHT SCREAMS: 22 STORIES OF TERROR EDITED BY ED GORMAN & MARTIN H. GREENBERG (1996) – Boasting stories by horror icons such as Clive Barker, Al Sarrantonio, William F. Nolan, F. Paul Wilson, and […]

UNEARTHED TREASURES 5: HALF-PRICE BOOK FINDS

My last trip to Half-Price Books produced this decent haul: 1. HELLBLAZER: ORIGINAL SINS Graphic Novel: I enjoyed the short-lived TV series, so I wanted to give the comic a try. 2. HELL BOARD by Dana Reed: I bought this one based on the cool cover art. I’ve never read anything by Dana Reed before, […]

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. […]

UNEARTHED TREASURES III: MORE GOODWILL FINDS

I made another trip to scour my local Goodwill’s book section today and am happy to say I had success once again. FOUNDATIONS OF FEAR: AN EXPLORATION OF HORROR ANTHOLOGY Edited by David G. Hartwell – I really don’t need anymore anthologies or story collections. I have a bookshelf full of them, but it appears […]

Unearthed Treasures: Goodwill Finds II

I always love finding horror books that I might enjoy at Goodwill. It always feels like discovering a hidden treasure. I picked up these three on a recent trip. NIGHT THUNDER by Ruby Jean Jensen DYING INSIDE by Robert Silverberg (never heard of him before but the description on the back sounded interesting). STINGER by […]

UNEARTHED TREASURES: GOODWILL FINDS

A quick stop in at our local Goodwill paid off tonight with a couple of late 1960’s horror anthologies. 1. THE OCCULT WORLD OF JOHN PENDRAGON Edited by Brad Steiger (1968 Ace Star Book) contains “predictions, experiences, and tape-recorded dialogues by and about England’s most celebrated clairvoyant and prophet.” I don’t know about the accuracy […]