DENNIS ETCHISON ARTICLE

Writer and editor Dennis Etchison passed away on May 28th this year following a long, storied career writing and editing in the horror genre. I first discovered him as the editor of the Masters of Darkness anthologies. Tonight, we’re going to look at several of his own short stories. My favorite of these would be […]

THE EERIE TALES OF REGGIE OLIVER

Recently, I read a few stories by Reggie Oliver in the Terror Tales anthologies edited by Paul Finch. First, I came across “Holiday From Hell”. It had a unique premise and memorable characters. It ended up being one of my favorite stories in the book. Next up was “Striding Edge”. I loved it! It struck […]

THE MARTLEDGE VARIATIONS BY SIMON KURT UNSWORTH REVIEW

The Martledge Variations is a micro-collection of stories written by Simon Kurt Unsworth which is published by Black Shuck Books. In it, we are returned to the world of Unsworth’s paranormal investigor Richard Nakata. I’m a fan of Simon’s horror tales and have featured a couple of his collections here before in Lost Places: https://horrordelve.com/2013/12/14/lost-places-by-simon-kurt-unsworth/ […]

BLACK INFINITY ISSUE #4 STRANGE DIMENSIONS

BLACK INFINITY magazine returns yet again! This time the theme is Strange Dimensions. The book contains 13 stories dealing with parallel realities in one form or another. There’s also a reprint of a vintage Steve Ditko comicbook story, editor Tom English’s always delve into the issue’s theme, a Todd Treichel weird science article, as well […]

THE DEAD SHERIFF VOL. 2 CANNIBALS AND BLOODSUCKERS REVIEW

I read Mark Justice’s first Dead Sheriff (Zombie Damnation) novel for review back in 2014 with a bit of trepidation at first due to my not being a big fan of westerns. As it turned out, Mark’s imagination and gifted storytelling ability swiftly won me over. It was so chock-full of thrilling, comic book-style, weird […]

TERROR TALES OF THE LAKE DISTRICT ANTHOLOGY REVIEW

I reviewed the Terror Tales of the Seaside anthology edited by Paul Finch last year after reading it while on vacation. I’ve recently returned from another vacation, this time having read another in the Terror Tales series. This one takes us to England’s Lake District. As before, Paul has interspersed local legends and mysteries of […]

THE WAY OF THE WORM BY RAMSEY CAMPBELL REVIEW

The Way of the Worm is the final book in Ramsey Campbell’s Three Births of Daoloth trilogy. With this posting I’ve reviewed them all here at Horror Delve. Book one, The Searching Dead ( https://horrordelve.com/2016/12/24/the-searching-dead-by-ramsey-campbell-review/ ) takes place in 1950’s England where we are introduced to a young Dominic Sheldrake and his two best friends, […]

THE RESULTS OF THE FANTASY CREATURES POLL

The Fantasy Creatures Poll is now closed, and winning it all is… THE LIVING STATUE!!! As a result, I’ll attempt to write a fantasy tale featuring a living statue as the major antagonist. Additionally, since Skeleton Warriors came in just on the Living Statue’s heels, I’m planning to include them as well. An idea is […]

TEN TALES OF HIGH SEAS HORROR

As I’m going to be taking a cruise this month, I thought it would be fun to examine some great horror tales set on the open sea. I’ve included classic masterpieces such as “The Upper Berth” and “The Derelict” as well as modern treats like “Hippocampus”. Incidentally, two of the stories listed below (“Second Night […]

“DRAGONS’ TEETH” BY DAVID DRAKE REVIEW

Note: Different versions of this story have been published. I’m reviewing the one which appeared in the Swords Against Darkness anthology edited by Andrew J. Offutt (1977). The novelette “Dragons’ Teeth” (1975) by David Drake follows an expert archer and Roman Legate named Vettius who’s tasked with defending his province against an army of […]