BLACK INFINITY #3 BODY SNATCHERS, ALIEN CONTROL AND REPLACEMENT

Issue #3 of Black Infinity Magazine is now available for purchase. The theme for this issue is Body Snatchers! Alien Control, Possession and/or Replacement. As always, it’s bursting at the seams with both new and classic weird/science fiction stories, columns, artwork, pictures and a vintage comic book tale. Every issue begins with an excellent article […]

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 […]

LISA TUTTLE HORROR STORIES

Lisa Tuttle is an award-winning science fiction, fantasy and horror writer. Born in America in 1952, she has since relocated to the United Kingdom where she’s lived since the early 80’s. She’s published several novels (including Windhaven in collaboration with George R. R. Martin), short story collections and reference books over the years. Recently I […]

TEN TALES BY RAY BRADBURY

Ray Bradbury was an iconic American science fiction, mystery and horror author having had many of his stories and novels adapted to radio, television and films. He even had his own tv program at one point called The Ray Bradbury Theater on HBO. It Came From Outer Space (1953), Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) […]

THE CHANGELING (1980) STAFF PICKS PODCAST

I recently had the honor of appearing on the Staff Picks podcast with the great Mario Lanza. On each episode of Staff Picks, Mario brings on a guest to discuss underappreciated films with someone who loves them. Previous episodes have featured movies such as A Knight’s Tale, The Tourist Trap, The Village, Unfriended and Clash […]

THE HYDE HOTEL ANTHOLOGY

The Hyde Hotel anthology, edited by James Everington and Dan Howarth, was published by Black Shuck Books in 2015. Each story is set inside the eerie environs of the Hyde Hotel where dark things have a habit of manifesting. While I enjoyed all these stories, my favorite were: “The View From the Basement” by Alison […]

YET ANOTHER BATCH OF RAMSEY CAMPBELL STORIES

The author Horror Delve has featured far more than any other is Ramsey Campbell. Be it novels, novellas, novelettes, or short stories, for me, he never disappoints. Today we’re going to look at thirteen more excellent short horror stories by him. These have appeared in a wide variety of collections and anthologies. You can find […]

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 […]

IAN WATSON HORROR TALES

Ian Watson is a British science fiction and horror writer who’s published a wide range of books and short stories over his long, successful career. I first discovered him upon reading his short story “Happy Hour” in one of my favorite anthologies, The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories. I found it to be a […]

The Booking By Ramsey Campbell

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 […]