MATT COWAN’S HORROR DELVE IN NIGHTMARE ABBEY MAGAZINE

I’m excited to announce that I (Matt Cowan) will be writing a regular column for a new horror publication called NIGHTMARE ABBEY, edited by Tom English and published by Dead Letter Press. My column will be titled MATT COWAN’S HORROR DELVE. I’ll be free to write about any horror-related subject which catches my fancy, but […]

TERROR TALES OF THE OCEAN REVIEW

I love horror stories which are set on or near the sea. I likewise love the Terror Tales series of anthologies which are edited by Paul Finch. So, it should come as no surprise I really loved Terror Tales of the Ocean published in 2015 by Gray Friar Press. This anthology contains thirteen tales of […]

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE SCARY GHOST FILM?

My favorite horror films have always been ones which feature ghosts as their primary focus. I’m curious which of these stand out to all of you out there, so I’m posting a poll. I’ll list several which I can think of but you can nominate others in the comments if you like (no comedies for […]

BRIAN LUMLEY WEIRD TALES

Brian Lumley is a British horror writer whose appreciation for the works of H. P. Lovecraft’s led him to craft his own take on the mythos. Early on, several of these stories were published in anthologies edited by Lovecraft’s friend and greatest proponent August Derelth. Lumley would go on to produce an expansive list of […]

BLOODY BRITAIN BY ANNA TABORSKA REVIEW

Last February I looked at ten short stories by Anna Taborska (https://horrordelve.com/2021/02/23/ten-terrifying-tales-of-anna-taborska/), some of them from her 2020 Bram Stoker Award nominated collection Bloody Britain. I enjoyed those stories so much I decided to read and review that book in its entirety. Reading through these stories, it’s easy to see why the collection was nominated […]

FIFTEEN TERRIFYING TALES BY THOMAS LIGOTTI

A few years back I reviewed the excellent Thomas Ligotti collection Grimscribe (https://horrordelve.com/2017/04/16/grimscribe-by-thomas-ligotti-review/) Since then I’ve read several more of his stories which we’ll take a look at here today. Ligotti is without a doubt one of the all-time greats. THE STORIES: 1. “The Frolic” (1982) – A prison psychologist abruptly tells his wife he […]

BLACK INFINITY: ROCKETSHIPS AND SPACESUITS

The new issue of Black Infinity Magazine, edited by the great Tom English (whose insightful Please Stand By columns are not-to-be-missed, by the way), is now available for purchase. The theme this time around is Rocketships and Spacesuits. This issue is filled-to-bursting with classic short fiction by the likes of Ray Bradbury, Robert Silverberg and […]

MY STORY “THE CAROLLERS” IS FEATURED IN A NEW ANTHOLOGY

My short story “The Carollers” appears in the new holiday-themed anthology Christmas Under the Covers edited by Marc Damien Lawler. It’s my tenth story overall to see publication and the fourth of them to be set during the Christmas season. I’m particularly excited to get to share a table of contents with the great Jim […]

CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY READING LIST IX (2021)

An annual highlight of my year has arrived once again! I always love putting together these suggested reading lists for the Christmas season. I find there’s just something extra-special about a well-crafted tale of supernatural horror that’s set during the most festive time of year. The List (Listed By Publication Date Order): 1. “The Guard-Ship […]

ROBERT E. HOWARD HORROR/ADVENTURE TALES

A few years back here at Horror Delve I examined several of Robert E. Howard’s Conan stories ( https://horrordelve.com/2016/02/23/conan/ ), and while those comprise the works for which he’s best remembered these days, he wrote several fantastic tales in other genres as well. Today I want to take a look at several of his horror […]