HALLOWEEN READING LIST 2015

Welcome to Horror Delve’s third annual Halloween suggested reading list. As always, these stories don’t necessarily take place during Halloween, but I feel they help set the mood for the season. 1. “The Striding Place” by Gertrude Atherton (1895) – A man goes out searching for his best friend who’s gone missing. The search takes […]

THIS OCTOBER AT HORROR DELVE

This October will be very special here at Horror Delve. I’ll be posting my Third Annual Halloween Reading List shortly. Later in the month will bring a list of suggested movies designed to send a shiver up your spine. There will be a bit about my visit to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios, Orlando, […]

APARTMENT 16 BY ADAM NEVILL

After several recommendations, I decided to give British author Adam Nevill a try. I settled on APARTMENT 16 because I couldn’t resist the lure of an evil force inhabiting a vacant apartment inside an aging London complex. The story centers around Apryl, a young woman from America who’s traveled to London to handle the affairs […]

DOCTOR STRANGE: THE OATH

I recently picked up the trade paperback, DOCTOR STRANGE: THE OATH, which collects all five issues of the highly regarded mini-series, plus a fun little teaser story. Written by Matthew Vaughan with art by Marcos Martin, it begins with Doctor Strange reeling after being shot in the chest by a mercenary calling himself Brigand. Upon […]

OLIVER ONIONS

Oliver Onions was a British artist turned writer who was born on November 13th, 1873. He got his start doing artwork for posters, books and magazines. He’d later use these skills to do cover art for some of his own works after becoming a writer. His collection of ghost stories, WIDDERSHINS (1911), contained some of his […]

The Strain

I just wanted to drop a quick addendum to a previous post where I listed my top 16 supernatural-themed tv shows https://horrordelve.com/2014/09/06/matt-cowans-top-sixteen-supernatural-themed-tv-series/. I included FX’s The Strain on that list even though it was relatively new at the time. Now well into it’s second season, I feel even stronger that it earned its spot. I’m […]

DUNGEON CRAWLERS 1ST LEVEL BY EDWARD J RUSSELL

At GenCon last year I picked up a book called DUNGEON CRAWLERS 1ST LEVEL by Edward J. Russell. Written in the classic Choose Your Own Adventure-style, you are given choices throughout as to what you want to do. Dubbing his version a Pick Your Path book, I found it a fun homage to the classics, […]

D.K. BROSTER

Although she’s been largely forgotten these days, D. K. Broster was a phenomenal writer of short horror stories. “Couching at the Door” has been reprinted many times, but I don’t feel it’s her best. Why “Clairvoyance”, “The Window” or “From the Abyss” hasn’t been reprinted multiple times over the years is a mystery to me. […]

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, […]

Frank Belknap Long

Frank Belknap Long was an American science fiction and horror writer born in 1901. He won several prestigious awards during his long, prolific career, including The World Fantasy Award For Lifetime Achievement (1978) and The Bram Stoker Award For Lifetime Achievement (1987). Along the way he became friends with several legendary writers, such as H.P. […]