NEW ARTICLE COMING SOON!

Due to other writing commitments, I fell a bit behind on completing February’s Horror Delve article. Fear not! A new offering is close at hand and lurking just around the corner.

SEVEN TERRIFYING TALES BY ORRIN GREY

Orrin Grey is a prolific American writer of short horror fiction. Several of his stories have been assembled in his collections Never Bet the Devil and Other Warnings, Painted Monsters & Other Strange Beasts, Guignol & Other Sardonic Tales and How To See Ghosts and Other Figments. I really enjoy his stories, especially since they […]

CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY SUGGESTED READING LIST XI (2023)

Christmas is a time for ghosts, and not just those four (including Marley) who paid Ebenezer Scrooge a visit either. Countless other revenants choose the onset of winter’s frigid chill as their moment to exert uncanny influences upon the living. Examples of such unquiet souls are evidenced in many of these festive chillers below. THE […]

NIGHTMARE ABBEY ISSUE #4 IS NOW AVAILABLE!

I’m excited to announce issue #4 of Nightmare Abbey Magazine is now available, which likewise means the return of my Horror Delve column.This time I had the honor of interviewing screenwriter and bestselling author Paul Finch. In the interview Paul talks in-depth about his influences, his illustrious career, offers some great writing advice and much […]

HALLOWEEN SUGGESTED READING LIST XI (2023)

Welcome back, my fellow horror fans! October is upon us yet again and that means it’s time for another installment of Horror Delve’s Halloween Suggested Reading List. The vast majority of this year’s tales involve Halloween in their narratives and the few which don’t, definitely still evoke the proper feel of the season. So, give […]

NINE DONALD WANDREI HORROR STORIES

Born in 1908, Donald Wandrei was an American writer, poet and editor. He went on to appear regularly in influential publications such as Weird Tales, Astounding Stories, Esquire and many more. He specialized in the science fiction, horror and fantasy genres. In 1939, he and August Derleth co-founded the small press publication Arkham House to […]

10 TERRIFYING STEVE DUFFY STORIES

Steve Duffy is a modern master of the horror story. Hailing from the U.K., he’s fast become a favorite of mine. He’s produced several story collections and appears regularly in various Year’s Best anthologies. His short story “Rag-and-Bone Men” (see below) won The International Horror Guild award in 2000. He also won the Shirley Jackson […]

NIGHTMARE ABBEY #3 NOW AVAILABLE

Issue #3 of Nightmare Abbey Magazine is now available from Dead Letter Press. Edited by Tom English, it includes short stories by Steve Duffy, David Surface, John Llewellyn Probert, Helen Grant, Gary Fry, Ray Cluley, Ian Rogers, James Dorr, Gregory L. Norris, Darrell Schweitzer plus a few older classics by the likes of Perceval Landon, […]

SEVEN MORE EERIE A. M. BURRAGE STORIES

A few years back I covered six excellent, spooky short stories by A. M. Burrage here at Horrordelve. That post has long remained one of the site’s most popular posts ( https://horrordelve.com/2015/04/19/a-m-burrage-article/ ), so I decided it was high time to seek out some more. Having done so, my initial impression of him has been […]

FIVE MORE WEIRD HORROR STORIES BY CLARK ASHTON SMITH

I’ve covered Clark Ashton Smith and his works a couple times here previously, but he has a lot more stories to be examined and each of these are very strong. So, with that in mind, let’s dive back in! THE STORIES: 1. “The Willow Landscape” (1931) – An art-lover is forced to sell off his […]