“The Carolers” – A Christmas Horror Story By Matt Cowan

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 […]

SPARROWHAWK: A VICTORIAN GHOST STORY BY PAUL FINCH REVIEW

Sparrowhawk (2010) is a novella by Paul Finch set during the Christmas season of 1843 England. It follows John Sparrowhawk, a veteran who served with the British Empire during the Afghan War. Despite his military heroics, Sparrowhawk’s life spiraled into turmoil afterwards. His wife died while he was away, and his subsequent gambling landed him […]

FREE READING OF “CHRISTMAS WINE” SHORT STORY

This past week I was honored to have legendary podcaster and literary historian Jim Moon perform a reading of my short story “Christmas Wine” on his Great Library of Dreams podcast. I’ve long been a fan Jim’s podcasts, so it was extra-cool to hear him read a story of mine. As for the story itself, […]

CHRISTMAS READING LIST VIII (2020)

Night has fallen. The tree is trimmed and glimmering its vibrant lights. You’ve warmed yourself a healthy dose of mulled wine as you sit before the warmth of the crackling fireplace. The scene is set. Now, it’s time for the telling of some eerie, festive ghost stories once again. (Listed in publication order) The Stories: […]

CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY READING LIST VII (2019)

This is always one of my favorite posts to put together each year, so here for the seventh time is this year’s Christmas Horror Suggested Reading List. Each of these stories takes place during the festive Christmas season. After the list, I’ve included links to each previous year’s lists. Merry Christmas! The Stories: 1. “Markheim” […]

CHRISTMAS HORROR READING LIST VI (2018)

Merry Christmas horror fans! Welcome to Horror Delve’s Sixth Annual Christmas Horror Story Reading List. Each of the stories listed below are eerie, mostly supernatural stories set during the Christmas holiday season. Here are the links to the previous Christmas Horror Story Reading Lists : https://horrordelve.com/2017/12/11/christmas-horror-story-reading-list-v-20170/ https://horrordelve.com/2016/12/04/christmas-horror-stories-reading-list-4-2016/ https://horrordelve.com/2015/12/07/christmas-horror-reading-list-2015/ https://horrordelve.com/2014/12/05/christmas-horror-story-reading-list-2014/ https://horrordelve.com/2013/12/22/christmas-horror-stories-list-2013/ https://horrordelve.com/2013/11/28/christmas-ghost-stories-reviving-a-dead-tradition/ THE STORIES: “The Ghost’s […]

THIRTEEN QUESTIONS WITH JIM MOON

I’m a big fan of podcasts. I spend a lot of time listening to them. One of my absolute favorites is the Hypnogoria family of shows. Jim Moon is its producer, editor and host extraordinare. The best way I can describe it is to say that listening to Hypnogoria is like taking a college course […]

CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY READING LIST V (2017)

Christmas time has returned again and with it, a new list of suggested holiday-themed horror stories have been assembled. This marks the fifth annual batch of such recommendations, so if you want more, just click on the links provided at the bottom of this post. I hope you all have a very merry Christmas! 1. […]