CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY READING LIST X

Just as Horror Delve’s Annual Halloween Suggested Reading List hit its tenth iteration this past October, it’s now time for the Christmas Reading List to follow suit. Putting this annual list together never fails to get me in the mood for the festive season. This year’s selection of stories skews more toward the recent than […]

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 […]

TWELVE MORE SPOOKY TALES BY REGGIE OLIVER

In a rather short amount of time, Reggie Oliver has become one of my all-time favorite horror writers. I previously covered the first eight stories of his which I’d ever read a while back ( https://horrordelve.com/2019/05/19/the-eerie-tales-of-reggie-oliver/ ) and want to continue that on by looking at twelve more I’ve read since that time. My friend […]

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: […]

13 QUESTIONS WITH EDITOR MICHAEL EVANS

Grinning Skull Press has published over fifty original horror novels, novellas and anthologies since its inception, including their annual Deathlehem series of Christmas horror anthologies. I’ve personally been lucky enough to have stories of my own make appearances in three of them. My experiences working with both Michael and his co-editor Harrison Graves have always […]

FREE CHRISTMAS HORROR DELIGHTS

As with last year, here are some places you can go to enjoy some free Christmas horror tales and discussions about them. FROM HYPNOGORIA: There is a huge amount of superb Christmas chills covered by Jim Moon over at his Hypnogoria website and page. I suggest going there to check out everything he has to […]

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 […]

THINGS TO COME

I primarily asked for books this past birthday and Christmas, and I received quite a few of the ones I requested. Today I thought I’d share some of them with you as many of them will likely be featured here at Horror Delve in the future. Some may not receive full reviews but will have […]