CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY SUGGESTED READING LIST XIII (2025)

We’ve now reached Horror Delve’s Thirteenth Annual Christmas Horror Story Suggested Reading List. Seeking out these festive terror tales every year has added so much to my love of the season. In regards to this year’s list, I’ve not previously read anything by F. Scott Fitzgerald before, so finding one that’s a Christmas ghost story […]

EIGHT GHOSTLY TALES BY FREDERICK COWLES

Born in Cambridge, England in 1900, Frederick Cowles served as head librarian in Lancashire. He also wrote travelogues, as well as books about folklore, children’s books, and 61 short ghost stories, many of which were published in three collections of his work: THE HORROR OF ABBOT’S GRANGE, THE NIGHT WIND HOWLS and FEAR WALKS THE […]

NIGHTMARE ABBEY ISSUE 9 IS NOW AVAILABLE

The latest issue of Nightmare Abbey Magazine edited by Tom English is now available for purchase! Featuring 11 brand new horror tales by world class authors, iconic production stills and dynamic artwork by Allen Koszowski throughout. There are also three special features – including my own column. It’s a feast for both the mind and […]

A REVIEW OF RAMSEY CAMPBELL’S AN ECHO OF CHILDREN

First off, Ramsey Campbell is my favorite author. Secondly, haunted house stories are my favorite sub-genre of horror. So, add together the fact that a potentially haunted house is a key element of Ramsey’s newest novel, An Echo of Children, and my excitement should be obvious. The haunting of this house isn’t of your usual […]

FIVE QUIET HORROR STORIES BY CHARLES L. GRANT

Born in 1964, Charles L. Grant was a prolific American author of speculative novels and short stories from Newark, New Jersey. He won a World Fantasy Award for his novella Nightmare Seasons and also won two Nebula Awards (1976 and 1978). He edited the award winning Shadows anthology series which ran for 11 volumes and […]

EIGHT MORE MAGNIFICENT HORROR STORIES BY GARY MCMAHON

Hailing from the UK, Gary McMahon is a modern horror writer who I count among my favorites. I previously looked at six of his stories in a post here a few years back. You can find more information about him there ( https://horrordelve.com/2017/06/04/gary-mcmahon/ ). THE STORIES (Published by order of publication): “Straw Babies” (2012) – […]

11 MORE EERIE STORIES BY STEVE RASNIC TEM

Five years ago I covered 16 great horror stories by Steve Rasnic Tem here at Horror Delve ( https://horrordelve.com/2020/04/27/sixteen-eerie-tales-by-steve-rasnic-tem/ ). Since then I’ve read several more, so today I want to look at another 11 of his tales. What follows includes all of his stories I’ve read since the last post which is a treat […]

CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY SUGGESTED READING LIST XII (2024)

Welcome to The Twelfth Annual Christmas Horror Story Suggested Reading List. Twelve years is a pretty long time and I’ve loved seeking out a new batch of spooky, festive tales to share with you each season. This year I’ve had to dive in extra-deep as, alongside this list, I also had to draw upon the […]

HALLOWEEN SUGGESTED READING LIST XII (2024)

Greetings from the ghoul-haunted halls of Horror Delve. The twelfth annual Halloween Suggested Reading List now looms before us. As with each year’s list, these stories don’t necessarily take place during Halloween but do evoke the feel of the season and are, of course, very spooky. I hope reading them helps increase your enjoyment of […]

NIGHTMARE ABBEY ISSUE #6 IS NOW AVAILABLE

The sixth issue of Nightmare Abbey (edited by Tom English of Dead Letter Press) is now available for purchase. I’ve posted about enough of these issues at this point you all know the drill. It’s filled to bursting with terrifying horror stories and columns by top notch writers of the macabre (See the Table of […]