JOHN LINWOOD GRANT TALKS ABOUT AIN’T NO WITCH: THE WANDERINGS OF MAMMA LUCY

John Linwood Grant has been featured several times here at Horror Delve over the past few years. I reviewed his Sherlock Holmes novella A Study In Grey back in 2016 ( https://horrordelve.com/2016/05/26/a-study-in-grey-by-john-linwood-grant-review/ ) and even interviewed him that same year as well ( https://horrordelve.com/2016/10/06/john-linwood-grant-interview/ ). In 2019 I reviewed the anthology Hells Empire: Tales of […]

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 […]

WHERE ALL IS NIGHT, AND STARLESS REVIEW

Where All is Night and Starless is the most recent collection of stories by John Linwood Grant. It’s broken down into three categories of stories: On Mythos (cosmic horror-style tales), On Mysteries (uncanny stories) and On Myths (fantasy oriented yarns). John is an extraordinary storyteller whose masterfully deft touch at crafting unique characters and conveying […]

HELL’S EMPIRE: TALES OF THE INCURSION REVIEW

Edited by John Linwood Grant, Hell’s Empire: Tales of the Incursion features stories detailing an incursion of forces from Hell into the British Empire during the Victorian era. John intersperses brief interludes between each story updating events of the war that are taking place near each upcoming story. This allows the book to function as a […]

HORROR DELVE’S ULTIMATE FANTASY WEIRD PLACES LIST

It’s time once again for another incarnation of the Horror Delve Ultimate Fantasy List. Previously, we’ve presented the Ultimate Fantasy Weapons (https://horrordelve.com/2016/02/14/the-ultimate-fantasy-weapons-list/) and Ultimate Fantasy Creatures lists (https://horrordelve.com/2017/02/11/ultimate-fantasy-creatures-list/). This year brings forth the Ultimate Fantasy Weird Places List. I asked each of our exceptional panel of writers to briefly tell us about one of their […]

ULTIMATE FANTASY CREATURES LIST

Last February a council of experts assembled here at Horror Delve to discuss their favorite fantasy weapons (https://horrordelve.com/2016/02/14/the-ultimate-fantasy-weapons-list/). This year another group has gathered to tell us of their favorite beasts to use such weapons against. I’ve always loved paging through Monster Manuals filled with bizarre beasts terrifying enough to send even the most stalwart of […]

JOHN LINWOOD GRANT INTERVIEW

While the internet can be the source of troubles and strife from time-to-time, it also grants the amazing ability to unite with people from all across the globe who share similar interests and hobbies. One such person I was able to meet recently was John Linwood Grant. John’s an affable British author and editor of […]

A STUDY IN GREY BY JOHN LINWOOD GRANT REVIEW

THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION: A STUDY IN GREY is a novella by John Linwood Grant that follows Captain Redvers Blake, a British officer assigned to a section of Military Intelligence that is referred to as The Special Branch. The Special Branch deals with cases that are odd or have a supernatural bent to them, sort […]

THE ULTIMATE FANTASY WEAPONS LIST

Weapons have long played a key in role in the fantasy genre, most commonly taking the form of swords, but everything from daggers to bows to magic rings and more have made their mark along the way. Many of these iconic tools of combat have been granted names, including those possessing no magical properties whatsoever […]