HORROR DELVE AND “DEAD HANDS CLAPPING” IN ISSUE 2 OF NIGHTMARE ABBEY

BIG NEWS! Issue #2 of Nightmare Abbey Magazine from Dead Letter Press is now available for purchase. My Horror Delve column makes a return appearance in its pages, this time finding me taking a look at dreams and nightmares in short horror fiction. Alongside my column, I also have a new short story published in […]

MATT COWAN’S HORROR DELVE IN NIGHTMARE ABBEY MAGAZINE

I’m excited to announce that I (Matt Cowan) will be writing a regular column for a new horror publication called NIGHTMARE ABBEY, edited by Tom English and published by Dead Letter Press. My column will be titled MATT COWAN’S HORROR DELVE. I’ll be free to write about any horror-related subject which catches my fancy, but […]

BLACK INFINITY: ROCKETSHIPS AND SPACESUITS

The new issue of Black Infinity Magazine, edited by the great Tom English (whose insightful Please Stand By columns are not-to-be-missed, by the way), is now available for purchase. The theme this time around is Rocketships and Spacesuits. This issue is filled-to-bursting with classic short fiction by the likes of Ray Bradbury, Robert Silverberg and […]

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 […]

BLACK INFINITY 7: RENEGADE ROBOTS

The new issue of Black Infinity (#7) is available for purchase! This one is focused on Renegade Robots, which means a hefty dose of fantastic short stories, artwork, articles, and even a vintage comic reprint – all about incredible automations. Here’s a sneak peek at the marvels held within this issue. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Infinity-Rocket-Science-Books/dp/1732434484/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 Barnes and […]

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, […]

BLACK INFINITY #6: INSIDIOUS INSECTS

Black Infinity issue #6 is now out and available for purchase under $10. This one is especially exciting for me because I make two appearances in it. There’s a new installment of my retro-movie review column Matt Cowan’s Threat Watch – this one focusing on films involving insects or spiders or other such scuttling things, […]

BLACK INFINITY ISSUE #4 STRANGE DIMENSIONS

BLACK INFINITY magazine returns yet again! This time the theme is Strange Dimensions. The book contains 13 stories dealing with parallel realities in one form or another. There’s also a reprint of a vintage Steve Ditko comicbook story, editor Tom English’s always delve into the issue’s theme, a Todd Treichel weird science article, as well […]

“NUMEN” A SHORT HORROR STORY BY MATT COWAN

“NUMEN” Originally published in Cellar Doors Volume II: Words of BeautyTales of Terror, where it won an Editor’s Choice Award By Matt Cowan “By the way, John, the bathroom speaks at night,” Amanda said, opening a box marked KITCHEN. John glanced over from hanging a picture in the adjacent room. “How unique, surprised they didn’t […]

BLACK INFINITY #3 BODY SNATCHERS, ALIEN CONTROL AND REPLACEMENT

Issue #3 of Black Infinity Magazine is now available for purchase. The theme for this issue is Body Snatchers! Alien Control, Possession and/or Replacement. As always, it’s bursting at the seams with both new and classic weird/science fiction stories, columns, artwork, pictures and a vintage comic book tale. Every issue begins with an excellent article […]