MY TEN SHORT HORROR FICTION QUIZ ANSWERS

My friend, Jay Rothermel, recently presented this series of questions online and since I’m running way behind on stuff this month, I thought I’d post my answers here for this month’s Horror Delve entry. Short horror fiction I think underrated: “Clairvoyance” by D. K. Broster (1932) – I challenge anyone to read it. It starts […]

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 […]

BLOODY BRITAIN BY ANNA TABORSKA REVIEW

Last February I looked at ten short stories by Anna Taborska (https://horrordelve.com/2021/02/23/ten-terrifying-tales-of-anna-taborska/), some of them from her 2020 Bram Stoker Award nominated collection Bloody Britain. I enjoyed those stories so much I decided to read and review that book in its entirety. Reading through these stories, it’s easy to see why the collection was nominated […]

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 […]

MY TOP TEN FAVORITE HORROR STORY WRITERS OF ALL-TIME

Over the years I’ve read a lot of short horror fiction by many authors, both modern and classic. Recently that got me to thinking about which ones I would consider my favorites overall. To that end, I put together the following top ten list. I initially considered making it a top twenty list but it […]

TERROR TALES OF WALES REVIEW

Continuing my recent trend of reading my way through various volumes of the Terror Tales series of anthologies edited by Paul Finch, I now bring forth yet another review, this time in the form of Terror Tales of Wales (2014). There were two predominant themes I noticed in this one. Several of the stories centered […]

THE 2020 HORROR DELVE HAUNT AWARDS

It’s time to award recipients of The 2020 Horror Delve Haunt Awards to my favorite works of literature reviewed during the year. I won’t go into much detail about the winners but will link to the article where they were covered if you want to read more. Favorite Novel Reviewed This Year: * The Wise […]

Terror Tales of Cornwall Review

I’ve often before mentioned my love for the Terror Tale series of horror anthologies edited by Paul Finch. I’ve already posted reviews of three other volumes here – each focusing on a different part of the U.K. – Terror Tales of the Seaside ( https://horrordelve.com/2018/05/07/terror-tales-of-the-seaside-review/ ), Terror Tales of the Lake District ( https://horrordelve.com/2019/04/08/terror-tales-of-the-lake-district-anthology-review/ ), […]

TERROR TALES OF THE COTSWOLDS ANTHOLOGY REVIEW

TERROR TALES OF THE COTSWOLDS ANTHOLOGY REVIEW Recently, I’ve become hooked on the Terror Tales of… series of anthologies edited by Paul Finch. I previously posted reviews of both Terror Tales of the Seaside ( https://horrordelve.com/2018/05/07/terror-tales-of-the-seaside-review/ ) and Terror Tales of the Lake District ( https://horrordelve.com/2019/04/08/terror-tales-of-the-lake-district-anthology-review/ ). With the trip I’d scheduled to visit England […]

THE 2019 HORROR DELVE HAUNT AWARDS

I wanted to highlight a few of the favorite things I came across while working on articles for Horror Delve this past year. The original publishing dates for these works are not a factor. Basically, if it was featured on the site during 2019, it’s eligible. I’m calling them The Horror Delve Haunt Awards. There’s […]