Horror author Matt Cowan examines the genre past and present
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 […]
Read More THE 2020 HORROR DELVE HAUNT AWARDSThis 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, […]
Read More FREE READING OF “CHRISTMAS WINE” SHORT STORYNight 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: […]
Read More CHRISTMAS READING LIST VIII (2020)A few years back I took a look at six short horror stories by legendary French author Guy de Maupassant (1850 – 1892). That post is available by clicking this link: https://horrordelve.com/2014/06/05/guy-de-maupassant/ . Since it’s been awhile, I decided it was high time to return to more works by him. The Stories: 1. “The Hand” […]
Read More MORE GUY DE MAUPASSANT MACABRE TALESHailing from the U.K., Marc Damian Lawler is a writer, an editor, an R. Chetwynd Hayes enthusiast and more. I first discovered him when Jim Moon cited an anthology Marc edited titled Before You Blow Out The Candle on his Hypnogoria podcast ( https://hypnogoria.libsyn.com/hypnogoria-136-before-you-out-the-candle ). Having enjoyed a story from it that Jim read during […]
Read More 13 QUESTIONS WITH MARC DAMIAN LAWLERThe Halloween tradition continues! What follows is Horror Delve’s Eighth Annual Suggested Reading List for Halloween. Not all of these stories (listed by their publication date) take place on Halloween, but each evokes the proper feel for the season. Happy Reading and Happy Halloween! The List: 1. “Apparition” or “A Ghost” by Guy de Maupassant […]
Read More HALLOWEEN SUGGESTED READING LIST VIII (2020)I love reading anything by Ramsey Campbell – be it in long form or short – as a result his work gets covered here a lot. This being the case, I’ve run out of unique titles for the articles where I recount a bunch of his short stories, so from here on I’ll just be […]
Read More RAMSEY CAMPBELL SHORT STORIES LIST VIII’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/ ), […]
Read More Terror Tales of Cornwall ReviewBlack 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, […]
Read More BLACK INFINITY #6: INSIDIOUS INSECTSI recently read a post by fellow horror blogger Jay Rothermel ( https://jayrothermel.blogspot.com/search?q=Ralph+Adams+cram ) where he looked at a couple stories by Ralph Adams Cram, and it got me thinking about my own love of Cram’s stories. Several years back I posted about the stories Cram included in his collection Black Spirits and White back […]
Read More BLACK SPIRITS AND WHITE BY RALPH ADAMS CRAM
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