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 […]

AND THE WINNER IS…

A total of 139 votes were cast over the last few weeks for favorite vintage horror writer from a pre-selected list of ten, and the winner is… ALGERNON BLACKWOOD! It was a close fight between him and M.R. James with the lead teetering back-and forth a few times before Algernon ultimately won out. Look for […]

Who’s Your Favorite Vintage Horror Writer Poll

Which would be your favorite horror writer of the following choices? – Matt Cowan

THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS AUDIO READING

I consider “The Beast With Five Fingers” by W.F. Harvey one of the greatest horror stories of all time. You can listen this classic story read to you on the most recent Tales To Terrify Podcast (episode #202). http://talestoterrify.com/tales-to-terrify-202-harvey/ W.F. Harvey Articles at Horror Delve: https://horrordelve.com/2014/01/19/w-f-harvey/ https://horrordelve.com/2015/05/06/more-w-f-harvey/

MORE W.F. HARVEY

I previously wrote an article looking at William Fryer Harvey where I gave a little of his background and looked at some of stories. That post can be found here: https://horrordelve.com/2014/01/19/w-f-harvey/. Seeing as I consider “The Beast With Five Fingers” an absolute masterpiece of the genre, I wanted to check out a few more of […]

W.F. HARVEY

W.F. HARVEY William Fryer Harvey was born in 1885, in Yorkshire, England to a well-to-do Quaker family. He was educated at Balliol College Oxford where he eventually obtained a medical degree. After traveling abroad to recover from bad health, he published his first book of short stories entitled MIDNIGHT HOUSE (1910). Serving as a surgeon-lieutenant […]