Monthly Archives: October 2017

Never Bet the Devil and Other Warnings, by Orrin Grey

Posted on October 23, 2017 by skullsinthestars

The first time I encountered Orrin Grey’s work, it wasn’t even his fiction! He wrote the introduction to the Valancourt edition of J.B. Priestley’s 1927 novel Benighted, and I was struck then with his knowledge and insight into classic horror.  … Continue reading →

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The Endless Fall, by Jeffrey Thomas

Posted on October 19, 2017 by skullsinthestars

Though I’ve been in a bit of a reading funk the past few months due to life, work and stress, I managed to find one thing that helped me break out of it: long airline flights. Between recent trips to … Continue reading →

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The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories, Volume 2

Posted on October 18, 2017 by skullsinthestars

Just in time to enjoy for Halloween, Valancourt Books has recently released their second volume of horror stories, in The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories, Volume 2! The volume contains 14 stories of terror and the supernatural in VBHSv2, encompassing … Continue reading →

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Halloween Treats 2017

Posted on October 17, 2017 by skullsinthestars

It is getting really challenging not to repeat myself with these annual samples of classic horror stories for Halloween, as I’ve been doing this for ten years! You can read the old editions here:   2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and my 2010 post on the … Continue reading →

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