Category Archives: Horror

For day 6 of Blogtober, I look back at one of the most unconventional novels by my favorite horror author, Ramsey Campbell. Is it a supernatural story or a murder mystery? Or both?

Day 4 of Blogtober! Here I reblog a post about a relatively unknown but absolutely wonderful 1914 novel of supernatural horror, curses, and unfathomable monsters.

For day 3 of my “October days of horror blogging,” I revisit one of my favorite weird horror novels of all time! Scott Thomas’ The Sea of Ash is a stunningly imaginative and unpredictable tale of strange things that lurk … Continue reading →

For day 2 of “blog a horror book every day of October,” here’s a post I did waaaaaay back in 2008 about an incredibly intense novel by Graham Masterton! Masterton is best known for his 1975 novel The Manitou, about … Continue reading →

Now that October is officially here, I thought I would blog or reblog about horror fiction every day of the month, leading up to Halloween! And what better place to start than Roger Zelazny’s A Night in the Lonesome October, … Continue reading →

Still getting myself back in the swing of reading, and looking for any books that immediately pique my interest with their premise so I’m motivated to read them immediately! On a recent jaunt to my local B&N, the short horror … Continue reading →

I’ve been working on getting myself back into a regular reading habit, and to warm up I’ve been looking for some punchy short horror novels. When I was recently at my local Barnes & Noble, this book practically jumped off … Continue reading →

One thing I’ve long believed is that truly powerful stories, the ones that stay with you, are the ones that are truly about something meaningful to the author. As a general rule, no great stories are purely “entertainment,” even though … Continue reading →

One of the absolutely wonderful things that has come from social media, in spite of the many, many downsides (RIP Twitter), has been getting acquainted with and becoming online friends with a lot of great writers. One of those writers … Continue reading →