Category Archives: Horror

Day 16 of Blogtober! Let’s take a look at a recent excellent collection… Valancourt Books (whom I have written introductions for) has really stepped up their game in recent years. Following the release of their excellent Valancourt Book of World … Continue reading →

For day 15 of Blogtober, here is a novel that grinds the reader down with constant anxiety and dread — and I mean that in a good way! The Auctioneer is a story about the depths to which humans can … Continue reading →

Day 13 of Blogtober, a Friday the 13th! Which makes it an appropriate time to talk about a real classic! I have a special fondness for paperback horror of the 1980s, as that was the era that I first started … Continue reading →

Day 12 of Blogtober, and I look back at one of the best novels written by John Blackburn, who was in essence the British Stephen King of his era (1960s-1970s). Our Lady of Pain is a novel inspired by the … Continue reading →

For day 8 of Blogtober, let me share again a post about Larry Blamire’s sublime collection of Western horror stories, set in his unique setting of the haunted Callamo Mountains! Since the first collection came out, there has been a … Continue reading →

Day 7 of my Blogtober series to celebrate the Halloween month! What better way to celebrate the spooky season than a story about a haunted house? While at the bookstore recently, the recently released debut novel of Carissa Orlando, The … Continue reading →

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 →