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HOUSE OF FEAR REVIEW
House of Fear is an anthology of 19 haunted houses stories (although some aren’t really houses, i.e. a derelict RV and a greenhouse.) I’ve always loved haunted house stories, so this was an easy
Read More »FRITZ LEIBER HORROR AND SCI-FI STORIES
In 2010 I wrote an article detailing some Fafhad and The Gray Mouser fantasy stories by Fritz Leiber (http://vintagehorror.com/2010/09/fafhrd-and-the-gray-mouser-by-fritz-leiber/ ). This time we’re going to look at some of his horror tales (plus a
Read More »FLOATING STAIRCASE BY RONALD MALFI Review
One of the books I received this Christmas was FLOATING STAIRCASE (2011) by Ronald Malfi. This story is told in first person by Travis Glasgow, a writer who has just moved with his wife
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IN GHOSTLY COMPANY by Amyas Northcote
Wordsworth reprints several classic story collections by great horror writers of the past. One such collection, IN GHOSTLY COMPANY by Amyas Northcote, was suggested to me by Amazon due to some previous purchases. It
Read More »Mark Justice Story Collection for only $3.99
Hey Everybody, if you read my review of Mark Justice’s short story collection LOOKING AT THE WORLD WITH BROKEN GLASS IN MY EYE, you can now get it for just $3.99 for your kindle!
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A CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS HORROR MASTERS
Our 5th annual Christmas Horror Stories list includes tales by six of my all-time favorite writers. William Hope Hodgson is the only one missing from that list. Each of these authors is a true
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More Algernon Blackwood
A few years back I did an article here about Algernon Blackwood featuring 8 of his stories (“The Empty House”, Keeping His Promise”, “A Case of Eavesdropping”, “The Kit Bag”, “The Whisperer”, “The Other
Read More »My List of 13 Awesome Horror Short Stories at BMJ2K
I have a guest blog featured over at the BMJ2K site. I list 13 of my favorite short horror stories. The list ranges in dates from 1851 to 2001. You can find it at http://bmj2k.com/2011/11/25/spotlight-matt-cowan/ .
Read More »THE LONG WAY by Ramsey Campbell
There is no writer I look forward to reading more than Ramsey Campbell. His novel ANCIENT IMAGES was the second horror novel I ever read, and it spurred my ravenous appetite for the genre.
Read More »10 More Short Stories To Read For Halloween
Two years ago I posted a list of ten short stories I feel set the mood for Halloween(http://vintagehorror.com/node/138 ). This year I’m adding 10 more to that list. Most of them have been covered here
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