Dark Delicacies

Dark Delicacies is a horror specialty bookstore, that also sells horror-related DVDs and collectibles. The Los Angeles landmark also hosts special events featuring the talent behind many contemporary and cult classic horror media, including DVD and book signings, live performances and fan meet & greets.

Dark Delicacies was founded by Sue and Del Howison in 1994. The pair began by selling at conventions, then opened the retail store on December 3, 1994. The store has been featured on the SciFi Channel’s SciFi Buzz, been written about in the second edition of J. Gordon Melton’s The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Dead, as well as in the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, the Daily News, Fangoria Magazine and Bookcase Magazine. The New Times issue on the “2000 Guide to the Best of Los Angeles” named Dark Delicacies “Best Horror/Fantasy Bookstore.” The owners worked with the Transylvanian Society for Dracula on the Dracula 97 convention, and with Fool’s Progress on a series of Horror Writers Calendars. They also work regularly with the Neva Foundation, a dog rescue charity.