Bob Pastorella

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Look Out For … Words Made of Flesh by R.A. Busby

Words Made of Flesh by R.A. Busby - cover

“With her latest, Busby presents a down-on-his-luck man falling into a pit of obsession concerning a strange book made of flesh.” New Bedford, 1899 Tormented by memories of his lover, lingering on the edges of life, Harrison Quire realizes he has a problem. When he pays the Whisperers’ Club a visit to hear a few …

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Look Out For … Pink Slime by Fernanda Trías

Pink Slime by Fernanda Trías - cover

“With her US debut, Trías presents a horrifying vision of a plausible future and the emotional ramifications of a woman desperate to hold on to those she loves.” A woman tries to understand why her world is being torn apart by a strange plague. With an algae bloom poisoning the once pristine air coming from …

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Look Out For … Hollow Tongue by Eden Royce

Hollow Tongue by Eden Royce - cover

“With her adult horror fiction debut, Royce presents a novella of a young woman trying to escape the demons of a past that refuses to let her go.” Maxine Forest goes back to her childhood home after a serious accident leaves her in dire financial straits. The empty house is now home only to the …

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Look Out For … We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer - cover

“With his debut novel, Kliewer ramps up the tension with a haunting tale of mysterious guests who have long overstayed their welcome.” Charlie and Eve are a young, queer couple who flip houses. After landing a killer deal on an old house in a delightful neighborhood, they get to work prepping the house to flip. …

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Look Out For … Invaginies by Joe Koch

Invaginies by Joe Koch - cover

“Koch continues their exploration of postmodern horrors with a riveting new collection showcasing all-too-real nightmares and hellish landscapes.” 17 disturbing tales diving into possessions, corruption, and plagues. Apocalyptic yet familiar. Literary prose meets the grotesque. Invaginies is an invasion, it is a perception that is bodily and transcendent creating holes, paths, or pockets of alternate truth—and …

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Look Out For … How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive by Craig DiLouie

How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive by Craig DiLouie - cover

“With his latest, DiLouie presents a meta-horror tale with an obsessed director using a cursed camera aimed to capture an aspiring Final Girl’s last performance.” Max Maurey is one of the world’s most famous horror directors. Everyone loves him. Actors love him, audiences adore him, and Hollywood needs him. But this is the 80s, and …

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Look Out For … Small Town Horror by Ronald Malfi

Small Town Horror by Ronald Malfi - cover

“With his latest, Malfi takes the ‘secret from the past’ trope, fills it with damaged and desperate characters, and cranks the horror volume all the way up.” Quickly rising up the ranks in a law firm in New York, Andrew Larimer has finally settled into his new life. With a very pregnant wife, Andrew’s thoughts …

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Look Out For … Cinderwich by Cherie Priest

Cinderwich by Cherie Priest - cover

“With her latest, Priest presents readers with a small-town mystery wrapped in a road-trip to a city shrouded in a horrifying past.” “Who put Ellen in the blackgum tree?” Originally spotted by trespassing children decades ago, no one knows who put Ellen’s corpse in the treetop to this day. Hoping this was their Ellen, Kate …

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Authorcon 3/Scares That Care 2024 Roundup with Kev Harrison and Michael Clark

Kev Harrison and Michael Clark at Authorcon 3 2024

Two weeks ago, I went to Authorcon 3, part of the Scares That Care series of horror conventions in Williamsburg, VA. It was my first big convention of this kind, and I shared a vendor table with fellow author Michael Clark, who had visited Scares That Care previously, way back in 2021, though this was …

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Look Out For … Kosa by John Durgin

Kosa by John Durgin - cover

“With his latest, Durgin takes readers on a strange coming-of-age journey with an isolated young girl and her enigmatic and overpowering mother.”  Kosa lives in a mansion, secluded from the outside world. Her life revolves around the strict rules of her mysterious mother. These rules are the guiding principles of Kosa’s life, the basis of …

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