Bob Pastorella

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Look Out For … Into Bones Like Oil by Kaaron Warren

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“With this latest novella, Warren presents us with a personal haunting, exploring grief, loss, and guilt with careful attention to detail and a voice all her own.” There are many reasons why people come to The Angelsea, a rooming house set near the beach. Some come to sleep, because at The Angelsea, you sleep like …

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Death of Fear: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 vs. 2010)—Five Fingers of Fun

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In this Death of Fear segment, I’ll be discussing A Nightmare on Elm Street, which is so far my 100% favorite 80’s slasher for so many reasons. Sure, My Bloody Valentine had its laughs and its perks, but I felt like A Nightmare … was a little more grounded in what it wanted to be: …

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Look Out For … Out of Water by Sarah Read

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“With her debut story collection, Read solidifies her place in the dark fiction world, blending fantasy and horror with her unique voice and emotional perspective.” A stormchaser confronts a Tempest about a terrible weather forecast. A strange underwater creature lures unsuspecting humans to die with some surprising bait. An archaeologist discovers she is turning into …

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Book Review: Whiskey and Other Unusual Ghosts by S. L. Edwards

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“…there’s much to recommend here, and it certainly marks Edwards as a name to watch in future. He clearly has a fertile imagination and the chops to carry his visions through to completion.”   In the past, collections tended to be something an author wold release only once they had become something of an established …

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Look Out For … The Reddening by Adam Nevill

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“With his latest novel, Nevill goes beyond our concept of traditional folk horror and dives into a prehistoric nightmare with terrifying cosmic ramifications.”  Even after one million years of evolution, our nature has never changed. Sometimes the old deities and ancient rites return in the last place we’d think to look. For Katrine, a lifestyle …

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Book Review: Sing Your Sadness Deep by Laura Mauro

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“Assured, controlled, poetic and artistic but also grounded in recognisable realities—even while imbued with the fantastic—these stories are remarkable enough individually.” Back again with another fantastic release from Undertow Publications, and this time it’s the debut collection of Laura Mauro. For those not in the know, Laura has been writing/publishing professionally since about 2012. Her …

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Look Out For … In Dreams We Rot by Betty Rocksteady

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“With a unique perspective and a willingness to tread the darkest waters of emotional turmoil, Rocksteady’s debut collection is set to twist minds and break your heart.”  Madness reigns on an island on the brink of destruction. Monstrous beasts stitched together. The tables turn on a voyeur. The rise of ancient sex gods. Never-before-seen insects …

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Book Review: Pareidolia, edited by James Everington and Dan Howarth

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“Quiet, literary, and emotional throughout, these stories are varied and creative. Each contributor has taken the theme and ran with it, and in doing so, they show us horror can be found in just about any place and situation.”   Towards the end of 2017, Imposter Syndrome, one of the more impressive horror anthologies, was …

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Splatterpunk: KillerCon 2019 Coverage & the 2nd Annual Splatterpunk Awards

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Last month, horror writers descended on the town of Round Rock, Texas. The event: KillerCon. Brainchild of Wrath James White, Shane McKenzie, and a crew of other kickass writers and publishers, KillerCon is where splatterpunk and extreme horror writers meet to celebrate the genre. Packed with panels and readings, this annual conference features some of …

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Look Out For … To Wallow in Ash & Other Sorrows by Sam Richard

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“Written from the heart, yet following his dark imagination into a world of the strange and bizarre, Richard’s debut collection is a must-read for horror fans.” Born from excruciating grief. Ripped raw from the heart. These stories bleed, and that’s just the beginning. To Wallow in Ash & Other Sorrows. The debut story collection from …

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