Bob Pastorella

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Look Out For … Polyphemus by Zachary Ashford

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“With Polyphemus, Ashford taps into horror and heavy-metal, two great tastes that go great together, with a Faustian tale of wicked obsession.” After Polyphemus’ lead vocalist Stephen Oaks nearly dies on-stage from an overdose, the rest of the band is feeling the pressure. The label wants the band to find a new singer, pick up …

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Look Out For … I Died Too, But They Haven’t Buried Me Yet by Ross Jeffery

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“With his latest, Jeffery plunges the depths of grief as a father tries to connect with his missing daughter, possibly from beyond the grave.” Paralyzed by grief, Henry’s been burying pieces of his daughter ever since she disappeared when she was fourteen. He places totems in the ground, each a memento mori of his daughter’s …

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Look Out For … The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

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“With her latest novel, Due presents a relevant and horrifying story of a fight for survival and hope in the face of terrible racial adversity.” After kicking the son of the largest landowner in town, twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens, Jr. is sentenced to the Gracetown School for Boys. Even though the attack was in defense of …

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Look Out For … House of Bad Memories by Michael David Wilson

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“With his latest novel, Wilson begins with a man grappling with his step-father’s legacy, then quickly descends into depraved chaos and madness.”  All Denny wants is to be the world’s best dad to his baby daughter. Things get a little crazy when he suddenly starts having hallucinations about his estranged abusive stepfather, Frank. Then Frank …

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Look Out For … The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey

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“With this new novel, Khaw and Kadrey begin a duology with a hard-hitting, low-down and dirty urban fantasy that cranks the horror all the way up.” Burnt-out and coked-up, 30 year old Julie’s only retirement plan is dying early. After trying to set herself up in the NYC magic scene, she’s determined to make it, …

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Look Out For … The Obsecration by Matthew M. Bartlett

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“With his latest, Bartlett proves once again he is a genre unto himself, grabbing readers by the throat for another trip through the nightmarish town of Leeds.” In Leeds, people at the Look Diner await their meals. They are drawn there by something greater than hunger, stronger than the need for shelter. The waitresses hustle, …

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Look Out For … Edenville by Sam Rebelein

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“Both quite humorous and viscerally horrifying, Edenville makes for a scary debut novel from a brand new voice in horror fiction.” When his debut novel releases to disappointing sales and reviews, Campbell P. Marion struggles to find inspiration for his next book. Edenville College invites Campbell to join as a writer-in-residence, and now he thinks …

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Look Out For … Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson

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“With her latest, Dawson presents a seemingly cozy tale of obsessive infatuation that quickly turns gruesomely violent.” After meeting Ash at the local farmers’ market, Rosemary is smitten. Ash is pretty, practically perfect, selling bars of soap in pastel colors, sprinkled cupcakes, jars of honey, and beeswax candles. Ro hasn’t ever felt this way about …

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Look Out For … Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig

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“With his latest, Wendig gets to the core of a town’s horrifying history with an epic tale ripe with nightmarish obsession.” It’s autumn in Harrow … the season is changing. In Harrow, there’s an orchard with seven very unusual trees. The fruit of these trees is a new species of apple … delicious, beautiful, with …

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Look Out For … Cold, Black & Infinite by Todd Keisling

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“With this new collection, Keisling builds the dread to a fever pitch, sending readers deep into the depths of the abyss.” A radio host transmitting from beyond the grave. Necromancy might not be the best way to raise a child. The residents of a town are being replaced by mannequins. The real motivation behind a …

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