Bob Pastorella

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Book Review: Entropy in Bloom: Stories by Jeremy Robert Johnson

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“With Entropy in Bloom, Jeremy Robert Johnson continues to deliver the very best in short fiction. He seems to have the complete writer’s toolkit; original ideas, compellingly realistic characters, wonderfully vivid language.”   When an author receives the praise of Ketchum, Skipp and Palahniuk, that is usually a sure-fire sign that this is one to …

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Book Review: Exorcist Falls by Jonathan Janz

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“For fans of supernatural horror and those looking for a different spin on the classic exorcism tale, Exorcist Falls is certainly worth picking up.”   It’s not often that a new novel comes packaged with a prequel novella, providing a compelling backdrop to the story, but that’s exactly what has happened with Exorcist Falls. In …

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Look Out For … Entropy in Bloom by Jeremy Robert Johnson

Entropy in Bloom by Jeremy Robert Johnson - cover

Look Out For … Entropy in Bloom by Jeremy Robert Johnson “Jeremy Robert Johnson is the poster child for bizarro fiction, an established writer that consistently delivers the goods.” Collected for the first time in hardback, the incomparable Jeremy Robert Johnson unleashes his style of weird and bizarre fiction to the masses with a stellar …

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Midnight Mix-Tape: April 2017 – Haunted

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Uncle Jake’s here to hook you up with some of the latest and greatest horror short stories available online right now. Stories that will challenge, evolve, and redefine what horror is, and what it will become. These are themed mix-tapes of fear, dread, danger, and gore, lovingly curated just for your reading pleasure. My grandma …

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Book Review: Like Jagged Teeth by Betty Rocksteady

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“Like Jagged Teeth has elements to it that are absolutely sickening, yet the prose describing such acts is poetic and flows very nicely, drawing the reader in like a hungry spider on a web.”   Jacalyn knows going to the party was a mistake, especially when a gang of creepy older guys start following her …

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Look Out For … Regression by Cullen Bunn and Danny Luckert

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  Look Out For … Regression by Cullen Bunn and Danny Luckert “With advance praise from the legendary Steve Niles … it looks like Bunn has another hit on his hands.” From Bram Stoker and Eisner Award nominated writer Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, The Sixth Gun, The Empty Man) comes Regression, a new horror series in …

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Book Review: Beatrice Beecham’s Cryptic Crypt by Dave Jeffery

Beatrice Beecham's Cryptic Crypt by Dave Jeffery - cover

“Jeffery has delivered a heroine and a book worthy of sharing the shelf with the Famous Five, Nancy Drew and the very best that the contemporary YA field has to offer.” The author of several novels and short story collections, Dave Jeffery is possibly best known for his bestselling Necropolis Rising series. But the hugely …

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Book Review: We Are Always Watching by Hunter Shea

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“Shea has done a masterful job in suspense building and leaving his audience guessing, until what’s revealed is something completely surprising.”   West Ridley is into horror and paranormal investigations, so the thought of moving into his grandfather’s supposedly haunted house in rural Pennsylvania is exciting at first, until strange things begin to occur. The …

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The Mammoth Book of the Mummy Edited by Paula Guran

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“Paula Guran has curated an anthology that could do more for mummy fiction than anything in the past decade, and is sure to bind and capture the imaginations of readers.” Paula Guran is one of the best editors working today in the field of genre fiction, particularly in dark fantasy and horror. Her themed and …

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Book Review: Feral by James DeMonaco and B.K. Evenson

Feral by James DeMonaco and BK Evenson - cover

“Explores the nature of humanity and the relationships we forge with each other, often finding moments of touching vulnerability among the horrors of this new world.” One is best known as the writer and director of the popular and commercially successful The Purge movie franchise while the other is a renowned, award-winning author of both …

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