Bob Pastorella

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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

Like Jagged Teeth by Betty Rocksteady - cover

“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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Book Review: The Little Gift by Stephen Volk

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“A roadmap to places the reader thinks they know well, only to discover Volk is leading them into unchartered territory.” The Little Gift begins like so many good horror stories, with a bump in the night. However, this particular disturbance serves less as a Lewton nightbus, even though there is a cat involved, and more …

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Book Review: Relics by Tim Lebbon

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“Lebbon opens a secret underground door into a new world of shadows and wonder that blends urban fantasy with crime suspense fiction in a way that is darkly refreshing.” Tim Lebbon is a familiar name on many horror and dark fantasy bookshelves, and with his latest novel, Relics, Lebbon opens a secret underground door into …

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Book Review: Visions of the Mutant Rain Forest by Robert Frazier and Bruce Boston

Visions of the Mutant Rain Forest by Robert Frazier and Bruce Boston - cover

“A collection that spans nearly thirty years of collaboration, Visions of the Mutant Rain Forest brings to life the creation of Frazier and Boston through vivid prose and poetic description.” Both recipients of the Science Fiction Poetry Association’s Grandmaster Award and with over a hundred publishing credits each, Robert Frazier and Bruce Boston are experts …

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