Bob Pastorella

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Look Out For … What Kind of Mother by Clay McLeod Chapman

What Kind of Mother by Clay McLeod Chapman - cover

“Chapman’s new novel presents a woman haunted by terrifying visions, determined to unravel the heart of the horror before it comes for her and her loved ones.” Madi Price is coming home. After striking out on her own, Madi returns to Brandywine, Virginia with her seventeen-year-old daughter in tow. Nothing to her name, barely scraping …

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Look Out For … The September House by Carissa Orlando

The September House by Carissa Orlando - cover

“With her debut novel, Orlando subverts the haunted house trope with a stubborn homeowner determined to give the evil entities attached to her house a run for their money.” Margaret and her husband Hal buy a large Victorian house, finally able to realize they have a home of their own. And they got it for …

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Look Out For … Fever House by Keith Rosson

Fever House by Keith Rosson - cover

“One of the most anticipated horror novels of 2023, Keith Rosson’s Fever House blends the occult with black-ops intrigue and twists the knob off the volume with nightmarish fury.” When Hutch Holtz and his partner roll up to a rundown apartment complex in Portland to make a collection, the last thing they expect to find …

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Look Out For … Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas - cover

“With her latest novel, Cañas puts us in the middle of the Mexican-American War with two long-lost lovers facing ferocious blood-thirsty vampires.” Nena has faced off against monsters before. A rancher’s daughter in 1840s Mexico, her family has been under near constant threat against Anglo settlers from the north as long as she can remember. …

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Look Out For … Infested by Angel Luis Colón

Infested by Angel Luis Colón

“With his YA novel debut, Colón heads directly into nightmare territory with one tough Puerto Rican kid determined to face off against evil to save the ones he loves.” It’s Manny’s last summer before becoming a high-school senior, and he’s just made the move from Texas to the Bronx. Stuck doing menial tasks in his …

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Look Out For … Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia - cover

“With her latest, Moreno-Garcia puts her own spin on the cursed film trope with Nazi occultists and Mexican horror movies, all set in 1990s Mexico City.” Overlooked but very talented sound editor Montserrat feels she’s all but invisible to her best friend, faded soap opera star Tristán, even though she’s been in love with him …

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Look Out For … Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

Camp Demascus by Chuck Tingle - cover

“With his latest novel, Tingle presents a horrifying tale of a nightmarish conversation therapy camp from hell, and those who fight the darkness to prove love is real.” Welcome to Neverton, Montana: home to a God-fearing community with a heart of gold. Deep in the Montana mountains is Camp Damascus. By their own record, they …

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Look Out For … The Militia House by John Milas

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“With this horrifying debut, Milas mines from his own experiences with a strange gothic haunting set against the brutal backdrop of modern warfare.” Recently promoted Corporal Loyette and his unit are finishing their deployment in Kajaki, Afghanistan. It’s 2010, and they’re replacing the Brits currently stationed there, whittling away the boredom and dread loading cargo …

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Look Out For … The Morass: Servant of the Fly by Zachary Ashford

The Morass by Zachary Ashford - cover

“With his latest, Ashford takes us on a horrifying trip to the outback, face to face with a demented killer sacrificing the youth to appease his monstrous god.” Fresh out of college and eager to begin her research and write her magnum opus, Katy heads to the Australian outback to investigate a string of disappearances. …

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Holding Up a (Grubby, Blood-Stained) Mirror

Night of the Living Dead

Today is the last in a series of columns by David Moody to mark the release of Autumn: Exodus, the final book in his acclaimed Autumn series. Moody has been writing about the end of the world for almost thirty years. His novel, Hater, was optioned for film by Guillermo del Toro. Thanks again to …

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