Bob Pastorella

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Look Out For … Vial Thoughts by Van Essler

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“With her debut novella, Essler presents a personal tale of generational trauma set in a strange world where knowledge is a deadly currency.” After inheriting her father’s estate, Lenora Leahill is prepared to take her place in the Age of Awareness … books can now be instantly consumed via injection from an Aqua Peritia cuff. …

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Evolution of The Dead

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Today is the second 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. Last time I was …

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Look Out For … Our Own Unique Affliction by Scott J. Moses

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“With his debut novella, Moses tackles the often bleak and bloody existence of a vampire with a tale dripping in existential dread.” Alice Ann longs to feel the sun on her skin. Cursed to live forever, she finds herself constantly navigating profound loss, guilt, meaning, and murder. Hers is a life filled with grief, fangs, …

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Look Out For … The Vile Thing We Created by Robert P. Ottone

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“With his latest, Ottone takes a look at 21st century couples and the pressures of starting a family as seen through the lens of nightmarish horror.” Lola and Ian thought they had the perfect relationship. Perfect vacations. Fine Dining. A perfectly healthy sex life. Soon their childless lifestyle starts to impact their social lives. It’s …

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Look Out For … The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro

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“With her latest, Castro takes on the curse of La Llorona with a tragic and heartbreaking tale of a woman struggling with her own personal darkness.” Alejandra doesn’t know who she is anymore. She’s a wife to her husband, a mother to her children, a daughter to her mother. They simply cannot see who she …

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Look Out For … Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang

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“With her debut novel, Huang skewers the luxury beauty industry with a body-horror tale of fashion consumerism taken to nightmarish extremes.” A terrible accident leaves a piano virtuoso caring for her debilitated parents and in need of a job. She creates sounds from the piano few others can replicate, passed down from her equally talented …

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Meet the Writer: Paula D. Ashe

Paula D. Ashe is a writer of dark fiction. She lives in the Midwest with her family. What attracted you to horror writing? Honestly, that’s difficult to answer. I think it was a mix of things. I’ve always been drawn to the dark, the fantastic, the weird. I think I always enjoyed “weird” stuff as …

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Look Out For … The Insatiable Volt Sisters by Rachel Eve Moulton

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“With her latest, Moulton tackles a family’s terrifying legacy, exploring how the nightmares of the past continue to haunt us no matter how hard we try to escape them.” Summer 1989: Sisters Beatrice and Henrietta Volt are growing up on Fowler Island. These two sisters are thicker than thieves, spending their time on the wild …

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Zombies: It’s 2023, Not 2003

Today is the first 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. Zombies are amazing. …

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Look Out For … The Marigold by Andrew F. Sullivan

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“With his latest novel, Sullivan combines, ecohorror, urban decay, and good old-fashioned body horror in a story that examines the precarious state of community.” The Marigold sits half-empty, a broken promise of crumbling decrepit condo rental suites. Its residents do their best to avoid a strange black sludge that is slowly spreading through the complex. …

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