Bob Pastorella

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Splatterpunk—Yes … There Will be Blood: Origins in Urban Decay

  • January 29, 2020

  • 9 mins to read

Urban Decay Wolfen -intro scene

1980 AD. Jimmy Carter is in the last full year of his presidency, Mount St. Helen’s awakens from her slumber, AC/DC’s singer Bon Scott drinks himself to death, the US pulls out of the Olympics in Moscow, the Rubik’s Cube frustrates millions, Iron Maiden is born and John Bonham dies, Darth Vader is Luke’s father, …

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Look Out For … The Town by Shaun Prescott

  • January 23, 2020

  • 2 mins to read

The Town by Shaun Prescott - cover

“With the strange premise of towns that physically disappear, Prescott’s debut novel looks to tie social commentary with the Weird, capturing the loneliness and desperation of the lost.”  The Town. Unnamed, set in the Australian outback. Practically abandoned, desolate, with streets that follow no logic. A young writer researching the ‘middle-of-nowhere’, those depressing towns that …

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Look Out For … The Boatman’s Daughter by Andy Davidson

  • January 16, 2020

  • 3 mins to read

The Boatman's Daughter by Andy Davidson - cover

“With this creepy Southern Gothic,  Davidson conjures a very personal and dangerous fight for survival you won’t soon forget.” Miranda Crabtree has been on her own since her father died. That was years ago, and now she’s constantly looking over her shoulder, living off the land, making ends meet by ferrying contraband for a mad …

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Book Review: Everything Is Beautiful and Nothing Bad Can Ever Happen Here by Michael Wehunt

  • January 15, 2020

  • 5 mins to read

Everything Is Beautiful and Nothing Bad Can Ever Happen Here by Michael Wehunt -cover

“Thanks to the talent of a gifted storyteller, it is easy for the reader to relate to the main character’s journey, from her sheltered beginning to the final, difficult revelation.”   He has been writing and publishing short stories for almost a decade, to great critical acclaim as evidenced by the 2016 Shirley Jackson Award …

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