Bob Pastorella

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Book Review: Whiskey and Other Unusual Ghosts by S. L. Edwards

  • October 16, 2019

  • 8 mins to read

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“…there’s much to recommend here, and it certainly marks Edwards as a name to watch in future. He clearly has a fertile imagination and the chops to carry his visions through to completion.”   In the past, collections tended to be something an author wold release only once they had become something of an established …

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Look Out For … The Reddening by Adam Nevill

  • October 10, 2019

  • 5 mins to read

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“With his latest novel, Nevill goes beyond our concept of traditional folk horror and dives into a prehistoric nightmare with terrifying cosmic ramifications.”  Even after one million years of evolution, our nature has never changed. Sometimes the old deities and ancient rites return in the last place we’d think to look. For Katrine, a lifestyle …

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Book Review: Sing Your Sadness Deep by Laura Mauro

  • October 9, 2019

  • 8 mins to read

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“Assured, controlled, poetic and artistic but also grounded in recognisable realities—even while imbued with the fantastic—these stories are remarkable enough individually.” Back again with another fantastic release from Undertow Publications, and this time it’s the debut collection of Laura Mauro. For those not in the know, Laura has been writing/publishing professionally since about 2012. Her …

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Look Out For … In Dreams We Rot by Betty Rocksteady

  • October 3, 2019

  • 3 mins to read

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“With a unique perspective and a willingness to tread the darkest waters of emotional turmoil, Rocksteady’s debut collection is set to twist minds and break your heart.”  Madness reigns on an island on the brink of destruction. Monstrous beasts stitched together. The tables turn on a voyeur. The rise of ancient sex gods. Never-before-seen insects …

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