Bob Pastorella

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Book Review: Dracul by Dacre Stoker and J. D. Barker

  • December 19, 2018

  • 8 mins to read

Dracul by Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker - cover

“Not only influenced by its predecessor, Dracul also shows a knowledge of modern horror and isn’t afraid to show the gorier aspects of the vampire myth. ”   A novel that needs little introduction to horror fans—whether they’ve read it or not—is Bram Stoker’s Dracula. First appearing over 120 years ago in 1897, its popularity …

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Book Review: Twin Lakes: Autumn Fires by Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason

  • December 18, 2018

  • 4 mins to read

Twin Lakes- Autumn Fires by Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason - cover

“Accessible and entertaining horror … the Sisters of Slaughter haven’t finished with the residents of Twin Lakes. And neither have we.”   2018 has been a very productive year for Melissa Lason and Michelle Garza, aka The Sisters of Slaughter. As well as working all year on Serial Box’s Silverwood: The Door with Brian Keene, …

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Look Out For … Black Wings by Megan Hart

  • December 13, 2018

  • 3 mins to read

“Black Wings sounds like a strange brew of The Bad Seed and dark magic that will keep us turning pages late into the night.”   When Briella Blake is invited to attend Parkhaven, a private school for the gifted, her sinister genius rears its ugly head in ways her mother Marian cannot deny are a little …

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Winter Chills – 10 Stories to Chill the Blood at Christmas

  • December 12, 2018

  • 16 mins to read

Houseman reading ghost stories- scrooged

What’s Christmas, if not a time for ghost stories? Well, some might prefer The X-Factor or Strictly Come Dancing—or, God help us, Mrs Brown’s Boys (now there’s a horrifying thought)—but if you’re reading this, chances are you’ll agree that when all outside is dark and chill, there’s little more enjoyable than settling by a warm …

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