Bob Pastorella

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Look Out For … Hellboy Omnibus Volume 1: Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola

  • April 26, 2018

  • 2 mins to read

Hellboy Omnibus Volume One - Mike Mignola - cover

“For the first time, Mike Mignola’s iconic Hellboy comes to life in all new omnibus collections, told in chronological order.”    Summoned from the bowels of Hell by Rasputin during the end of World War II, a strange humanoid child arrives on Earth and is rescued by Professor Trevor Bruttenholm. Raised as a man instead …

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Book Review: The Prisoner by Robert S. Malan and John Cockshaw

  • April 25, 2018

  • 4 mins to read

The Prisoner by Robert S. Malan and John Cockshaw - cover

“Malan delivers an enthralling story exploring some of the more burning questions of human nature.” The second collaboration between Malan and Cockshaw in their A Darkness in Mind series (the first, Quest & The Sign Of The Shining Beast, was published in 2016 also by Luna Press Publishing), The Prisoner tells the story of prison …

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Book Review: At the Mercy of Beasts by Ed Kurtz

  • April 20, 2018

  • 7 mins to read

At the Mercy of Beasts by Ed Kurtz - cover

“Tethered by the monstrous yet wildly different in presentation and execution, Kurtz displays just how broad his skills are. His writing is clear and immersive without being fussy, and he builds his scenes with an expert eye. No word is wasted, no detail is extraneous.”   Ed Kurtz is a writer who, though perhaps not …

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Look Out For … Corpsepaint by David Peak

  • April 19, 2018

  • 2 mins to read

Corpsepaint by David Peak - cover

“Cosmic-pessimism is Peak’s speciality, and when you combine that with the brutal aggression of a black metal band recording an album with a strange cult act, you know things are going to get pretty weird.”    Don’t call it a come back. After years of bad decisions and a revolving door of musicians, black metal …

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