Bob Pastorella

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Book Review: Speculations by Joe McKinney

  • February 2, 2018

  • 15 mins to read

Speculations by Joe McKinney - cover

“Whether it is horror of a supernatural nature or real-life horror, this collection has it all. Joe McKinney skillfully weaves entertaining, thought-provoking, character-driven stories that will take hold of the reader’s imagination – and not let go.” Nominated for four Bram Stoker awards, winning two (2014 for Superior Achievement in a YA Novel for Dog Days …

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Look Out For … Widow’s Point by Richard Chizmar & Billy Chizmar

  • February 1, 2018

  • 2 mins to read

Widow's Point - Richard Chizmar and Billy Chizmar - cover

“Collaborating for the first time with his son Billy Chizmar, any new release from this author is a must-have.”   Some of the residents of Harper’s Cove believe the Widow’s Point Lighthouse is cursed. Some think it’s haunted. For over 150 years, over two dozen people have died around the lighthouse. Their deaths remain unexplained. …

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Book Review: Hardened Hearts, edited by Eddie Generous

  • January 26, 2018

  • 7 mins to read

Hardened Hearts, edited by Eddie Generous - cover

“A brave anthology which does away with binary concepts of gender, love and sex, instead presenting the reader with love that is realistic, heartfelt, though at times, naturally, stepping into the fantastical.” Hardened Hearts begins with a foreward by James Newman (Animosity, Ugly as Sin) where he describes love, with assistance from a number of …

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In Memoriam: Dallas Mayr 1946- 2018

  • January 25, 2018

  • 2 mins to read

Jack Ketchum - author

  Horror lost one of the greats yesterday. Dallas Mayr, more commonly known as Jack Ketchum, passed away 24 January 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Author of several novels including Off Season, Red, The Girl Next Door, Offspring, and the short-story collection Peaceable Kingdom, Ketchum’s work has been adapted for the screen and …

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