Bob Pastorella

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The Devil is in the Details: Halloween Parties from a Horror Writer’s Perspective

  • October 26, 2016

  • 8 mins to read

Halloween Pumpkins - wallpaper

It’s that time of the year again when the breezes begin to cool, the leaves make the trees look as though they’ve caught fire, and everywhere you go you smell the scents of cinnamon and apple candles. For many people, it’s time for a Halloween party, which does take a little planning. There are a …

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Book Review: Yeti. Tiger. Dragon. by Daniel Braum

  • October 26, 2016

  • 6 mins to read

Tiger. Yeti. Dragon. by Daniel Braum - cover

“This is the kind of well-crafted character-driven storytelling that is serving, and will continue to serve, Daniel Braum well as he continues to make a name for himself in the genre.” Daniel Braum’s short stories run the full spectrum of speculative fiction, from horror to science-fiction to fantasy and blends of two or more of …

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AHS: Ch6 Return to Roanoke: Three Days in Hell (A.K.A. Yes I Know I Said Evan Peters Fifty Times and I’m Comfortable With That)

  • October 25, 2016

  • 6 mins to read

Return to Roanoke

We are now fifteen minutes and counting from the script-flip super major mid-season twist that Ryan Murphy won’t shut up about! I think he spent so much energy on the Fight Club rules premiere that he just can’t help himself: “Now everything will be different but have the same cast!” “Finn Wittrock is going to …

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Book Review: Muscadines by S.P. Miskowski

  • October 24, 2016

  • 5 mins to read

Muscadines - SP Miskowski

“Its Southern Gothic aesthetic is filled with allusion, and with suggestion, allowing for a measure of interpretation. And yet where it defines its darker aspects, it does so with both restraint and power.” Muscadines are a type of grape, native to the south-eastern and south-central regions of America, and are also often used in the …

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