Bob Pastorella

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AHS: Roanoke Chapter 4: FLIP THE TABLE! – Play by Play and Lamentation

  • October 11, 2016

  • 5 mins to read

AHS - S6 Lady Gaga

  What is hope? Hope is tuning into Chapter 4 after no Evan Peters for the first three episodes. It’s having laughed in of shock and awe at Cuba Gooding Jr’s fogged up glasses as he banged Lady Gaga in the woods while Sarah Paulson screamed. Hope is balling your hands into fists and whispering …

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Horror Novels that Scream Halloween

  • October 10, 2016

  • 7 mins to read
Something Wicked This Way Comes - cover

When I was asked to compile a list of books that I felt were good choices for October, this month that feels like nothing so much as a celebration of our chosen brand of genre fiction, I had to really think about it. Not just about what books I would choose—that’s the easy part—but why …

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Book Review: The Secret of Ventriloquism by Jon Padgett

  • October 7, 2016

  • 5 mins to read

The Secret of Ventriloquism - Jon Padgett - cover

“For those who enjoy fiction of a weird nature with a capital ‘w’  The Secret of Ventriloquism should not be missed.” If The Secret of Ventriloquism were to be summed up in a single word, that word would have to be ‘unsettling’. Starting with a guided meditation to prepare the reader to fully experience the …

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Book Review: The Eighth by Stephanie M. Wytovich

  • October 7, 2016

  • 6 mins to read

The Eighth by Stephanie Wytovich - cover

“Loosely based on the Hades of Dante’s Inferno, Wytovich’s depiction of the underworld is truly terrifying and it’s likely that it would scare the hell out of Alighieri himself.” Stephanie M. Wytovich is far from an unknown in the horror community. Having published several outstanding collections of poetry, including Hysteria, Mourning Jewelry, and her most …

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