Bob Pastorella

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Busting the Mainstream: Portland’s Thriving BizarroCon Community

BizzaroCon Reading

I’m bored, and nobody loves me. That’s not exactly true, because I have a big family, so there’s always something I MUST do. But what can I do for fun? I think, generally, people do want to belong somewhere, to someTHING, and that is part of the reason why church services are often advertised as …

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Book Review: Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories, edited by Doug Murano and D. Alexander Ward

Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories

“Enough big-hitters to propel this collection to the top of any horror enthusiast’s to-read list.” Crystal Lake Publishing has taken the horror and dark fiction world by storm, introducing quality writing by both fresh new faces on the scene and those who have been feeding us nightmares for years. They’ve found their place—somewhere wedged between …

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Audiobook Review: The Nameless Dark by T. E. Grau, Read by Armen Taylor

The Nameless Dark cover

“Grau’s prose is poetic, often almost lyrical, and Taylor’s narration is a perfect fit for it, his voice as dark and rich as the stories he reads.” T.E. Grau’s debut collection, The Nameless Dark, has received high accolades from many outlets, not least of which is This Is Horror, where we reviewed it last month. …

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Book Review: Fury of the Chupacabras by Raegan Butcher

Fury of the Chupacabras by Raegan Butcher

“The book moves along at wild, almost chaotic speeds, hurling you into battle after battle with the blood-thirsty, eyeball sucking monsters” There have been a lot of creature feature type books reviewed here lately, and they’ve mostly been positive ones for the simple reason that they’ve all been outstanding books. Everyone loves a good, bloody, …

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