Bob Pastorella

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Look Out For … The Hidden by Melanie Golding

  • October 28, 2021

  • 3 mins to read

The Hidden by Melanie Golding - cover

“Golding’s sophomore effort twists Celtic mythology to new heights with a terrifying story about the power of motherhood.”  In a seaside town, a little girl is found. The authorities close the case when the girl’s mother shows up … just a toddler running off in the night. Police discover a man left for dead in …

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Look Out For … Something More Than Night by Kim Newman

  • October 14, 2021

  • 3 mins to read

Something More Than Night by Kim Newman - cover

“With his latest novel, Newman slips into the hardboiled detective world with ease, presenting a supernatural tale starring two of the most iconic celebrities of the 1930s.” Hollywood, California, the late 1930s. Raymond Chandler, pulp writer of detective stories, and Boris Karloff, the original monster of Hollywood. Joining forces, this unlikely team investigate their town, …

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Meet the Writer: Mike Thorn

  • October 13, 2021

  • 10 mins to read

Mike Thorn

Mike Thorn is the author of Shelter for the Damned, Darkest Hours, and Peel Back and See. His fiction has appeared in numerous magazines, anthologies, and podcasts, including Vastarien, Dark Moon Digest, The NoSleep Podcast, and Tales to Terrify. Visit his website (mikethornwrites.com) and connect with him on Twitter (@MikeThornWrites).   What first attracted you to horror writing? Reflecting on my earliest childhood encounters with horror, …

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Book Review: To Drown in Dark Water by Steve Toase

  • October 12, 2021

  • 8 mins to read

To Drown in Dark Water by Steve Toase - cover

“There are enough ideas in each story to fill dozens of novels, but the most impressive aspect is each one feels complete and whole, rather than a snippet or fragment.”   Here at This is Horror, we’re always excited when Undertow Publications release a new book. Always beautifully put together, from cover to contents, the …

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