Bob Pastorella

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Look Out For … Come With Me by Ronald Malfi

  • June 10, 2021

  • 3 mins to read

Come With Me by Ronald Malfi - cover

“With his latest, Malfi explores how grief and longing fan the flames of obsession as a man uncovers his dead wife’s horrifying secrets.” When his wife Allison is killed, Aaron Decker’s life changes forever. Deeply haunted by her absence, and her ghost, he begins to finally go through her belongings. Finding a receipt for a …

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Book Review: The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

  • June 8, 2021

  • 7 mins to read

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward - cover

“As fast-paced as any thriller, as dark as any horror, and as affecting as the most emotional, dramatic work, it is utterly heart-breaking and will put you through the wringer if you let it.”   In the last few years, it seems many horror writers have moved away from the genre into more thriller-oriented territory. …

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Look Out For … The Queen of the Cicadas by V. Castro

  • June 3, 2021

  • 3 mins to read

The Queen of the Cicadas by V. Castro - cover

“With her latest, Castro plunges deep into urban legend territory with an Aztec goddess reborn for vengeance.” In 2018, Brenda Alvarez has returned home to Texas to see her best friend Veronica get married. La Reina de Las Chicharras, The Queen of The Cicadas, is the basis of an urban legend associated with the farm …

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Book Review: I Spit Myself Out by Tracy Fahey

  • June 2, 2021

  • 6 mins to read

I Spit Myself Out by Tracy Fahey - cover

“Reader be warned … These are no light tales, no easy reading. They are readable, incredibly so, but they will crush you. There are no easy answers or neat conclusions to these stories.”   In recent years, there has been a growing popularity in the horror and weird arena for stories that meld the literary …

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