Bob Pastorella

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Book Review: The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

  • September 2, 2020

  • 7 mins to read

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones - cover

“… Jones has delivered a masterpiece that will appeal to both die-hard horror fans and fans of exceptional dramatic writing.”   To list every book written by Stephen Graham Jones—or, indeed, every award win and nomination—would take far more space and time normally reserved for our book reviews, never mind the biographical section at the …

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Look Out For … The Loop by Jeremy Robert Johnson

  • August 27, 2020

  • 2 mins to read

The Loop - Jeremy Robert Johnson - cover

“With The Loop, Johnson pumps up the crazy, with a pulse-pounding science-gone-mad horror novel only he could envision.” Turner Falls is nestled in the western Oregon hills. It’s the kind of place you want to escape to for a nice vacation. When an unexplainable outbreak occurs, Turner Falls becomes the center of chaos. Several of …

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Book Review: The Apocalypse Strain by Jason Parent

  • August 26, 2020

  • 5 mins to read

The Apocalypse Strain by Jason Parent- cover

“The strength lies in the action and pacing more than relatable characters or a complex, hard-hitting story, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. And no mean feat, either.”   When Jason Parent wowed us with his collection Wrathbone and Other Stories (Red Room Press, 2016) in November of 2016, he had published a …

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Look Out For … Standalone by Paul Michael Anderson

  • August 20, 2020

  • 4 mins to read

Standalone by Paul Michael Anderson - cover

“With Anderson’s Standalone,  he flips the tables with a gory slasher tale while never straying from his roots with the emotional and gut-wrenching horror he’s known for.” Monsters. Killers. Evil. Through derelict hospitals, forgotten schools, broken down houses, and summer camps, they hunt, seeking those foolish enough to visit those places. They leave terror, carnage, …

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