TIH 646: Bob Pastorella on The Small Hours, Vampire Fiction, and Writing Lessons

TIH 646 Bob Pastorella on The Small Hours, Vampire Fiction, and Writing Lessons

In this podcast, Bob Pastorella talks about his latest book, The Small Hours, vampire fiction, writing lessons, and much more. About Bob Pastorella Bob Pastorella is the co-host of the This Is Horror podcast. He is also the author of They’re Watching (with Michael David Wilson), with numerous tales in such publications as Lost Films, …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 5 January 2026

BestIndieHorror2025

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to.  Without further ado: The Lineup select the best of the bunch in small press and indie horror releases from 2025 SPOILERS: Bloody Disgusting explain a plethora of horror references hidden in the Stranger …

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News Round-up Week Ending 2 January 2026

There's An Evil Void Inside my House by David Royce

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Available 17 February from author David Royce, There’s an Evil Void Inside My House Jason Falsted moved from Michigan to West Virginia when he inherited an old house from a distant relative he’d never met. But …

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Look Out For … Funeral Song by Carly Racklin

Funeral Song by Carly Racklin

“With their debut novella, Racklin presents a death obsessed town under control of dark ritual magic, cursed with the return of the dead.” In isolated Cairney, the Angel of Death allows the dead to return, but not always as desired. Friede Inkerman feels Death’s gift is more of a curse. As pianist to death-worshipping Cairney’s …

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