Bob Pastorella
Co-host of the This Is Horror podcast. Author of MOJO RISING and THEY’RE WATCHING (with Michael David Wilson). My vampire novel, THE SMALL HOURS, releases in 2025.
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- Reposted by Bob PastorellaNEWS! @toddkeisling.com is bringing DEVIL'S CREEK (a novel) and COLD, BLACK, & INFINITE (a collection) to Bad Hand Books in 2026! You can learn more and pre-order both (with signed bookplates) at the Bad Hand Online Shop. badhandbooks.com/preorders
- Vyvyan from The Young Ones is in the new Alien tv series!
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- Another Monday, another day @kevharrison.bsky.social presents the 5 must-read horror articles online over at @thisishorror.bsky.social.
- I finally watched FURIOSA this evening. I loved it, though I'm a huge fan of the entire Mad Max franchise anyway, so I knew I'd love it. The 2nd film is still my favorite, but Mel Gibson can fuck off into the sun. I hope Miller makes more of these.
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- I slept way too late today and now everything is all fucked up, as usual. But ... I work tomorrow and then I'm on vacation. Starting a new fiction project that will hopefully inject some fun into my veins.
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- Generations cannot be cool or uncool. The one thing I've always noticed about cool people is they don't have a need to proclaim that status for validation. Those that are truly "cool" are simply living their best lives, everything else be damned.
- Be on the Look Out For ... Hold My Heart by Koji A. Dae, releasing later this month!
- ObscuraJournal 5/7/25
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- Having never read Harry Potter, or even really sat through the entirety of any of the films, I am completely UNinterested in the upcoming series. JKR can fuck off into the sun forever too.
- Reposted by Bob PastorellaToday on This Is Horror Podcast, it's the first in a series of DADDY'S BOY-themed podcasts. Michael David Wilson talks about his brand new dark comedy novel, DADDY'S BOY, with hosts @jasperbark.bsky.social, @danhowarth20.bsky.social, and @bobpastorella.com. www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-614-mich...
- Meet the Writer: Jason Cavallaro (@jasoncavallaro.bsky.social)!
- Are there any sword and sorcery novels set in modern times?Like right now? Contemporary? Is that a thing? Is it called something else? Am I crazy to think this even exists?
- ObscuraJournal: 5/6/25
- Part II of the conversation with Sofia Ajram (@sofiaajram.bsky.social) is live over at @thisishorror.bsky.social.
- Reposted by Bob PastorellaMy dark comedy, DADDY'S BOY, is out today. I would LOVE it if you could buy a copy and help with the crucial first week of sales. “A delirious ride through mundane absurdity and surreal brutality.”—Jason Pargin (John Dies at the End) www.thisishorror.co.uk/daddys-boy-b...
- ObscuraJournal 5/5/25
- Reposted by Bob PastorellaHuge thanks to @bloody-disgusting.com for this nice (and bloody and disgusting) plug of THE OCTOBER FILM HAUNT! bloody-disgusting.com/books/386691...
- Obviously, the biggest influence of my vampire novel THE SMALL HOURS, releasing from @ghoulish.bsky.social next month (pre-order here ghoulish.rip/product/the-...), is DRACULA. You could even say I "what if'd" the storyline for my novel. My favorite Dracula is Christopher Lee.
- Alright folks, @kevharrison.bsky.social has the 5 must-read horror articles up over at @thisishorror.bsky.social and you MUST READ them. Like, there's going to be a test or something.
- Part I of this conversation with Sofia Ajram (@sofiaajram.bsky.social) is live over at @thisishorror.bsky.social. I was attending Ghoulish Book Fest when it was recorded, but can confirm this is one conversation you do not want to miss.
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- Chapter 3 of THE KILLJOYS WERE HERE is live at my patreon. $5/month gives you exclusive access to this serialized home-invasion/cosmic horror novella, and patrons can comment on each chapter as it goes through revisions.
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- Maybe it's just me, but this 2nd season of Andor feels like it was written by John le Carré. I do like the darker political intrigue, but we gotta get into some action soonish.
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- Reposted by Bob PastorellaIt's a new day, a new month, and we continue to seek joy. Announcing the inaugural volume of The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, coming November. Details: bio.site/bestweirdfic...
- Be on the Look Out For ... WE LIVE HERE NOW by Sarah Pinborough (@sarahpinborough.bsky.social), where fine books are sold, later this month!
- Reposted by Bob PastorellaFree to all, hear me forget everything I ever knew about books or writing when fumbling through a conversation! Joe was wonderful and it's worth listening to for his thoughts alone.
- Now up for everybody is the new episode of Writing The Rapids with @horrorsong.blog! Surrealism! Old Gods! Editing! It's all covered!
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- It's been mentioned previously, but THE SMALL HOURS, my bloody, sexy, funny vampire novel releasing 6/2025 from @ghoulish.bsky.social (pre-order here: ghoulish.rip/product/the-...) was heavily influenced by FRIGHT NIGHT (1985), which is perhaps one of my favorite movies of all time. For real.
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- Just saw the trailer for WEAPONS and I am so down for this movie.
- Reposted by Bob Pastorellacasual reminder that I wrote a fun werewolf novel called CARNIVOROUS LUNAR ACTIVITIES like 6 years ago. it had a very short life with its previous publisher before going out of print and @beckylejeune.bsky.social is currently shopping the reprint rights around, should any cool presses be interested
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- Start your week off right with the 5 must-read horror articles online, currated by @kevharrison.bsky.social, only at @thisishorror.bsky.social.
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- Reposted by Bob PastorellaI talked to @npr.org about SINNERS today! On horror and healing. How 'Sinners' fits into the Black horror genre one.npr.org/i/wburwp-101...
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- The new Bobby Rausch album Stones & Stars is excellent. New Ghost album ... so far, so good. SINNERS score (both albums) ... excellent! Need to give the new Machine Head album a spin.
- Jerry Cantrell is on the score for SINNERS, specifically the track "In Moonlight". Which means there's a little Alice in Chains in the mix, so cool.
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- SINNERS! Wow. Just WOW! Swung for the fences and knocked it out of the fucking park. One of the best movies I've seen lately, and the vampires put the icing on the cake. Folks, I don't like theaters, but this was CINEMA, and you should catch this one in a nice theater, soon!
