Bob Pastorella
@bobpastorella.com
Co-host of the This Is Horror podcast. Author of THEY’RE WATCHING (with Michael David Wilson). My vampire novel, THE SMALL HOURS, is available now. Anti-A.I.
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Bob Pastorella
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· Nov 2
The Small Hours is the darkest part of night, right before dawn.
It's also the title of my upcoming vampire novel.
It's funny, sexy, and very, very bloody.
A modern-day splatterpunk.
You cannot touch me, you would not dare
I am the chill that's in the air
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It's also the title of my upcoming vampire novel.
It's funny, sexy, and very, very bloody.
A modern-day splatterpunk.
You cannot touch me, you would not dare
I am the chill that's in the air
ghoulish.rip/product/the-...
Currently reading Hill's KING SORROW, which is really good so far, as well as THE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORS by Vajra Chandrasekera, which is one of those books that as soon as I read the first page, I was hooked.
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Currently reading Hill's KING SORROW, which is really good so far, as well as THE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORS by Vajra Chandrasekera, which is one of those books that as soon as I read the first page, I was hooked.
This time of year is always rough for me due to my retail job. The hours are long, the customers are ... well, they're customers, people just trying to buy shit. I basically have one month of retail Hell beginning tomorrow through the day after Christmas. I hate the work, love the paycheck.
November 25, 2025 at 2:35 AM
This time of year is always rough for me due to my retail job. The hours are long, the customers are ... well, they're customers, people just trying to buy shit. I basically have one month of retail Hell beginning tomorrow through the day after Christmas. I hate the work, love the paycheck.
The anti AI post:
I abhor AI. It may have some uses outside of writing, but it has no place in the creative ecosystem. Fiction is a wholly human endeavor. Story can be a product, or "content", but it is always art made by a human.
AI, not human, "artificial" as the name implies, cannot make art.
I abhor AI. It may have some uses outside of writing, but it has no place in the creative ecosystem. Fiction is a wholly human endeavor. Story can be a product, or "content", but it is always art made by a human.
AI, not human, "artificial" as the name implies, cannot make art.
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The anti AI post:
I abhor AI. It may have some uses outside of writing, but it has no place in the creative ecosystem. Fiction is a wholly human endeavor. Story can be a product, or "content", but it is always art made by a human.
AI, not human, "artificial" as the name implies, cannot make art.
I abhor AI. It may have some uses outside of writing, but it has no place in the creative ecosystem. Fiction is a wholly human endeavor. Story can be a product, or "content", but it is always art made by a human.
AI, not human, "artificial" as the name implies, cannot make art.
It's time to give thanks because @kevharrison.bsky.social has the 5 must-read horror articles online for you right now.
5 Must Read Horror Articles 24 November 2025
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: Bloody Disgusting pick out six animal actors in horror…
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November 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It's time to give thanks because @kevharrison.bsky.social has the 5 must-read horror articles online for you right now.
Instantly recognizable, and no matter the role, Kier never disappointed. A fucking legend ... RIP
Udo Kier has passed away at 81. A singular screen presence, Kier had a long history in the horror genre, starring in films including Mark of the Devil, Andy Warhol's Frankenstein, Blood for Dracula, Blade, Feardotcom, Rob Zombie's Halloween, and Dario Argento's Mother of Tears.
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Instantly recognizable, and no matter the role, Kier never disappointed. A fucking legend ... RIP
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WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING just got a shit-ton of Broadway World Austin nominations 🥰
November 23, 2025 at 3:56 AM
WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING just got a shit-ton of Broadway World Austin nominations 🥰
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Correct me if I'm doing this wrong, but my splatterpunk novel THE SMALL HOURS, from @ghoulish.bsky.social, is eligible for awards ... like the Splatterpunk Awards, for one example.
Thanks!
Thanks!
November 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Correct me if I'm doing this wrong, but my splatterpunk novel THE SMALL HOURS, from @ghoulish.bsky.social, is eligible for awards ... like the Splatterpunk Awards, for one example.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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From Killercon Austin: There's still time to get your recommendations in for next year's Splatterpunk Awards. Awards are given for Best Short Story, Best Collection, Best Anthology, Best Novella, and Best Novel. Send your recommendations to [email protected]
November 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
From Killercon Austin: There's still time to get your recommendations in for next year's Splatterpunk Awards. Awards are given for Best Short Story, Best Collection, Best Anthology, Best Novella, and Best Novel. Send your recommendations to [email protected]
The new Takuro Okada album KONOMA is fantastic. Groovy beats paired with classic jazz, this is killer writing music.
November 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The new Takuro Okada album KONOMA is fantastic. Groovy beats paired with classic jazz, this is killer writing music.
Okay ... I know I need to lower the temperature of my excitement down by a few hundred degrees, as well as my expectations, but HOT DAMN this looks fucking awesome!
‘Return to Silent Hill’ Official Trailer Welcomes You Back Into the Monster-Filled Fog
It’s time to venture back into the fog: the official trailer for Return to Silent Hill, from returning director Christophe Gans, has arrived today. Return to Silent Hill releases in theaters January 2...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Okay ... I know I need to lower the temperature of my excitement down by a few hundred degrees, as well as my expectations, but HOT DAMN this looks fucking awesome!
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need this asap
Still on a Bluesky hiatus but popping by because the cover for my next novel, THE INTRIGUE, has now been revealed. Jacket design Drusilla Adeline/Sister Hyde. This noir about a con artist sifting through lonely hearts ads is out July 2026. Pre-order now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/760821...
November 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
need this asap
What? Two ObscuraJournal posts two days in a row?
This time, I rave and drool about repurposing/retooling/rewriting our obsessions.
This time, I rave and drool about repurposing/retooling/rewriting our obsessions.
ObscuraJournal 11/20/25
One of the coolest things is when a band includes a callback to older music in new music. Sometimes it's a just a few notes, enough for the subtle recognition, especially for fans that can appreciate ...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
What? Two ObscuraJournal posts two days in a row?
This time, I rave and drool about repurposing/retooling/rewriting our obsessions.
This time, I rave and drool about repurposing/retooling/rewriting our obsessions.
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🔥 COVER +TITLE REVEAL + SUBMISSIONS OPEN🔥
YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices
A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️⚧️
Art by @mxmorgan.com
All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices
A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️⚧️
Art by @mxmorgan.com
All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🔥 COVER +TITLE REVEAL + SUBMISSIONS OPEN🔥
YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices
A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️⚧️
Art by @mxmorgan.com
All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices
A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️⚧️
Art by @mxmorgan.com
All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
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Tomorrow's @thisishorror.bsky.social news is all ready to go, but #ICYMI here's last week's new & forthcoming horrors: www.thisishorror.co.uk/news-round-u...
Alakazam by Mia Dalia - out now from Absinthe Books, POV: The Found Footage Festival - coming to Derby Quad this Saturday ...
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Alakazam by Mia Dalia - out now from Absinthe Books, POV: The Found Footage Festival - coming to Derby Quad this Saturday ...
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News Round-up Week Ending 14 November 2025
Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Available now from author Mia Dalia and Absinthe Books, Alakazam What is the greatest trick of all—s…
www.thisishorror.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Tomorrow's @thisishorror.bsky.social news is all ready to go, but #ICYMI here's last week's new & forthcoming horrors: www.thisishorror.co.uk/news-round-u...
Alakazam by Mia Dalia - out now from Absinthe Books, POV: The Found Footage Festival - coming to Derby Quad this Saturday ...
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Alakazam by Mia Dalia - out now from Absinthe Books, POV: The Found Footage Festival - coming to Derby Quad this Saturday ...
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Be on the Look Out For ... THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED by Victor Manibo, releasing later this month!
Look Out For … The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo
“With his horror fiction debut, Manibo presents a cursed family manor, tapping into the Philippines’ oppressive history with a nightmarish gothic tale.” Villa Sepulveda, a Spanish…
www.thisishorror.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Be on the Look Out For ... THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED by Victor Manibo, releasing later this month!
I'm not just fied, I'm verified, baby!
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I'm not just fied, I'm verified, baby!
Maybe it's because I've been digesting so much of another cultures mythology (Ghost of Yōtei), but my visual interpretation of folklore, magick, and ritual has changed. I used to think of occult ritual in terms of black and shades of grey. Now I visualize it as colorful, often bright and loud.
November 20, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Maybe it's because I've been digesting so much of another cultures mythology (Ghost of Yōtei), but my visual interpretation of folklore, magick, and ritual has changed. I used to think of occult ritual in terms of black and shades of grey. Now I visualize it as colorful, often bright and loud.
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The signed HC reissue *with slipcase* of @brianevenson.bsky.social's out of print 1997 collection THE DIN OF CELESTIAL BIRDS is up for preorder at @weirdhousepress.bsky.social! Only 22 copies left at this moment. 26 more copies sans slipcase to be available soon. weirdhousepress.com/products/the...
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The signed HC reissue *with slipcase* of @brianevenson.bsky.social's out of print 1997 collection THE DIN OF CELESTIAL BIRDS is up for preorder at @weirdhousepress.bsky.social! Only 22 copies left at this moment. 26 more copies sans slipcase to be available soon. weirdhousepress.com/products/the...
New-to-me band Night Verses.
Holy shit!
Where in the fuck have I been?
Holy shit!
Where in the fuck have I been?
November 20, 2025 at 2:55 AM
New-to-me band Night Verses.
Holy shit!
Where in the fuck have I been?
Holy shit!
Where in the fuck have I been?
Been thinking a lot of when writers revisit themes/ideas/plotlines/characters/etc. in fiction. Musicians do it all the time, but some folks hate it when writers do it. I'll have more about it on my blog tomorrow.
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Into the Obscuradrome
Dispatches from the mind of Bob Pastorella, writer and podcaster. Horror and Speculative Fiction.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Been thinking a lot of when writers revisit themes/ideas/plotlines/characters/etc. in fiction. Musicians do it all the time, but some folks hate it when writers do it. I'll have more about it on my blog tomorrow.
Please subscribe so you don't miss my blog/newsletter: bobpastorella.com.
Thanks!
Please subscribe so you don't miss my blog/newsletter: bobpastorella.com.
Thanks!
I listened to Wish You Were Here while driving today, skipping ahead so the Shine On You Crazy Diamond parts blended together, and then Pink Floyd releases their new stereo mix of the song blended together this afternoon.
Over 25 minutes of pure Pink Floyd bliss.
Over 25 minutes of pure Pink Floyd bliss.
November 20, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I listened to Wish You Were Here while driving today, skipping ahead so the Shine On You Crazy Diamond parts blended together, and then Pink Floyd releases their new stereo mix of the song blended together this afternoon.
Over 25 minutes of pure Pink Floyd bliss.
Over 25 minutes of pure Pink Floyd bliss.
New ObscuraJournal 11/19/25
ObscuraJournal 11/19/25
I've been at the 90% mark in Ghost of Yōtei for about a week now. I tried to get to the final boss battle, but the path ahead of is treacherous. I learned the hard way speeding through the story doesn...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
New ObscuraJournal 11/19/25
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It's Jess Hagemann Week on The Scares That Shaped Us! New episode drops Wednesday!
NEXT WEEK:
Jess Hagemann, the author @danielkraus.com says "might be the best horror writer in America," joins the show to talk about her @ghoulish.bsky.social novel MOTHER-EATING, and we dig into the surreal, unsettling short films of Jan Svankmajer!
Episode drops 11/19 at Noon Central!
Jess Hagemann, the author @danielkraus.com says "might be the best horror writer in America," joins the show to talk about her @ghoulish.bsky.social novel MOTHER-EATING, and we dig into the surreal, unsettling short films of Jan Svankmajer!
Episode drops 11/19 at Noon Central!
November 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
It's Jess Hagemann Week on The Scares That Shaped Us! New episode drops Wednesday!
Correct me if I'm doing this wrong, but my splatterpunk novel THE SMALL HOURS, from @ghoulish.bsky.social, is eligible for awards ... like the Splatterpunk Awards, for one example.
Thanks!
Thanks!
November 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Correct me if I'm doing this wrong, but my splatterpunk novel THE SMALL HOURS, from @ghoulish.bsky.social, is eligible for awards ... like the Splatterpunk Awards, for one example.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Reposted by Bob Pastorella
How do you do, fellow nerds? Today marks the official publication date of ALIEN: PERFECT ORGANISMS! I chased this job for years and I’m so proud of the book. If you’re a fan of me or the franchise I hope you’ll check it out!
November 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
How do you do, fellow nerds? Today marks the official publication date of ALIEN: PERFECT ORGANISMS! I chased this job for years and I’m so proud of the book. If you’re a fan of me or the franchise I hope you’ll check it out!