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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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-...
My new writing sprint: put on an album, and the only break is flipping it over. Long sides for the win.
January 28, 2026 at 4:03 AM
My new writing sprint: put on an album, and the only break is flipping it over. Long sides for the win.
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ObscuraJournal 1/27/26
It's been ages since I've used a mechanical keyboard. My go-to is a Logi-tech bluetooth model that's like the Mac keyboard only it's backlit. My hand strength is not the best due to carpal tunnel synd...
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January 28, 2026 at 1:57 AM
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And then I learned about Sergeant Thunderhoof. I'm really digging these guys ... psychedelic doom occult.
January 27, 2026 at 4:04 AM
And then I learned about Sergeant Thunderhoof. I'm really digging these guys ... psychedelic doom occult.
Tonight's ObscuraJournal
ObscuraJournal 1/26/26
Actually got some writing done tonight. A little over a thousand words. I'm still working on the earlier parts of my WIP, the parts I didn't outline but feel I need to write to get the story down. Not...
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January 27, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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Looks like @igreggreene.bsky.social is enjoying DADDY'S BOY so far. What wonderful feedback to get mid-read. Here's hoping he enjoys this bizarre journey until the end.
If this piques your interest, do consider buying DADDY'S BOY by Michael David Wilson.
If this piques your interest, do consider buying DADDY'S BOY by Michael David Wilson.
January 27, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Looks like @igreggreene.bsky.social is enjoying DADDY'S BOY so far. What wonderful feedback to get mid-read. Here's hoping he enjoys this bizarre journey until the end.
If this piques your interest, do consider buying DADDY'S BOY by Michael David Wilson.
If this piques your interest, do consider buying DADDY'S BOY by Michael David Wilson.
My neverending search for prog-rock landed me on Soft Machine and Camel. Folk prog-rock headed me straight back to Jethro Tull, which ... yeah, that tracks.
January 26, 2026 at 8:42 PM
My neverending search for prog-rock landed me on Soft Machine and Camel. Folk prog-rock headed me straight back to Jethro Tull, which ... yeah, that tracks.
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💥ANGEL DOWN - the movie💥
The mind-melting shall continue! This story only gets more urgent by the day. We're going hard on it. Stay tuned.
Details:
deadline.com/2026/01/ange...
The mind-melting shall continue! This story only gets more urgent by the day. We're going hard on it. Stay tuned.
Details:
deadline.com/2026/01/ange...
January 26, 2026 at 7:18 PM
💥ANGEL DOWN - the movie💥
The mind-melting shall continue! This story only gets more urgent by the day. We're going hard on it. Stay tuned.
Details:
deadline.com/2026/01/ange...
The mind-melting shall continue! This story only gets more urgent by the day. We're going hard on it. Stay tuned.
Details:
deadline.com/2026/01/ange...
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Friends, if you have good news about your writing or art, we need to see that. The onslaught of political posting & rallying against fascism is important, but your happiness about your creative wins is part of what people are standing for. Don't let the bastards take that away from you.
January 26, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Friends, if you have good news about your writing or art, we need to see that. The onslaught of political posting & rallying against fascism is important, but your happiness about your creative wins is part of what people are standing for. Don't let the bastards take that away from you.
Revisiting Opeth's Pale Communion on vinyl has given me a greater appreciation for the album. Same with Heritage, but I'm digging this one even more now, especially Moon Above, Sun Below ... outstanding track!
January 26, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Revisiting Opeth's Pale Communion on vinyl has given me a greater appreciation for the album. Same with Heritage, but I'm digging this one even more now, especially Moon Above, Sun Below ... outstanding track!
I know it's bad out there. I've felt paralyzed every time I've even looked at the news. I'm limiting myself to five minutes ... get in get out. Social media constantly bombards us regardless, so you have to find your joy somehow.
Find some joy in your lives.
Find some joy in your lives.
January 26, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I know it's bad out there. I've felt paralyzed every time I've even looked at the news. I'm limiting myself to five minutes ... get in get out. Social media constantly bombards us regardless, so you have to find your joy somehow.
Find some joy in your lives.
Find some joy in your lives.
Snowed in? Let the soothing waves of the 5 must-read articles online, curated by @kevharrison.bsky.social, warm your dark hearts. Only at @thisishorror.bsky.social.
5 Must Read Horror Articles 26 January 2026
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: Lit Hub hear from author Melissa Faliveno on horror, t…
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January 26, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Snowed in? Let the soothing waves of the 5 must-read articles online, curated by @kevharrison.bsky.social, warm your dark hearts. Only at @thisishorror.bsky.social.
Nothing like the sound of a cat violently throwing up to get you out of bed in the morning.
January 26, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Nothing like the sound of a cat violently throwing up to get you out of bed in the morning.
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Today's treat on This Is Horror Podcast, @claymcleod.bsky.social talks about Acquired Taste, the Beat Generation, The Restoration at Grayson Manor, and much more.
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TIH 649: Clay McLeod Chapman on Acquired Taste, the Beat Generation, and The Restoration at Grayson Manor
In this podcast, Clay McLeod Chapman talks about Acquired Taste, the Beat Generation, The Restoration at Grayson Manor, and much more. About Clay McLeod Chapman Clay McLeod Chapman is the author of…
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January 24, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Today's treat on This Is Horror Podcast, @claymcleod.bsky.social talks about Acquired Taste, the Beat Generation, The Restoration at Grayson Manor, and much more.
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This month's essay is about how to put the scary into your story.
The hot-take: you can't.
This month's essay is about how to put the scary into your story.
The hot-take: you can't.
Into the Obscuradrome 1/23/26
Welcome back to the Obscuradrome. I'm Bob Pastorella, co-host of the This Is Horror podcast, author of The Small Hours, co-author of They're Watching with Michael David Wilson, and Mojo Rising, which ...
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January 23, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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This month's essay is about how to put the scary into your story.
The hot-take: you can't.
This month's essay is about how to put the scary into your story.
The hot-take: you can't.
Today's ObscuraJournal, in which I ponder a State of the Horror address.
ObscuraJournal 1/22/26
Been thinking about writing a State of the Horror address for this year. It's not an annual thing. Last year's address was the first I'd written in three years. Considering how well horror is represen...
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January 23, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Today's ObscuraJournal, in which I ponder a State of the Horror address.
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Alert! The e-book of AUDITION by Ryu Murakami--the basis of Takashi Miike's cult classic horror movie--is on sale for just $1.99!
Audition: A Novel
Amazon.com: Audition: A Novel eBook : Murakami, Ryu, Ralph McCarthy: Books
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January 22, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Alert! The e-book of AUDITION by Ryu Murakami--the basis of Takashi Miike's cult classic horror movie--is on sale for just $1.99!
I've probably said this before, but I've been really digging the band Green Lung. Psychedelic Doom occult metal that reminds me of so many bands while forging their own path.
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I've probably said this before, but I've been really digging the band Green Lung. Psychedelic Doom occult metal that reminds me of so many bands while forging their own path.
Be on the Look Out For ... THE DENIZENS by Brennan LaFaro (@brennanlafaro.bsky.social), releasing next month!
Look Out For … The Denizens by Brennan LaFaro
“With his latest, LaFaro presents readers with a grief-stricken man running from his past to a town that refuses to let the dead move on.” Sam Everett never expected to find himself in …
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January 22, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Be on the Look Out For ... THE DENIZENS by Brennan LaFaro (@brennanlafaro.bsky.social), releasing next month!
I didn't know that there was an actual desktop Apple Classical Music app until now. It already has albums considered classical, mostly scores and some jazz artists. This is probably about as close to an instrumental app as I'm likely to find, but I can still create playlists with the regular app.
January 21, 2026 at 4:37 AM
I didn't know that there was an actual desktop Apple Classical Music app until now. It already has albums considered classical, mostly scores and some jazz artists. This is probably about as close to an instrumental app as I'm likely to find, but I can still create playlists with the regular app.
Vinyl snob post for today:
Opeth sounds sooooooo fucking good on vinyl. Listening to Heritage right now ... damn!
Opeth sounds sooooooo fucking good on vinyl. Listening to Heritage right now ... damn!
January 21, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Vinyl snob post for today:
Opeth sounds sooooooo fucking good on vinyl. Listening to Heritage right now ... damn!
Opeth sounds sooooooo fucking good on vinyl. Listening to Heritage right now ... damn!
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This one's for all the folx out there who have to watch the biggest failures in the universe thrive while they work twice as hard to be taken half as seriously.
How long does it take to swallow that crap and NOT go into your villain era?
How long does it take to swallow that crap and NOT go into your villain era?
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January 20, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This one's for all the folx out there who have to watch the biggest failures in the universe thrive while they work twice as hard to be taken half as seriously.
How long does it take to swallow that crap and NOT go into your villain era?
How long does it take to swallow that crap and NOT go into your villain era?
How about NO.
What did we do before "spell-check-hopped-up-on-gas-station-coffee"?
We used the sponge between our ears, that's what. The sponge soaks up experience and spits out imagination with heart and soul.
What did we do before "spell-check-hopped-up-on-gas-station-coffee"?
We used the sponge between our ears, that's what. The sponge soaks up experience and spits out imagination with heart and soul.
AI sits in billions of phones. Refusing to engage won't stop it, just leaves vulnerable people without knowledge. Demand ownership and control, not abstinence.
Abstinence From AI Is Not the Answer
Opinion | Refusing to use AI won’t protect society. Responsible resistance must include gaining knowledge about it.
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January 21, 2026 at 1:59 AM
How about NO.
What did we do before "spell-check-hopped-up-on-gas-station-coffee"?
We used the sponge between our ears, that's what. The sponge soaks up experience and spits out imagination with heart and soul.
What did we do before "spell-check-hopped-up-on-gas-station-coffee"?
We used the sponge between our ears, that's what. The sponge soaks up experience and spits out imagination with heart and soul.
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ObscuraJournal 1/20/26
Been thinking about the connection (to me) with heavy metal and dark fantasy/horror fiction. Specifically, how progressive metal, which typically blends many modes and styles such as classical music a...
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January 21, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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Loved this episode. It makes me want a show where writers just talk and try to make each other feel better. Love the point about celebrating wherever you are in the process. And for the record, @claymcleod.bsky.social is an astonishing performer and an astonishing writer (Read KILL YOUR DARLINGS!)
Today on This Is Horror Podcast, we chat with Clay McLeod Chapman.
@claymcleod.bsky.social talks about getting drunk on ideas, writing and performing with confidence, getting through the first draft, and much more.
www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-648-clay...
@claymcleod.bsky.social talks about getting drunk on ideas, writing and performing with confidence, getting through the first draft, and much more.
www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-648-clay...
TIH 648: Clay McLeod Chapman on Getting Drunk on Ideas, Writing with Confidence, and First Draft Optimism
In this podcast, Clay McLeod Chapman talks about getting drunk on ideas, writing and performing with confidence, getting through the first draft, and much more. About Clay McLeod Chapman Clay McLeo…
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January 19, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Loved this episode. It makes me want a show where writers just talk and try to make each other feel better. Love the point about celebrating wherever you are in the process. And for the record, @claymcleod.bsky.social is an astonishing performer and an astonishing writer (Read KILL YOUR DARLINGS!)
It's funny, it's horny, and it's very, very bloody.
THE SMALL HOURS, my solo debut splatterpunk vampire novel, published through @ghoulish.bsky.social.
Amazing cover art by @bettyrocksteady.bsky.social
Get yours here: ghoulish.rip/product/the-...
I am the chill that's in the air ...
THE SMALL HOURS, my solo debut splatterpunk vampire novel, published through @ghoulish.bsky.social.
Amazing cover art by @bettyrocksteady.bsky.social
Get yours here: ghoulish.rip/product/the-...
I am the chill that's in the air ...
January 20, 2026 at 2:04 PM
It's funny, it's horny, and it's very, very bloody.
THE SMALL HOURS, my solo debut splatterpunk vampire novel, published through @ghoulish.bsky.social.
Amazing cover art by @bettyrocksteady.bsky.social
Get yours here: ghoulish.rip/product/the-...
I am the chill that's in the air ...
THE SMALL HOURS, my solo debut splatterpunk vampire novel, published through @ghoulish.bsky.social.
Amazing cover art by @bettyrocksteady.bsky.social
Get yours here: ghoulish.rip/product/the-...
I am the chill that's in the air ...