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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. bobpastorella.com https://ghoulish.rip/product/the-small-hours/ patreon.com/BobPastorella

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Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 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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Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 56m

For me, writing is like the multiple endings of CLUE.

"How it could have happened ..."

and

"Here's what really happened ..."

but all at once, nonstop in my head, forever and ever. And then there are ideas for other stories that try to merge with your main idea like a goopy Cronenberg film.

Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 1h

I decided to try something different and go back in time with my WIP with another character POV. These scenes aren't part of the outlined plan, though it fits with the plan. (My outlines for this WIP aren't too detailed) Just discovery writing to see where I end up, and so far I'm really digging it.

Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 2h

31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN

Day 15

Andy Davidson's IN THE VALLEY OF THE SUN bled new life into a time worn trope, bringing a fresh spurt of blood into the vampire mythos by embracing everything about the bloodsuckers that scare the hell out of us.

One of the best damn vampires novels I've ever read.

cover for Andy Davidson's IN THE VALLEY OF THE SUN

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Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 12h

Upgraded to Tahoe on my macmini and now my Apple Music controls are at the bottom of my screen. When the app is fully opened, I keep hitting the app menu bar.

I get it, it's optimized for mobile and iPad now, but why can't people just not fuck with things that were pretty much perfect as they were?

Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 14h

ObscuraJournal Returns

10/14/25

ObscuraJournal 10/14/25

I think I'm moving everything to Ghost. Which is here. If you're here, then you're at the right place. See how easy that was? There are several reasons for this, but mainly because I bought into th...

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Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 15h

I posted about this earlier today. Threads is basically humorless, paranoid, performative bullshit posters.

Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 21h

THE SMALL HOURS are upon us.

Listen to the first chapter, read by me at ArmadilloCon.

Horny. Bloody. Vampires. Out now from @ghoulish.bsky.social

Cover art by the amazing Betty Rocksteady @bettyrocksteady.bsky.social

Get it now: ghoulish.rip/product/the-...

Bob Pastorella Reading from THE SMALL HOURS

YouTube video by GHOULISH

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Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 21h

As far as my patreon is concerned, I'm on the fence about continuing it as it wasn't getting any traction. I'll continue to support creatives on that platform, but as a creator myself, I'm disappointed in the results.

Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 21h

I'm not into virtue signaling or purity tests, which seems like the majority of posts I see on threads. That and grift. If you've been following me and don't know where I align with things, then you simply haven't been paying attention.

I'm sticking with this place, and my website.

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Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 21h

While I'm on threads, I don't like it there. It's for promo only, and it doesn't get that much traction. It's a shame, because the format is more text based, which is 100% my vibe. But the randos there are some of the most performative, paranoid, posters I've seen at any social media site.

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Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 1d

It is so inaccurate it's laughable at times. The only reason I'm watching is for the secondary plotlines involving all the things Gein apparently influenced, which are also at times grossly inaccurate.

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The ARC Party @thearcparty.com · 1d

This interview with Alan from @shortwavebooks.bsky.social is a must-listen. Hear about the origins, ups and downs, and future of Shortwave. it’s a good look at the nuts and bolts of indie publishing too!

www.thearcparty.com/p/alan-lastu...

Alan Lastufka - SHORTWAVE PUBLISHING

The driving force behind one of horror's rising indie publishers

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Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 1d

31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN

Day 14

David Fincher has this ability to get under your skin with his films, getting close to the filth and grime and decadence of the world...so close you might need a shower after watching. ZODIAC is one of those films, and this panic inducing scenes is one of his scariest.

Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 1d

New post at my blog.

Subscribe at www.bobpastorella.com for ongoing free ramblings from me.

My Current Project or I Don't Know What the Hell I'm Doing

The book I want to read has not been written, so it's up to me to make it happen. The problem is I'm not entirely sure what I want to read. I think it might be kind of like Dark Academia. I know Dark ...

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Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 1d

Hey folks, this Wednesday the 15th, I'm the guest on @scaresshapedus.bsky.social podcast. I chatted with @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social about my novel debut THE SMALL HOURS and LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH, a formative film for me that I saw at a way too young age.

The Scares That Shaped Us @scaresshapedus.bsky.social · 4d

NEXT WEEK:

@bobpastorella.com of @thisishorror.bsky.social joins the show to talk about his new novel THE SMALL HOURS, and we dive into an indie vampire classic with LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH!

Episode drops 10/15 at Noon Central!

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Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 1d

Coming at you through the waves of the internet, @kevharrison.bsky.social curates the 5 must-read horror articles online, only at @thisishorror.bsky.social.

5 Must Read Horror Articles 13 October 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 send one of their writers to the hou…

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Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 1d

Urban Dread

Texas Backyard Noir

Dracula retelling (more like a 'what if?')

Horny. Bloody. Vampires.

THE SMALL HOURS by Bob Pastorella, out now from @ghoulish.bsky.social

Cover art by the amazing @bettyrocksteady.bsky.social

Get it: ghoulish.rip/product/the-...

a trope graphic for THE SMALL HOURS by Bob Pastorella.

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 2d

OK, it's official: We're getting these made. Orders will be available soon.

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Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 2d

31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN

Day 13

MIDNIGHT MASS, Mike Flanagan's homage to vampires and 'Salem's Lot, is one of those rare TV series that fires on all cylinders each episode.

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Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 2d

I'm vacation, so expect daily book promo, Halloween stuff, and the usual from me over the next few days, except more than the usual, and now I'm thinking there was probably a better way to say that.

Anyway ...

Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 2d

The new album by The Necks is over 3 hours long. Improvised jazz from a new favorite band of mine.

This is some serious writing music right here.

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Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 2d

I don't know what kind of trees those are, but they look like triffids.

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Who wants this on a t-shirt?

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Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 2d

Happy Birthday!

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Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 3d

31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN

Day 12

SUSPIRIA

Argento's classic supernatural film (is it a Giallo? Some claim yes, some claim no. Maybe, but it's all Argento, so it's good.) ranks as one of my favorite films of all time in any genre.

Jessica Harper in Dario Argento's SUSPIRIA.

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