Into the Obscuradrome
Dispatches from the mind of Bob Pastorella, writer and podcaster. Horror and Speculative Fiction.

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Feb

ObscuraJournal 2/2/26

I'm still dealing with the nasty stye infection on my eyelid. It is a lot better, the medicine
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31
Jan

ObscuraJournal 1/30/26

For the last few years, I've felt I missed out on some essential component in my imagination arsenal.
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30
Jan

ObscuraJournal 1/29/26

I'm really trying to branch out with jazz. My two favorites are Miles Davis and John Coltrane, and
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28
Jan

ObscuraJournal 1/27/26

It's been ages since I've used a mechanical keyboard. My go-to is a Logi-tech bluetooth model
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27
Jan

ObscuraJournal 1/26/26

Actually got some writing done tonight. A little over a thousand words. I'm still working on the earlier
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23
Jan

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
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23
Jan

ObscuraJournal 1/22/26

Been thinking about writing a State of the Horror address for this year. It's not an annual thing.
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21
Jan

ObscuraJournal 1/20/26

Been thinking about the connection (to me) with heavy metal and dark fantasy/horror fiction. Specifically, how progressive metal, which
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20
Jan

ObscuraJournal 1/19/26

Weird day today. First, it's MLK Day and Poe's birthday, and I was off work, and
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18
Jan

ObscuraJournal 1/17/26

At the beginning of the year I said I'd try to be here more often. For the most
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