03 Feb ObscuraJournal 2/2/26 I'm still dealing with the nasty stye infection on my eyelid. It is a lot better, the medicine 03 Feb 2026 1 min read
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. 31 Jan 2026 1 min read
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 30 Jan 2026 1 min read
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 28 Jan 2026 1 min read
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 27 Jan 2026 1 min read
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 23 Jan 2026 4 min read
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. 23 Jan 2026 1 min read
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 21 Jan 2026 1 min read
20 Jan ObscuraJournal 1/19/26 Weird day today. First, it's MLK Day and Poe's birthday, and I was off work, and 20 Jan 2026 1 min read
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 18 Jan 2026 1 min read