24
Dec
ObscuraJournal 12/24/25
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas Eve, and good morning! Or afternoon. Or evening. Whatever. I'm writing to you from
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Bob Pastorella
19
Dec
ObscuraJournal 12/19/25
Retail Hell in full effect.
With the exception of the payola, I loathe this time of year. Pushy, rude, irritated
17
Dec
Into the Obscuradrome
Welcome back to the Obscuradrome. I'm Bob Pastorella, co-host of the This Is Horror podcast, author of The
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12
Dec
ObscuraJournal 12/12/25
Since my last entry I've:
Finished playing Ghost of Yōtei.
Finished reading Joe Hill's King Sorrow.
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08
Dec
ObscuraJournal 12/8/25
I've been thinking a lot about how horror is swinging round to fantasy again, and how this is
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04
Dec
Obscuradrome Patreon Essays: Archive # 2
This is a reprint of an essay from my now terribly neglected patreon. I'm still undecided about what
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02
Dec
Obscuradrome Patreon Essays: Archive #1
This is a reprint of an essay from my now terribly neglected patreon. I'm still undecided about what
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02
Dec
ObscuraJournal 12/1/25
Retail Hell-Phase I: The Blackest Friday, the Devil's Friday is over and done with. Good riddance. Greed has
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25
Nov
ObscuraJournal 11/25/25
Working on several things at the moment while prepping myself mentally, spiritually, and emotionally for the terrible time called Retail
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20
Nov
ObscuraJournal 11/20/25
One of the coolest things is when a band includes a callback to older music in new music. Sometimes it&
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