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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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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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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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19
Nov

ObscuraJournal 11/19/25

I've been at the 90% mark in Ghost of Yōtei for about a week now. I tried to
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13
Nov

Into the Obscuradrome 11/13/25

Welcome back to the Obscuradrome. I'm Bob Pastorella, co-host of the This Is Horror podcast, author of The
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05
Nov

ObscuraJournal 11/4/25

I'm working on something for an essay, which will probably be in my next newsletter, about how occult
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