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Epeolatry Book Review: Wrapped in Plastic and Other Sweet Nothings by Robert P. Ottone

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Title: Wrapped in Plastic and Other Sweet Nothings
Author: Robert P. Ottone
Genre: Dark Fantasy, Horror
Publisher: JournalStone
Release date: 27th October, 2023

Synopsis: Seventeen stories claw at you from that dark space in the corner of your eye in this new collection by Bram Stoker Award-winning author Robert P. Ottone.

In “Only That You Are Still Sane,” uncover the accidental and bizarre discovery of time travel. Meet an ordinary couple with sexual desires that are anything but ordinary in “Nibble.” Follow the harrowing story of Sleepy Hollow’s town constable in “A Mourning in Sleepy Hollow.” Tread carefully along the precipice of darkness in “A Most Curious Tome.” And in the title story, meet a lonely civil service worker who comes face to face with the darkness eating away at him.

Featuring six previously unpublished stories, Wrapped in Plastic & Other Sweet Nothings will force you to stare into the darkness within. Pray you don’t blink first.

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Epeolatry Book Review: The Vile Thing We Created by Robert P. Ottone

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Title: The Vile Things We Created
Editor: Robert P. Ottone
Genre: Suburban Folk Horror
Publisher: Hydra
Release Date: 18th April, 2023

Synopsis: Lola and Ian had what they thought was the perfect relationship. Vacations. Fine dining. A healthy sex life.

 

But when their childless lifestyle begins impacting their social lives, they decide to take the natural next step.

 

But what happens when that next step cracks the perfect foundation Lola and Ian have built?

 

What happens when that next step is anything but natural?


Robert P. Ottone’s The Vile Thing We Created is a terrifying vision of parenthood in the tradition of Ira Levin and Thomas Tryon.

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