{"id":24132,"date":"2025-03-25T01:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T05:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=24132"},"modified":"2025-09-13T13:59:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T17:59:40","slug":"book-the-palmist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-the-palmist\/","title":{"rendered":"The Palmist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-3491\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_thepalmist.png?fit=250%2C397&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Palmist\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> The Palmist<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/jack-bantry\/\">Jack Bantry<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/robert-essig\/\">Robert Essig<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2025-03-24\">March 24, 2025<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/self-published\/\">Self-Published<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 28<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/horror\/\">Horror<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/short-stories\/\">Short Stories<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/chapbooks-and-zines\/\">Chapbooks and Zines<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/purchased\/\">Purchased<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/4\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"far fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>Jerry stood on the bridge looking down at the rushing traffic, contemplating his future. Just then a neon sign flashed in his mind.<\/p>\n<p>The Palmist.<\/p>\n<p>He didn't know what to expect but the old gypsy woman saved his life.<\/p>\n<p>What will happen when the old lady sees trouble in Jerry's future and will she be able to save him a second time?<\/p>\n<p>A limited edition chapbook from Splatterpunk's Jack Bantry and Robert Essig, author of Philith Pig, Baby Fights and This Damned House.<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ressighorror.bigcartel.com\/product\/the-palmist\" target=\"_blank\">Author<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/splatterpunkzine.bigcartel.com\/product\/the-palmist\" target=\"_blank\">Author<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2025-03-25T05:00:03+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"The Palmist\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-the-palmist\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"The Palmist\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jack Bantry\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-database\\\/author\\\/jack-bantry\\\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Robert Essig\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-database\\\/author\\\/robert-essig\\\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t],\n\t\t\t\t\t\"isbn\": \"\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"numberOfPages\": 28,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Self-Published\"\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\"image\": \"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/book_thepalmist.png?fit=250%2C397&ssl=1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2025-03-24T00:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"genre\": \"Horror\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jamie\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/\"\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": 4,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": 5\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The Palmist<\/strong> is a short but impactful story about a desperate man and a palm reader. The plot progression felt like an episode of <strong>The Twilight Zone<\/strong>. I had no idea what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised and I really enjoyed the ending.<\/p>\n<p>The chapbook included a bonus story, <strong>You Can&#8217;t Kill the Dead<\/strong>, a bite-sized story about a jogger that encounters zombie-like fisherman. The story reads like an action sequence in a horror film with plenty of on the page violence. The story was ultimately too short to leave a lasting impression on me.<\/p>\n<p>Since the second story was a bonus I didn&#8217;t count my rating for it toward my overall rating of the chapbook. <strong>The Palmist<\/strong> is an excellent story on it&#8217;s own and is worth a read.<\/p>\n<h2>Rating Breakdown<\/h2>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">The Palmist: \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">You Can&#8217;t Kill the Dead: \u2605\u2605\u2606\u2606\u2606<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\"><center><strong>Favorite Story:<\/strong> The Palmist<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;She mentioned <em>planets<\/em> and used words like <em>retrograde<\/em>, but in Jerry&#8217;s ears that was all <strong>mumbo jumbo<\/strong>. What she&#8217;d <em>given him<\/em> was <strong>hope<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Death, Gore, Murder, Suicidal Ideation, Violence <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Jack Bantry<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_jackbantry.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_jackbantry.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_jackbantry.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Editor at Splatterpunk Zine and sometime writer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splatterpunkzine.bigcartel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jack.bantry\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/6473245.Jack_Bantry\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gGovN1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Robert Essig<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_robertessig.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_robertessig.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_robertessig.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Robert Essig is the author of over a dozen books and well over 100 short stories. His latest books are Follow the Maggot Wagon (Infected Voices) and Tweaker Creatures (The Evil Cookie). He is the editor of several small Press anthologies, most recently Chew On This! (Blood Bound Books), which was nominated for a Splatterpunk Award. Robert is on all major social media platforms. He lives with his family in east Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/robertessig.blogspot.com\/?fbclid=IwAR2OcqqL88A4cZ1DuESodcuJmHwvI6LmAimXXo6cgM-GDvkeubm3Zrw65jo\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Robert_Essig\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/robertessighorrorauthor\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/3521944.Robert_Essig\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Y03YNk\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/robertessig\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review The Palmist is a short but impactful story about a desperate man and a palm reader. The plot progression felt like an episode of The Twilight Zone. 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