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J.W. Ocker

@jwocker.bsky.social

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Oddity chaser. Edgar-winning, national bestselling author. Based in NH. THE BLACK SLIDE. ROTTER HOUSE. UNITED STATES OF CRYPTIDS. CULT FOLLOWING. WELCOME TO THE GHOST SHOW (2025). DON’T GO THERE (2026). Rep @abuckslater

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J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 1h

I don’t know how to get more orange in this pic.

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Totally was!

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Haunted Overload: The haunt so awesome it stands up to the harsh light of day.

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Sleepy Hollow Twilight Village!

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J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 4d

The two most important rooms in Washington Irving’s Sunnyside: the room where he wrote and the room where he died.

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J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 5d

Wanna track the devil with me? Let’s hoof it to Ipswich, Massachusetts.

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J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 6d

One appearance left this year: Wed., 10/15, 7pm, in Dover, NH. Sponsored by the Dover Public Library, it'll be held in the Jeffrey Leaf Theater at Dover Middle School. I'll talk cursed objects in a way I haven't before, as I'll discuss the recent developments in that weird world. Come and hang!

J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 6d

A burial simulator!

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J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 7d

Chased all night by the Headless Horseman.

J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 8d

The hill the Headless Horseman died on. More soon!

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Goblin’s [Koblin’s] Pharmacy, Nyack, NY.

J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 9d

2025 Salem Haunted Happenings Grand Parade.

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J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 9d

Parade night in Salem.

J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 10d

Wanna know what Fright Kingdom in Nashua is like? Let’s go. #Halloween #haunt #hauntedhouse #newhampshire

J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 11d

Posted about this sale yesterday, but forgot I’m a video guy now.

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J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you, Sean!

J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 11d

FYI, ebook and Mothman fans, The ebook of the United States of Cryptids is only $2.99 for a limited time.
www.amazon.com/United-State...

The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters

The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters - Kindle edition by Ocker, J. W.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters.

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J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 12d

It’s Halloween, and my house exists again.

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J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 13d

If you visit Salem and pick up this season’s free issue of Haunted Happenings Magazine, you’ll see coloring pages by my two youngest. Which means that their work will get more exposure in one month than my entire body of work across my whole career. I’m eating all their Fruit by the Foot right now.