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Mike Thorn
@mikethorn.bsky.social
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Fiction writer & film critic. Author of Shelter for the Damned, Darkest Hours, and Peel Back and See. Co-host of https://bsky.app/profile/craftworkpod.bsky.social. PhD in English.
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · Jan 16
"... an imagination H. P. Lovecraft would have envied."
— Jamie Blanks, director of Urban Legend

"... a horror writer to watch."
— Jeffrey Reddick, creator of Final Destination

Represented by @staceykondla.bsky.social, @therightsfactory.bsky.social

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It was a pleasure to feature a dialogue with the incredibly talented Kasia Van Schaik on @craftworkpod.bsky.social. We chatted about braided essays, the objective correlative, the "solitude collective", and so much more!

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November 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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I was thrilled to be invited onto the SUPPORTING CHARACTERS podcast to talk about numerous topics including Trans film images, Corpses, Fools and Monsters and our appearance on TCM. Tune in tonight for @cadenmgardner.bsky.social 's program!

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Episode 70: Willow Catelyn Maclay
Bill talks to author and podcaster Erica Shultz about her endeavors in film culture, from creating shows like Unsung Horrors to writing and publishing her book THE SWEETEST TABOO and contributing spec...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Looker (Michael Crichton, 1981)
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Extremely excited that my essay "Gothic Phenomena and Weird Noumena: On Writing Dark Numinous Fiction" appears in American Gothic Studies, 1.2!!

I propose a genre metaphysics through the act of writing (vis Blanchot, Poe, Lovecraft, King, & others).

tinyurl.com/3jbkmck6

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November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Listen to our latest episode!

In this interview, we chat with Kasia Van Schaik about reverse outlining, asking "what if", sublimating emotion through landscape, and so much more.

tinyurl.com/mr3jacnp

@ualbertapress.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Final CFP reminder (deadline November 30)!

PETER STRAUB: NEW CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES.

Seeking proposals (up to 500 words) on Straub's novels, stories, poetry, and essays.

More info: mikethornwrites.com/2025/11/17/p...

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Peter Straub: New Critical Perspectives CFP (November 30 deadline reminder)
Proposal Submission Details Mike Thorn seeks proposals of no more than 500 words for essays (5000-7000 words) on or related to the topics listed below. He is especially interested in essays address…
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November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Track 29 (Nicolas Roeg, 1988)
November 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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"Dark Matter is a vital and edifying conclusion to Kathe Koja’s Dark Factory project,,,"

MIKE THORN, author of Shelter for the Damned and Darkest Hours

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#DarkMatter #kathekoja @Kathe Koja @Mike Thorn
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Cold Heaven (Nicolas Roeg, 1991)
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Academic papers on Peter Straub? Why yes!
November 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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CFP deadline reminder: Please submit your proposals for Peter Straub: New Critical Perspectives no later than November 30, 2025.

Details below.

tinyurl.com/5n8ccv94

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Peter Straub: New Critical Perspectives CFP (November 30 deadline reminder)
Proposal Submission Details Mike Thorn seeks proposals of no more than 500 words for essays (5000-7000 words) on or related to the topics listed below. He is especially interested in essays address…
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November 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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local used book sale haul (w/ @miriamricher.bsky.social) <3
November 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Here are some of my followers who are writers/poets/indie publishers/chaos demons who are growing their accounts! I’d recommend checking them out!
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kermit the frog is typing on a typewriter in a dark room .
ALT: kermit the frog is typing on a typewriter in a dark room .
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November 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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In a Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray, 1950)
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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The Sleeping Beauty (Catherine Breillat, 2010)
November 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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I'm looking forward to presenting alongside McKenna Boeckner at this upcoming colloquium (@deptenglishunb.bsky.social)!
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Another exhilarating conversation about craft! @mikethorn.bsky.social and I spoke to Jean Marc Ah-Sen about comic books, building writing communities, reading the comments section, and lots more.

tinyurl.com/tfs8vc8s
November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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On the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social,
@miriamricher.bsky.social & I talked craft and process with
Jean Marc Ah-Sen.

Good conversation!

tinyurl.com/tfs8vc8s
November 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Listen to our our latest episode!

In this interview, we chat with Jean Marc Ah-Sen about comic books, literary scenes, flipping the script on what a book can be, and so much more.

tinyurl.com/tfs8vc8s
November 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Duel in the Sun (King Vidor, 1946)
November 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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October 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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PEEL BACK AND SEE turns 4 today!

I love this blurb from Robert Dunbar, whose novel The Pines is a personal favorite.

BUY: tinyurl.com/27dwdjeh
October 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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I spoke with CBC Calgary Eyeopener about my list of 100 favorite horror books.

I discussed the literary greatness of @kkoja.bsky.social's The Cipher (@meerkatpress.bsky.social), the perennial relevance of Shelley's Frankenstein, & more.

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October 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Continuing an annual October tradition: my 100 favorite horror books as of this very moment.

Happy reading / happy Halloween! 💀

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100 Favorite Horror Books: October 2025 Edition
Continuing a new annual tradition. Titles organized by author name. Hawksmoor, by Peter Ackroyd (1989)Dark Entries, by Robert Aickman (1964)We Are Here to Hurt Each Other, by Paula D. Ashe (2022)Th…
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October 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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this week in music
October 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM