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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 9h

RIP legend

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 1d

My pleasure! Happy reading.

The Other is brilliant.

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 1d

It definitely struck me as a horror novel!

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 1d

One of the best, period.

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 2d

In the spirit of the season, here are my 25 favorite horror novels (as of this second).

Listed chronologically.

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 3d

Well, I loved this novella!

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 3d

Also recommended: John Claude Smith's The Wilderness Within—an expertly written, metaphysical freakout.

Industrial metal heir to Blackwood.

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 3d

Relatedly, I recommend Polly Schattel's 8:59:29, a tale of demons and hexes, of class and education, and of technology’s pernicious expansion as a governing social force. Wicked, sardonic, intelligent horror fiction.

Buy: journalstone.com/bookstore/8-...

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 4d

It's a genuine gift getting your thoughts on my writing, Max. You're one of the smartest out there.

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Max Coombes @maxcoombes.bsky.social · 4d

Can't go wrong!

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~Polly Schattel~ @pollyschattel.bsky.social · 4d

Cerebral, thoughtful, VISCERAL horror for your horror holiday season. Get to it, weirdos!

Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 4d

'tis the season for horror fiction.

Might I suggest Shelter for the Damned, Darkest Hours, and/or Peel Back and See? 👻💀🔪

Buy them at your local bookshops if you can.

They're also available on Amazon and the like: tinyurl.com/28hwvecx

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you, my friend!

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 4d

Much appreciated my, friend! The respect is mutual.

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John Claude Smith @jcsmith0919.bsky.social · 4d

Mike Thorn is an excellent horror writer.
I think his suggestion is valid! 😉
Get to it, friends! 📖

Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 4d

'tis the season for horror fiction.

Might I suggest Shelter for the Damned, Darkest Hours, and/or Peel Back and See? 👻💀🔪

Buy them at your local bookshops if you can.

They're also available on Amazon and the like: tinyurl.com/28hwvecx

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 4d

'tis the season for horror fiction.

Might I suggest Shelter for the Damned, Darkest Hours, and/or Peel Back and See? 👻💀🔪

Buy them at your local bookshops if you can.

They're also available on Amazon and the like: tinyurl.com/28hwvecx

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 6d

Opera (Dario Argento, 1987)

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 9d

Cry of the Banshee (Gordon Hessler, 1970)

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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 10d

I'm hearing nothing but great things about this novel (now available). Can't wait to read it.

Michael Wehunt @michaelwehunt.bsky.social · 11d

Now available in bookstores and libraries everywhere! The October Film Haunt is my debut novel and a love letter to horror films and all of us who carry them in our hearts. And, if I may say so, pretty damned scary.

Sappier stuff after I visit a bookstore.

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Cover of The October Film Haunt by Michael Wehunt

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Michael Wehunt @michaelwehunt.bsky.social · 10d

I’ll be doing my first Reddit AMA today at 3 p.m. Eastern! Stop by and make me say thoughtful, malevolent, or fun things. www.reddit.com/r/horrorlit/...