Mike Thorn
@mikethorn.bsky.social
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
Buy: tinyurl.com/MikeThorn
— 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
Buy: tinyurl.com/MikeThorn
local used book sale haul (w/ @miriamricher.bsky.social) <3
November 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
local used book sale haul (w/ @miriamricher.bsky.social) <3
Reposted by Mike Thorn
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!
@badwitchery.bsky.social
@salonsinister.com
@larrybear115.bsky.social
@mikethorn.bsky.social
@badwitchery.bsky.social
@salonsinister.com
@larrybear115.bsky.social
@mikethorn.bsky.social
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 .
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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!
@badwitchery.bsky.social
@salonsinister.com
@larrybear115.bsky.social
@mikethorn.bsky.social
@badwitchery.bsky.social
@salonsinister.com
@larrybear115.bsky.social
@mikethorn.bsky.social
In a Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray, 1950)
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
In a Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray, 1950)
The Sleeping Beauty (Catherine Breillat, 2010)
November 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The Sleeping Beauty (Catherine Breillat, 2010)
I'm looking forward to presenting alongside McKenna Boeckner at this upcoming colloquium (@deptenglishunb.bsky.social)!
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I'm looking forward to presenting alongside McKenna Boeckner at this upcoming colloquium (@deptenglishunb.bsky.social)!
Reposted by Mike Thorn
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
tinyurl.com/tfs8vc8s
November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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
tinyurl.com/tfs8vc8s
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
@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
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
@miriamricher.bsky.social & I talked craft and process with
Jean Marc Ah-Sen.
Good conversation!
tinyurl.com/tfs8vc8s
Reposted by Mike Thorn
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
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
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
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
Duel in the Sun (King Vidor, 1946)
November 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Duel in the Sun (King Vidor, 1946)
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
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
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
I love this blurb from Robert Dunbar, whose novel The Pines is a personal favorite.
BUY: tinyurl.com/27dwdjeh
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.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
I discussed the literary greatness of @kkoja.bsky.social's The Cipher (@meerkatpress.bsky.social), the perennial relevance of Shelley's Frankenstein, & more.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
October 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
I discussed the literary greatness of @kkoja.bsky.social's The Cipher (@meerkatpress.bsky.social), the perennial relevance of Shelley's Frankenstein, & more.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Continuing an annual October tradition: my 100 favorite horror books as of this very moment.
Happy reading / happy Halloween! 💀
mikethornwrites.com/2025/10/26/1...
Happy reading / happy Halloween! 💀
mikethornwrites.com/2025/10/26/1...
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…
mikethornwrites.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Continuing an annual October tradition: my 100 favorite horror books as of this very moment.
Happy reading / happy Halloween! 💀
mikethornwrites.com/2025/10/26/1...
Happy reading / happy Halloween! 💀
mikethornwrites.com/2025/10/26/1...
October 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Reposted by Mike Thorn
It was an absolute treat to chat with the inimitable
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social on our latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social. We discussed creative instincts, happy accidents, eerie children's tales, and a whole lot more.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social on our latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social. We discussed creative instincts, happy accidents, eerie children's tales, and a whole lot more.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
October 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
It was an absolute treat to chat with the inimitable
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social on our latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social. We discussed creative instincts, happy accidents, eerie children's tales, and a whole lot more.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social on our latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social. We discussed creative instincts, happy accidents, eerie children's tales, and a whole lot more.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
In honor of the excellent new documentary, here are my 12 favorite Scorsese films as of this second. These are personal choices, not consensus-based, so no shouting, please.
October 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
In honor of the excellent new documentary, here are my 12 favorite Scorsese films as of this second. These are personal choices, not consensus-based, so no shouting, please.
Ramsey Campbell needs no introduction, but Stephen King once called him "better than just good" and Peter Straub deemed him "the best of us all."
He really does rank among dark literature's finest. This was such an incredible honor.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social
He really does rank among dark literature's finest. This was such an incredible honor.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Ramsey Campbell needs no introduction, but Stephen King once called him "better than just good" and Peter Straub deemed him "the best of us all."
He really does rank among dark literature's finest. This was such an incredible honor.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social
He really does rank among dark literature's finest. This was such an incredible honor.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social
Reposted by Mike Thorn
Listen to our latest episode!
We chatted with Ramsey Campbell about creative instincts, happy accidents, eerie children's tales, and so much more.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social
We chatted with Ramsey Campbell about creative instincts, happy accidents, eerie children's tales, and so much more.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Listen to our latest episode!
We chatted with Ramsey Campbell about creative instincts, happy accidents, eerie children's tales, and so much more.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social
We chatted with Ramsey Campbell about creative instincts, happy accidents, eerie children's tales, and so much more.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social
Halloween's in sight! Seasonal reading!
On Peel Back and See: "a stunning show-stopper of a fiction collection."
— Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
On Darkest Hours: "an amazing collection."
— Trevor Henderson (@slimyswampghost.bsky.social)
tinyurl.com/28hwvecx
On Peel Back and See: "a stunning show-stopper of a fiction collection."
— Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
On Darkest Hours: "an amazing collection."
— Trevor Henderson (@slimyswampghost.bsky.social)
tinyurl.com/28hwvecx
October 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Halloween's in sight! Seasonal reading!
On Peel Back and See: "a stunning show-stopper of a fiction collection."
— Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
On Darkest Hours: "an amazing collection."
— Trevor Henderson (@slimyswampghost.bsky.social)
tinyurl.com/28hwvecx
On Peel Back and See: "a stunning show-stopper of a fiction collection."
— Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
On Darkest Hours: "an amazing collection."
— Trevor Henderson (@slimyswampghost.bsky.social)
tinyurl.com/28hwvecx
Reposted by Mike Thorn
And most recently kicking off Spooktober by talking to @mikethorn.bsky.social about the first Stephen King books he ever read... Including the deranged Dreamcatcher: a serious $68m Hollywood adaptation of King having a painkiller-induced fever dream.
Listen here 🎧:
soundcloud.com/sleazoids/40...
Listen here 🎧:
soundcloud.com/sleazoids/40...
October 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
And most recently kicking off Spooktober by talking to @mikethorn.bsky.social about the first Stephen King books he ever read... Including the deranged Dreamcatcher: a serious $68m Hollywood adaptation of King having a painkiller-induced fever dream.
Listen here 🎧:
soundcloud.com/sleazoids/40...
Listen here 🎧:
soundcloud.com/sleazoids/40...
Inferno (Dario Argento, 1980)
October 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Inferno (Dario Argento, 1980)
It lives—again!! 💀👻💀
Join me for Writing Horror Fiction at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Jan. 29 - Mar. 5, Thursdays @ 7-9 pm.
www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...
@charlottestreetart.bsky.social
Join me for Writing Horror Fiction at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Jan. 29 - Mar. 5, Thursdays @ 7-9 pm.
www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...
@charlottestreetart.bsky.social
Writing Horror Fiction with Mike Thorn
This course will engage with horror literature’s legacies and unique capacities for catharsis, allegory, and personal expression. We will discuss what scares us and investigate the psychology of fear...
www.zeffy.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It lives—again!! 💀👻💀
Join me for Writing Horror Fiction at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Jan. 29 - Mar. 5, Thursdays @ 7-9 pm.
www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...
@charlottestreetart.bsky.social
Join me for Writing Horror Fiction at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Jan. 29 - Mar. 5, Thursdays @ 7-9 pm.
www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...
@charlottestreetart.bsky.social
Reposted by Mike Thorn
Among our recently announced list of upcoming classes and workshops are four opportunities for emerging authors and writers of all disciplines.
See the full list: www.charlottestreetarts.ca/classes-work...
See the full list: www.charlottestreetarts.ca/classes-work...
October 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Among our recently announced list of upcoming classes and workshops are four opportunities for emerging authors and writers of all disciplines.
See the full list: www.charlottestreetarts.ca/classes-work...
See the full list: www.charlottestreetarts.ca/classes-work...