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.
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)!
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
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-...
October 24, 2025 at 12:36 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.
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
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
Inferno (Dario Argento, 1980)
October 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Inferno (Dario Argento, 1980)
In the spirit of the season, here are my 25 favorite horror novels (as of this second).
Listed chronologically.
@joycecaroloates.bsky.social @stephenking.bsky.social @kkoja.bsky.social
Listed chronologically.
@joycecaroloates.bsky.social @stephenking.bsky.social @kkoja.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
In the spirit of the season, here are my 25 favorite horror novels (as of this second).
Listed chronologically.
@joycecaroloates.bsky.social @stephenking.bsky.social @kkoja.bsky.social
Listed chronologically.
@joycecaroloates.bsky.social @stephenking.bsky.social @kkoja.bsky.social
'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
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
October 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
'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
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
Opera (Dario Argento, 1987)
October 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Opera (Dario Argento, 1987)
Cry of the Banshee (Gordon Hessler, 1970)
October 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Cry of the Banshee (Gordon Hessler, 1970)
September 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Best first viewings, September 2025
September 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Best first viewings, September 2025
September, most played albums
September 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
September, most played albums
this week in music
September 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
this week in music
CC: NB friends, register now to attend Reading Like a Writer
(every Wed., Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, 6:30 - 8 p.m.)
We will explore how thoughtful reading informs creative writing practice. It'll be fun, involved, and generative!
REGISTER: tinyurl.com/4rdyuhjn
(every Wed., Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, 6:30 - 8 p.m.)
We will explore how thoughtful reading informs creative writing practice. It'll be fun, involved, and generative!
REGISTER: tinyurl.com/4rdyuhjn
September 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
CC: NB friends, register now to attend Reading Like a Writer
(every Wed., Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, 6:30 - 8 p.m.)
We will explore how thoughtful reading informs creative writing practice. It'll be fun, involved, and generative!
REGISTER: tinyurl.com/4rdyuhjn
(every Wed., Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, 6:30 - 8 p.m.)
We will explore how thoughtful reading informs creative writing practice. It'll be fun, involved, and generative!
REGISTER: tinyurl.com/4rdyuhjn