Mike Thorn's Blog, page 14
October 27, 2021
Randy Nikkel Schroeder Reviews Peel Back and See
“Be warned: unlike most traditional horror, this latest collection from rising horror star Mike Thorn will make you feel less at home with yourself and your world. And the feeling may be permanent. That’s not some blurbic exaggeration or nifty hook. It’s the truth.”
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Read the full review.
Published on October 27, 2021 05:13
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2021-horror, arctic-smoke, book-review, calgary-author, canadian-fiction, fiction, horror, john-cheever, journalstone, mike-thorn, peel-back-and-see, randy-nikkel-schroeder, review, scary-stories, short-story-collection, stephen-king
October 26, 2021
Mike Thorn on The Force Five Movie Podcast 2021 Halloween Special
“Horror expert and author Mike Thorn joins me this year for the annual F5 Halloween Special! I’ve got reviews for David Gordon Green’s Halloween (2018) and the new spectacle, Halloween Kills (2021). I also announce the Force Five’s first Blu-ray giveaway! For the Halloween Special, we each chose movies you need to watch from five scary categories: Exorcism, Witch, Ghost/Supernatural, Zombie, Monster/Creature Feature.
Buy Mike Thorn’s newest book, Peel Back and See, available here on October 29th.”
Listen to the episode.
Buy Mike Thorn’s newest book, Peel Back and See, available here on October 29th.”
Listen to the episode.
Published on October 26, 2021 02:30
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calgary-author, cinema, exorcism, fiction, ghosts, halloween, halloween-special, horror, horror-movies, jason-kleeberg, journalstone, mike-thorn, monster-movies, peel-back-and-see, podcast, witch, zombie
October 24, 2021
Sunshine Somerville Reviews Peel Back and See
“[T]hese stories are like a collection Poe might have written if he lived today, like Poe in the era of COVID.”
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Published on October 24, 2021 05:17
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2021-horror, book-review, calgary-author, canadian-fiction, edgar-allan-poe, fiction, horror, journalstone, mike-thorn, peel-back-and-see, psychological-horror, review, scary-stories, short-story-collection, sunshine-somerville
October 23, 2021
Optimism Vaccine: “Slam in the Back of Shawn’s Dragula” feat. Mike Thorn
Mike Thorn makes a guest appearance on the Optimism Vaccine podcast to discuss Rob Zombie’s films House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects, and The Lords of Salem.
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Listen here.
Published on October 23, 2021 05:59
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calgary-author, canadian-fiction, cinema, darkest-hours, fiction, film, horror, horror-movies, house-of-1000-corpses, journalstone, mike-thorn, optimism-vaccine, podcast, rob-zombie, shelter-for-the-damned, the-devil-s-rejects, the-lords-of-salem
October 22, 2021
Peel Back and See Reviewed on Plagued by Visions
"Today, I will be reviewing Mike Thorn's short story collection, Peel Back and See, which is due for release on October 29th. Let's explore the pessimism and heavy nihilism oozing out of these visceral tales!"
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Published on October 22, 2021 04:22
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book-review, booktube, calgary-author, canadian-fiction, clive-barker, darkest-hours, fiction, h-p-lovecraft, horror, journalstone, mike-thorn, peel-back-and-see, plagued-by-visions, review, shelter-for-the-damned, youtube
October 21, 2021
Mike Thorn on Largely the Truth, with Brennan Storr
“It’s almost Halloween and so I’ve brought in an expert on scaring the hell out of you. On this episode, horror author Mike Thorn joins me to talk his latest short story anthology, the darkly powerful Peel Back and See, out on October 29th from Journalstone Publishing. We also talk about horror on film, salvia trips, sleep paralysis, and a whole lot more.”
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Published on October 21, 2021 06:12
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brennan-storr, calgary-author, canadian-fiction, darkest-hours, erin-emily-ann-vance, fiction, horror, joshua-whitehead, journalstone, mike-thorn, niall-howell, peel-back-and-see, randy-nikkel-schroeder, shelter-for-the-damned, the-seventh-terrace
October 20, 2021
Darkest Hours: Expanded Edition Included on Steve Talks Books & Stuff’s “Top 10 Horror Books I Read This Year 💀”
"There are some stories in this collection that really made me think, that really gave me pause."
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Published on October 20, 2021 08:52
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ali-seay, best-horror-books-of-2021, best-horror-of-2021, brian-bowyer, calgary-author, catherine-mccarthy, chad-nicholas, darkest-hours, farah-rose-smith, fiction, h-b-diaz, horror, journalstone, laurel-hightower, marianne-halbert, mike-thorn, ross-jeffery, steve-talks-books-stuff
October 19, 2021
Steve Stred Reviews Peel Back and See
“The stories within all focus around dark and terrible moments in people’s lives, but Mike does such an amazing job of having us readers remain engaged and wanting to know what happens, even when we know for a fact that there’s not going to be rainbows and sunshine by the time we read ‘The End.’”
Read the full review on Kendall Reviews.
Read the full review on Kendall Reviews.
Published on October 19, 2021 02:40
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book-review, canadian-fiction, canadian-literature, fiction, horror, horror-fiction, journalstone, kendall-reviews, mike-thorn, peel-back-and-see, review, short-story-collection, steve-stred
October 18, 2021
🩸Bloodstream w/Mike Thorn & Jamie Blanks
Mike Thorn and Jamie Blanks (director of Urban Legend and Valentine) appear on Pizowell to discuss all things horror. Peter Bracke (creator of Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th) also makes an appearance.
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Published on October 18, 2021 06:01
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calgary-author, canadian-fiction, crystal-lake-memories, darkest-hours, fiction, horror, jamie-blanks, journalstone, long-weekend, mike-thorn, peel-back-and-see, pizowell, scary-movies, shelter-for-the-damned, storm-warning, urban-legend, valentine
October 15, 2021
Peel Back and See Reviewed on Horror Bound
“Mike Thorn knows what is scary, disturbing, and emotionally scarring. He brings it all to the table in a way that is uniquely his.”
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Read the full review.
Published on October 15, 2021 02:23
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book-review, canadian-fiction, canadian-literature, fiction, horror, horror-bound, horror-fiction, journalstone, mike-thorn, peel-back-and-see, review, short-story-collection


