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Darkest Hours: Expanded Edition — Review and Interview on The Seventh Terrace

Today on The Seventh Terrace—a review of Darkest Hours: Expanded Edition , plus an interview with the author.

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In Conversation: Jamie Blanks and Mike Thorn

Cult of Cinema hosted a conversation between Mike Thorn and Jamie Blanks (director of Urban Legend and Valentine). The two discussed future collaborations, their mutual love of the horror genre, and more.

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Darkest Hours: Expanded Edition Reviewed on Raul Reads

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Night Worms Cover Reveal - DARKEST HOURS: EXPANDED EDITION by Mike Thorn

On June 11, 2021, Journalstone will release Darkest Hours: Expanded Edition. This definitive version includes:

• A new foreword by Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror)

• Author notes for all 16 stories (newly revised)

• 17 essays on horror cinema

Visit Night Worms for an exclusive cover reveal (art by Mikio Murakami).

Pre-order directly from Journalstone.

Coming Saturday, May 8: Cult of Cinema’s Live Conversation with Mike Thorn and Jamie Blanks

On Saturday, May 8, Cult of Cinema's Aaron Pynn will host a conversation between Mike Thorn (author of Shelter for the Damned and Darkest Hours) and Jamie Blanks (director of Urban Legend and Valentine).

Tune in at 7 PST to watch and ask questions.

Steve Stred on Shelter for the Damned for Kendall Reviews

“Thorn gives us a slow burn story that shows a kid spiral as the shack he loves hooks its tentacles into him and begins to distort right from wrong.”

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Darkest Hours: Expanded Edition – Review ARCs Available

I now have digital ARCs of Darkest Hours: Expanded Edition (coming June 11 from Journalstone). This version includes all 16 original stories, plus 17 essays on horror cinema.

DM me or email mikethorn@live.com if you’re interested in reviewing and/or interviewing.

David’s Book Reviews: Shelter for the Damned Review, Plus Author Clip

The host of David's Book Reviews shares his thoughts on Shelter for the Damned . Also included: an exclusive clip from the author.

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Losing the Plot Episode 042 – Mike Thorn

Mike Thorn returns to Losing the Plot talk about his latest novel, Shelter for the Damned but he also has a rerelease of his short story collection Darkest Hours coming out and a new collection, Peel Back and See, out towards the end of the year! Wild!

Listen to the interview.

Kathryn Owen Reviews Darkest Hours on Final Women: Horror from a Woman’s Perspective

“Many of the stories in this collection concern the topics of academia (with academics being alternately portrayed as buffoonish or somewhat sinister) and drinking/drunkenness; the two are most amusingly combined in the clever ‘Speaking of Ghosts.'”

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