Mike Thorn's Blog, page 34
October 2, 2018
I reviewed The House with a Clock in its Walls for Vague Visages
"At first glance, it’s difficult to situate The House with a Clock in Its Walls within director Eli Roth’s filmography. Following a politically reckless triptych that studied the implications of mass socialization through online platforms (The Green Inferno [2013], Knock Knock [2015] and Death Wish [2018]), this tonally scattershot kiddie Gothic seems almost to surface from nowhere. In some sense, it’s worthwhile to view the film completely on its own terms; but when dislocated from the rest of Roth’s ouevre, it offers little foundation for serious critical engagement. The film is flatly and almost numbingly pleasant. It’s over-designed but not to the point of genuine exuberance; occasionally amusing but never that funny; periodically stirring but by no means truly creepy; and unlike every one of its filmmaker’s preceding films, it moves through its entire runtime without ever straying near the territory of bad taste."
Read the full review.
Read the full review.
August 31, 2018
Darkest Hours included on Books in the Freezer's list of recommended short story collections and anthologies
Books in the Freezer just posted a list of recommended short story collections and anthologies, which includes Darkest Hours in addition to books by Ronald Malfi, Tananarive Due, Clive Barker, Kristi DeMeester and others.
See the full list.
See the full list.
August 29, 2018
New Mike Thorn Story “Virus” on The NoSleep Podcast
My new internet-themed horror story “Virus” is featured on the latest episode of The NoSleep Podcast. Performed by Jessica McEvoy, Nichole Goodnight and Mike DelGaudio.
Executive producer and host: David Cummings
Musical score composer: Brandon Boone
Audio adaptation producers: Phil Michalski, Jeff Clement and Jesse Cornett
Listen now.
Executive producer and host: David Cummings
Musical score composer: Brandon Boone
Audio adaptation producers: Phil Michalski, Jeff Clement and Jesse Cornett
Listen now.
August 1, 2018
New Review of Darkest Hours by Sunshine Somerville
“Thorn’s mastery of prose is an absolute delight to read. His creativity is refreshing. His subtle ability to make the horror sneak up on the reader is a gift. I compared these stories many times to my favorites from Poe, and they indeed share the chilling truth that the worst monsters are the ones within.”
Read Sunshine Somerville’s full review.
Read Sunshine Somerville’s full review.
July 31, 2018
July 24, 2018
Appearance on the Lovecraft eZine podcast
July 18, 2018
New Review of Darkest Hours in Char's Horror Corner
"On top of having this super cool cover, within these pages I discovered some of the best short, dark fiction I've read in a long while! Let's talk about it, shall we?
When I was young and couldn't afford bookstores, I often went to the library. (I still do, actually, because I love them, not because I have to.) I developed a love of horror back then, but our library's collection consisted of about two shelves. Once I read those, I started reading all of their anthologies and collections, in the hopes of finding new authors. In this way, I discovered Richard Matheson, Steve Rasnic Tem, Dennis Etchison, Ray Bradbury and other writers that I still love to this day. DARKEST HOURS brought me back to that time of discovery-horror and dark fiction in all of its glorious, different forms. Reading this collection made me feel like a kid again."
Read the full review.
When I was young and couldn't afford bookstores, I often went to the library. (I still do, actually, because I love them, not because I have to.) I developed a love of horror back then, but our library's collection consisted of about two shelves. Once I read those, I started reading all of their anthologies and collections, in the hopes of finding new authors. In this way, I discovered Richard Matheson, Steve Rasnic Tem, Dennis Etchison, Ray Bradbury and other writers that I still love to this day. DARKEST HOURS brought me back to that time of discovery-horror and dark fiction in all of its glorious, different forms. Reading this collection made me feel like a kid again."
Read the full review.
July 12, 2018
Darkest Hours Featured in Mini Wrap-Up on That’s What She Read
The host of That’s What She Read discussed Darkest Hours in her latest video, with special shout-outs to “Hair” and “Fear and Grace.”
Watch the video.
Watch the video.
July 5, 2018
Guest Appearance by Mike Thorn on English Major YOU
An English major can be a complex and confusing thing. Join Elias, Jaclyn, and Mike on English Major YOU to hear their stories on how to obtain and put an English major to good work. They talk about the important communication and analysis skills that the major will teach, and how those skills can be applied professionally.
Listen here.
Listen here.
June 26, 2018
Collaboration with Hush: "A New Kind of Drug"
Marc Tams laid down psychedelic, shoegazey accompaniment to excerpts from Mike Thorn’s “A New Kind of Drug.” Listen here.
A young man finds himself faced with a bizarre moral dilemma when he agrees to try out a new kind of drug.
Credits
Released June 26, 2018
Narration – Mike Thorn
Score and engineering – Hush
“A New Kind of Drug” features in Mike’s short story collection Darkest Hours, which can be purchased on Amazon here.
A young man finds himself faced with a bizarre moral dilemma when he agrees to try out a new kind of drug.
Credits
Released June 26, 2018
Narration – Mike Thorn
Score and engineering – Hush
“A New Kind of Drug” features in Mike’s short story collection Darkest Hours, which can be purchased on Amazon here.
