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November 22, 2017
Devious Dialogues: An Interview with Darkest Hours Author Mike Thorn
For the latest Devious Dialogue, Anya Stanley asked me some great questions about Darkest Hours (now available on US Amazon--international Amazon distribution coming soon!).
November 20, 2017
Who/what were some of the influences on Darkest Hours? (Book Comes Out Tomorrow!)
"Now that I’m looking back, it might be easier to identify who and what was influencing the things I’ve written. In the moment, I’m very rarely conscious of inspiration; I let my stories take me where they take me, and I don’t allow myself time for questioning. Darkest Hours, scheduled for a November 21 release with Unnerving, collects 16 pieces that I wrote between 2015 and 2017. I like to think the collection reflects a range of my interests and fixations. This post provides a brief insight into the books, authors, movies and situations that fueled the contents of my debut collection."
Read the guest post "Mike Thorn has overtaken Roadie Notes" here.
Read the guest post "Mike Thorn has overtaken Roadie Notes" here.
November 19, 2017
Book Review: Mike Thorn Mines the Depths of Anxiety and Doubt in Darkest Hours
Waylon Jordan reviewed Darkest Hours for iHorror. Here's a glimpse of what he had to say:
"I knew two things when I finished that story ['Hair']:
1. I was completely repulsed and disturbed by what I’d just read.
2. I would have missed the chance of a lifetime if I’d skipped this announcement because Mike Thorn is brilliant."
Read the full review in iHorror.
"I knew two things when I finished that story ['Hair']:
1. I was completely repulsed and disturbed by what I’d just read.
2. I would have missed the chance of a lifetime if I’d skipped this announcement because Mike Thorn is brilliant."
Read the full review in iHorror.
November 18, 2017
Interview: Unnerving Short Stories with Mike Thorn
Adrian Shotbolt of The Grim Reader had me on his blog to answer some questions about my collection Darkest Hours, coming November 21 from Unnerving.
Read the interview here.
Read the interview here.
November 17, 2017
Appearance on Unnerving Magazine Interview Series
I'm sorry if you're tired of listening to/reading me discussing Darkest Hours (coming Tuesday, November 21). If you're not, here I am on Unnerving's podcast series.
We also chat about the writing process, navigating difficult subject matter, and the Friday the 13th movies, among many other things.
We also chat about the writing process, navigating difficult subject matter, and the Friday the 13th movies, among many other things.
November 16, 2017
"What the Writers Say: Fiction Edition" by Rob Petrollini in Mount Royal University News
"Mount Royal University alumnus Mike Thorn is establishing himself as a premier horror fiction author. His book of short stories titled Darkest Hours is being released in both digital and print form on Nov. 21, and one of his first stops is his alma mater.
He will be reading from his collection during the What the Writers Say: Fiction Edition event on Friday, Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. at the University BookStore."
Read the full article here.
He will be reading from his collection during the What the Writers Say: Fiction Edition event on Friday, Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. at the University BookStore."
Read the full article here.
November 10, 2017
Arm Cast Podcast: Episode 180 - Al-Mehairi And Thorn
I appeared alongside Erin Al-Mehairi, author of BREATHE., BREATHE, on this week's episode of Arm Cast: Sexy Dead Podcast.
I discuss Darkest Hours, the writing process, music, and lots of other stuff.
Tune in!
I discuss Darkest Hours, the writing process, music, and lots of other stuff.
Tune in!
November 8, 2017
Interview About DARKEST HOURS in The Gauntlet
Matt Hume of The Gauntlet interviewed me about Darkest Hours, my debut fiction collection slated for a November 21 release with Unnerving.
"Looking for stories to send chills down your spine? There’s no need to wait for the next blockbuster horror flick or nostalgia-based Netflix series. U of C master of arts alumni Mike Thorn is releasing his debut fiction collection, Darkest Hours, through Unnerving on Nov. 21. The collection consists of eight previously published and eight never-before published short stories that all fit somewhere within the vast realm of horror fiction.
The collection, which was written over the past two years, ranges in style 'from satirical to brutal horrifying realist fiction, to more supernatural horror,' according to Thorn. Darkest Hours has already received substantial praise from notable horror writers such as S.P. Miskowski and Robert Dunbar."
Read the full interview on The Gauntlet's website.
"Looking for stories to send chills down your spine? There’s no need to wait for the next blockbuster horror flick or nostalgia-based Netflix series. U of C master of arts alumni Mike Thorn is releasing his debut fiction collection, Darkest Hours, through Unnerving on Nov. 21. The collection consists of eight previously published and eight never-before published short stories that all fit somewhere within the vast realm of horror fiction.
The collection, which was written over the past two years, ranges in style 'from satirical to brutal horrifying realist fiction, to more supernatural horror,' according to Thorn. Darkest Hours has already received substantial praise from notable horror writers such as S.P. Miskowski and Robert Dunbar."
Read the full interview on The Gauntlet's website.
November 1, 2017
Calgary Readings & Book Launches: December 1 and 6, 2017
Two Calgary book launches/readings have been announced for Darkest Hours in collaboration with Bill Bunn (author of the upcoming YA novel Out on the Drink) and Randy Schroeder (author of a forthcoming novel, title unannounced).
The first, “What the Writers Say: Fiction Edition,” will take place at the Mount Royal University bookstore on Friday, December 2 at 2 PM.
The second, “IGWIG Triple Reading and Book Launch,” is set to be at Owls Nest Books on Wednesday, December 6 at 7 PM.
Bill Bunn is an associate professor in the Department of English, Languages, and Cultures at Mount Royal University. He is the author of four–soon to be five–books, and many essays and articles. His next young adult novel, Out on the Drink, will be out in December of 2017. He’s published two other young adult novels: Kill Shot in 2015, and Duck Boy in 2012. His published essays were collected and published as Hymns of Home in 2013. In 2003, he published Moon Canoe, a children’s picture book. Moon Canoe was translated into French, and released as Canoë Lune, in 2005. When he’s not writing, Bill makes sausages, plays guitar, and wanders the hills of Millarville. He is a founding member of the Intensive Genre Writing Inquiry Group; he currently serves as the group’s first Superintendent.
Randy Schroeder is an associate professor in the Department of English, Languages, and Cultures at Mount Royal University. He is the author of one book of fiction, one co-edited anthology, many short stories, a few bits of poetry, and a moderate but curiously indeterminate number of scholarly articles. His new novel will be published in Fall of 2019 by NeWest Press. It has no title yet, but he can tell you that it concerns three aging punk musicians, a tour into the Canadian Arctic, a renegade CSIS agent, and a demonic snowman who may or may not be a hallucination. Randy is a founding member of the Intensive Genre Writing Inquiry Group. He splits his time between Calgary and The Porcupine Hills, where he frequently visits his coauthor and arch-enemy, A.M. Arruin.
The first, “What the Writers Say: Fiction Edition,” will take place at the Mount Royal University bookstore on Friday, December 2 at 2 PM.
The second, “IGWIG Triple Reading and Book Launch,” is set to be at Owls Nest Books on Wednesday, December 6 at 7 PM.
Bill Bunn is an associate professor in the Department of English, Languages, and Cultures at Mount Royal University. He is the author of four–soon to be five–books, and many essays and articles. His next young adult novel, Out on the Drink, will be out in December of 2017. He’s published two other young adult novels: Kill Shot in 2015, and Duck Boy in 2012. His published essays were collected and published as Hymns of Home in 2013. In 2003, he published Moon Canoe, a children’s picture book. Moon Canoe was translated into French, and released as Canoë Lune, in 2005. When he’s not writing, Bill makes sausages, plays guitar, and wanders the hills of Millarville. He is a founding member of the Intensive Genre Writing Inquiry Group; he currently serves as the group’s first Superintendent.
Randy Schroeder is an associate professor in the Department of English, Languages, and Cultures at Mount Royal University. He is the author of one book of fiction, one co-edited anthology, many short stories, a few bits of poetry, and a moderate but curiously indeterminate number of scholarly articles. His new novel will be published in Fall of 2019 by NeWest Press. It has no title yet, but he can tell you that it concerns three aging punk musicians, a tour into the Canadian Arctic, a renegade CSIS agent, and a demonic snowman who may or may not be a hallucination. Randy is a founding member of the Intensive Genre Writing Inquiry Group. He splits his time between Calgary and The Porcupine Hills, where he frequently visits his coauthor and arch-enemy, A.M. Arruin.
October 30, 2017
Thorn's Thoughts: Ugly Little Things by Todd Keisling
"For the most part, the stories in Todd Keisling’s Ugly Little Things occupy the space and language of middle-class Somewhere, USA (sci-fi “The Darkness Between Dead Stars” excepted). Keisling’s narration often reads very much like the voices of his characters; these stories are as much about the routine and the quotidian as they are about their eventual diversions into terror."
Read the full review in “Thorn’s Thoughts,” a book review column on Unnerving Magazine‘s website.
Read the full review in “Thorn’s Thoughts,” a book review column on Unnerving Magazine‘s website.
