Mike Thorn's Blog, page 9
October 24, 2022
LIVE ON FRIDAY: Mike Thorn, Niall Howell & Randy Nikkel Schroeder on Steve Talks Books
Tune in to Steve Talks Books on Friday, October 28 at 7 pm ADT!
Niall Howell, Randy Nikkel Schroeder, and Mike Thorn will discuss writing, genre, Howell's new coming of age noir novel There Are Wolves Here Too, and more!
Set yourself a notification & watch here.
Niall Howell, Randy Nikkel Schroeder, and Mike Thorn will discuss writing, genre, Howell's new coming of age noir novel There Are Wolves Here Too, and more!
Set yourself a notification & watch here.
Published on October 24, 2022 06:10
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October 21, 2022
Watch HORROR TALK with Authors Mike Thorn & Erin Emily Ann Vance
Just in time for Halloween, Erin Emily Ann Vance (A History of Touch, Advice for Taxidermists and Amateur Beekeepers) and Mike Thorn appeared on Plagued by Visions to talk about horror, the writing process, influences, and more.
Watch the interview.
Watch the interview.
Published on October 21, 2022 05:18
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a-history-of-touch, canadian-fiction, darkest-hours, dialogue, erin-emily-ann-vance, fiction, guernica-editions, horror, interview, journalstone, juan-valencia, mike-thorn, peel-back-and-see, plagued-by-visions, poet, poetry, poking-holes, shelter-for-the-damned, writers, writing
October 15, 2022
🎃 Pizowell Halloween Special (Mike Thorn
Mike Thorn dropped in on Pizowell's live Halloween special with Jamie Blanks, Todd Farmer, Peter M Bracke, Peter Atkins, Joseph Ziemba, and Dave Parker.
Watch here.
Watch here.
Published on October 15, 2022 22:07
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dave-parker, halloween-ends, horror, jamie-blanks, joseph-ziemba, mike-thorn, peter-atkins, peter-bracke, pizowell, todd-farmer, youtube
October 4, 2022
Audio adaptation of “Exhumation” released on Unwanted Things podcast
“Today’s story is about a man who returns home for a funeral, and after being faced with a repressed memory, things get a little… Tricky.”
Listen here.
Order Peel Back and See.
Listen here.
Order Peel Back and See.
Published on October 04, 2022 21:36
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cameron-baker, canadian-fiction, exhumation, fiction, horror, journalstone, mike-thorn, peel-back-and-see, podcast, unwanted-things
September 27, 2022
The Ghost Story Guys adapt “Havoc” into audio drama
"Havoc" tells the story of Ray, a depressed young man who is introduced to a mysterious livestream—the Havoc Feed—which begins to take over his life.
"Havoc" was written by Mike Thorn, originally published in the short story collection Peel Back and See and adapted for audio by Brennan Storr.
Listen here.
"Havoc" was written by Mike Thorn, originally published in the short story collection Peel Back and See and adapted for audio by Brennan Storr.
Listen here.
Published on September 27, 2022 06:03
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aidan-germain, audiobook, brennan-storr, canadian-fiction, cosmic-horror, fiction, havoc, hexxagram, horror, james-kennedy, journalstone, kiki-olsen-keyser, mike-thorn, peel-back-and-see, podcast, rynn-lemieux, the-ghost-story-guys
September 8, 2022
3Q’s Special – Mike Thorn shares his superpower!
Published on September 08, 2022 06:50
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darkest-hours, fiction, horror, interview, james-sabata, journalstone, laurel-hightower, mike-thorn, peel-back-and-see, shelter-for-the-damned, steve-stred
September 7, 2022
Walden Pond Books includes Shelter for the Damned and Darkest Hours on list, “Truly Terrifying Horror Books You Should Know About”
Published on September 07, 2022 09:31
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craig-l-gidney, darkest-hours, fiction, horror, journalstone, mike-thorn, sarah-read, shelter-for-the-damned, terrifying-books, walden-pond-books
August 26, 2022
Jess the Book Freak reviews Peel Back and See and Shelter for the Damned
Published on August 26, 2022 11:45
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August 2, 2022
The best debut horror short story collections (Shepherd guest post)
Mike Thorn selected five of his favorite short story collection debuts in horror for Shepherd.
See his selections and read his blurbs.
See his selections and read his blurbs.
Published on August 02, 2022 10:33
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bleedthrough, books-of-blood, clive-barker, darkest-hours, debut, extremities, fiction, gwendolyn-kiste, horror, journalstone, kathe-koja, mike-thorn, scarlett-r-algee, shepherd, short-story-collections, songs-of-a-dead-dreamer, thomas-ligotti
July 25, 2022
Peel Back and See reviewed on Final Women: Horror from a Woman’s Perspective
“While his first collection was great fun, this one shows his growth as a writer, and I feel like a lot of these stories are going to stick with me for a long time. If you haven’t read Thorn’s work this is the perfect place to jump on. I can’t wait to read what he writes next.”
Read the full review on Final Women: Horror from a Woman’s Perspective.
Read the full review on Final Women: Horror from a Woman’s Perspective.
Published on July 25, 2022 16:19
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