J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Whoa. That’s a flashback. I was obvs picking movies I didn’t think anyone else would pick. 110
Reposted by J.W. OckerSpooky Jen @spookyjen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A lot of mail today. Also got the latest book from @jwocker.bsky.social I'm really looking forward to this 🎃 142
J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Another cover unveil! You can’t reason with a headless man. #headlesshorseman #sleepyhollow #Halloween #nonfiction 032
J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 15/01/2026The cover art for my latest book, DON’T GO THERE. Up for preorder. #nonfiction #travel #spooky 061
J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 26/11/2025NYPL HQ today! (and, FYI, she’s not taller than me, she’s standing on the steps). 010
J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 22/11/2025Boooooook announcement! Been wanting to do this project for a decade, and the time is finally right. Now you know why you-know-who has been galloping across my feeds so much lately. 052
J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Haven’t talked book stuff in a bit, but I’ve got a few announcements soon. Meanwhile, enjoy this atmospheric illustration by the talented Adam Parata for my upcoming nonfic DON’T GO THERE. 041
J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 29/10/2025If your fiends don’t dance, they’re no fiends of mine. 030
J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 26/10/2025I haven’t dig into Oggie before, unfortunately. He got knocked off the list by some better-documented monsters. Ha. 010
J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 25/10/2025Waiting for the Tarrytown Halloween Parade. Which I’m hoping is just 200 Headless Horseman chasing a single Ichabod Crane. 040
J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Nice shout-out to my work in the Boston Globe. Love that the road to creepy New England swings by me. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/16/l...bostonglobe.comYou know Salem. But these off-the-beaten-path New England spots also offer spooky, scary, and weird. - The Boston GlobeFrom ‘vampire’ graves and a UFO abduction to eerie ruins and cursed forests, these spots can make for a spooky fall adventure. 000
J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 16/10/2025The trees are starting to cooperate here at the Black House. 020
J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Had a blast talking Cursed Objects last night with Dover Public Library folks. My six-year-old took notes of my preso if you need them. 010
J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 15/10/2025The NH haunt that stands up to the harsh light of day. 020
J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Last reminder. My talk is happening tomorrow in Dover, NH! For those who have read my book on the topic, I’m bringing the Cursed Cur with me, so beware. 001
J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Inadvertently decorated my ceiling when I set up my exterior Halloween lights. 010
J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 13/10/2025This week: A Cursed Objects deal and a cursed objects talk! 031
J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 11/10/2025Haunted Overload: The haunt so awesome it stands up to the harsh light of day. 120
J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 08/10/2025The two most important rooms in Washington Irving’s Sunnyside: the room where he wrote and the room where he died. 011
J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Wanna track the devil with me? Let’s hoof it to Ipswich, Massachusetts. 011
J.W. Ocker @jwocker.bsky.social · 06/10/2025One appearance left this year: Wed., 10/15, 7pm, in Dover, NH. Sponsored by the Dover Public Library, it'll be held in the Jeffrey Leaf Theater at Dover Middle School. I'll talk cursed objects in a way I haven't before, as I'll discuss the recent developments in that weird world. Come and hang! 020