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Mike Thorn

@mikethorn.bsky.social
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Author (Shelter for the Damned, Darkest Hours, Peel Back and See). Co-host of bsky.app/profile/craftworkpod.bsky.….

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Miriam Richer @miriamricher.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I'm honoured and excited to be an invited reader for CBC's 2027 Short Story Prize. The contest is open until Nov. 1, so there's still plenty of time to submit! www.cbc.ca/books/litera...
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Meet the 2027 CBC Short Story Prize readers | CBC Books
The longlists for the CBC Literary Prizes are chosen by a team of writers from across Canada. Meet who will be reading the submissions to the 2027 CBC Short Story Prize, which is open until Nov. 1.
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
spinningjenny lives. Thanks for reading, Hannah! @augursociety.bsky.social
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Zachary Gillan @megapolisomancy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I’m guest editing the next issue of Agita; send me your weirdest <1000 word stories about weird art. Authors from marginalized backgrounds encouraged and prioritized. No AI bullshit. The weirder the better. agitamag.com/submissions/
Issue 3: Ekphrasis
Between October 17 and November 17, guest editor Zachary Gillan will accept submissions of weird flash fiction that features ekphrasis.
Ekphrasis is the verbal representation of a work of visual art.
Weird fiction is a verbal representation of the world, in order to unsettle it.
We want stories that live at the intersection of the two. Pieces that emphasize the eerie power of weird art, whether fully ekphrastic or embedded within a traditional narrative. How does the weird seep in as reality is doubly estranged from these two layers of representation? Cursed paintings, uncanny statues, haunted mezzotints-send us your stories of weird art.
Publication date: February 1, 2027
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Fred Barrett @fredbarrett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I had the pleasure of contributing an essay to this Vinegar Syndrome release of Tobe Hooper's Night Terrors, an incredibly weird and underrated film. Also very excited to be featured alongside @mikethorn.bsky.social and @honorszombie.bsky.social. You can pre-order it now!
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Same, same, same
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
All hail Tobe!
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I was honoured to write a booklet essay for the Vinegar Syndrome re-release of Tobe Hooper's NIGHT TERRORS (coming soon in two limited edition cases). Also featured: essay by @fredbarrett.bsky.social, commentary by @honorszombie.bsky.social, & much more. Pre-order: tinyurl.com/572df4nt
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seasonal reading: journalstone.com/bookstore/sh...
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You're too kind, Polly! And you know I love your work, too.
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Polly Schattel @pollyschattel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
One of the most interesting voices in horror. And he’s young! Keep an eye on this dude.
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thank you, S.P. - means the world! You're one of the best out there.
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S.P. Miskowski @spmiskowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Highly recommended.
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'tis the season: journalstone.com/bookstore/da... @slimyswampghost.bsky.social @spmiskowski.bsky.social
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
L'Œil du malin (Claude Chabrol, 1962)
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Une vieille maîtresse (Catherine Breillat, 2007)
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Willow Catelyn Maclay @willowcatelyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
BY HOOK OR BY CROOK is coming to the Criterion Channel next month. It is one of the most essential films directed by trans people. Make sure to check it out.
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Craftwork Podcast @craftworkpod.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Happy birthday to the great Lisa Tuttle! ICYMI, check out our 2024 Craftwork Podcast interview with her. We discussed genre history, the ideal protagonist, Harlan Ellison's writing advice, and so much more. tinyurl.com/43rbcb8u
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Weird Tales, Uncanny Dolls, & Creative Breakthroughs w/ Lisa Tuttle by Craftwork
In this interview, we chat with Lisa Tuttle about genre history, the ideal protagonist, Harlan Ellison's writing advice, and so much more. Lisa Tuttle was born and raised in Austin, Texas, and moved t...
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Bless This House (Ronny Yu, 1988)
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huskyrt.bsky.social @huskyrt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Had time to kill on the bus and made this into a LB list boxd.it/XbPIW
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32 NWR-endorsed B-movie deep cuts
As seen in Little White Lies (2026). Chronological.
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Craftwork Podcast @craftworkpod.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Also be sure to check out our previous episode: Shakespearean Themes, Wang WPS Mishaps, & Stephen King’s Revisions w/ @carolinebicks.bsky.social! tinyurl.com/4b55uhpa @stephenking.bsky.social
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
ICYMI: @miriamricher.bsky.social & I chatted with the brilliant Dania Idriss about her bold & haunting new book, TALES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND THE SEA. We discussed catharsis, hyenas, creative trance-states, and a whole lot more. tinyurl.com/bde7vdsu @craftworkpod.bsky.social
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Craftwork Podcast @craftworkpod.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Listen to our latest episode! In this interview, we chat with Dania Idriss about representing human cruelty, finding creative nourishment in academic conferences, spending time in "writing jail", and so much more. tinyurl.com/bde7vdsu
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
So good. Have you read any of her other books?
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
None as deftly as you, tbh!
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Surprisingly optimistic, especially for Ridley Scott
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Les Bonnes Femmes (Claude Chabrol, 1960)
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
August, best first reads & viewings. @kkoja.bsky.social @meerkatpress.bsky.social
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Portrait of Jennie (William Dieterle, 1948)
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Going in.
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Zachary Gillan @megapolisomancy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Since other people are already talking 2027 releases, guess it's time for my niche: here is a post for listing out weird fiction publishing next year. Readers, writers, presses, publicists, whoever, let me know what's what.
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Max Coombes @maxcoombes.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
My new comic And She Slept is available in digital and print! Set in far north Aotearoa, Dog Christina becomes embroiled in a mystery involving a missing hotel manager and a lake mummy. Memories of her father start creeping back. Has she been here before? scratchandjesus.com/books/and-she-slept/
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Death in Venice (Luchino Visconti, 1971)
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Acceptance news! Very excited to announce that my story "New England Gothic" will appear in an upcoming issue of Prairie Fire Magazine. More soon.
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
CC: Canadian friends who are concerned about the use and regulation of AI. If you have the time, please consider taking this survey. This technology depends on the theft of our water, our art, our jobs, our data, and our agency. ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en...
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Have your say on advancing AI transparency in Canada
From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Zabriskie Point (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1970)
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Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
RIP director Chuck Russell. He gave us John Saxon fighting a claymation skeleton in Nightmare on Elm Street 3, among many other wondrous sights.
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I interviewed the great Nicolas Winding Refn for In Review Online. We discussed his lushly abstract new film, HER PRIVATE HELL, as well as fantasy, the unconscious, and much more. inreviewonline.com/2026/07/23/g...
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Good Taste Is the Enemy of Everything: An Interview with Nicolas Winding Refn on Her Private Hell | In Review Online
A new interview with filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, director of Her Private Hell, for film review site In Review Online.
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Hotel Paradise (Nicolas Roeg, 1995)
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg, 1977)
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
52 Pick-Up (John Frankenheimer, 1986)
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
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AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Eureka (Nicolas Roeg, 1983)
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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
spotlight on Indigenous horror & thrillers (2026 releases) don't miss these! www.instagram.com/p/DZfZCuqm__O/
Books mentioned:
Savage Lake
Never Whistle at Night II: Back for Blood
Off the Reservation 
Carnalis
Rabbit, Fox, Tar
Another Name for Red
That Which Feeds Us
It Looks Like You in the Dark
Sleeping Sisters
Filth Eaters
Rooted
Little Spoons
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Chris Patrick Carolan 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @cpcwrites.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Paging @mikethorn.bsky.social et al.
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Thank you!
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Mike Thorn @mikethorn.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Thanks, Chris! Love to hear it. We're always hoping the show will be helpful to fellow writers
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Miriam Richer @miriamricher.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
In the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social, @mikethorn.bsky.social and I chatted with the inimitable @carolinebicks.bsky.social about combatting AI in the classroom, words clanging on readers' ears, the uniquely portable magic of fiction, and so much more. tinyurl.com/4b55uhpa
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Craftwork Podcast @craftworkpod.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Congrats to @michaelwehunt.bsky.social, who won the prestigious Bram Stoker Award for First Novel (The October Film Haunt)! And congrats to all other recipients & nominees! Listen to our interview: tinyurl.com/cjv95742
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Craftwork Podcast @craftworkpod.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Well deserved! Listen to our interview with Hajer Mirwali: tinyurl.com/bdnm5bsa
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Sculpture, Anaphora, & Writing by Hourglass w/ Hajer Mirwali by Craftwork
In this interview, we chat with Hajer Mirwali about cross-disciplinary work, embodied writing, poetic mad libs,  and so much more.  Hajer Mirwali is a Palestinian and Iraqi writer living in Toronto. H...
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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Congratulations to LPG member @talonbooks.bsky.social and Hajer Mirwali for winning the Gerald Lampert Award for best debut book of poetry for her collection REVOLUTIONS!
A graphic labelled Gerald Lampert Award 2026 Winner for best debut book of poetry featuring the cover for Revolutions by Hajer Mirwali.
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