L'intrus (Claire Denis, 2004)

spmiskowski.substack.com/p/welcome Here we go!

White of the Eye (Donald Cammell, 1987)

Written on the Wind (Douglas Sirk, 1956)

Manhattan Baby (Lucio Fulci, 1982)

CROSSROADS is out today! Our edition of @laurelhightower.bsky.social's award-winning novella CROSSROADS is now available in paperback and eBook everywhere books are sold! 🎉 How far would you go to bring back someone you love? www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crossr...

Inspired by the #SilentHill video game series and other survival horror games, films like Session 9 and Ju-On, and the works of #CliveBarker. The Nowhere Complex is my first stand alone novel. A true one and done. Cover by Don Noble

This kid (hey, he’s young) has a mighty career ahead of him. He’s young, he’s talented, and he’s a fantastic storyteller. I hate people like that.

In what (I hope!) will be the first in a series of events taking To the Lighthouse *back* to Skye, Bethan Roberts and I will be leading a workshop in Portree on Tues 5th May, reflecting on how Woolf's novel resonates with sustainability, housing, and tourism today atlasarts.org.uk/programme/to...

"Thorn is the real deal. A powerful and exciting new voice in horror literature." — Jamie Blanks, director of Urban Legend "Shelter for the Damned grabs you by the throat and never lets go." — Jeffrey Reddick, creator of Final Destination Buy: tinyurl.com/MikeThorn

I have some huge news! I am making my debut on a Criterion disc for their stunning 4k restoration of Neil Jordan's THE CRYING GAME. I wrote an essay for the booklet and I'm very excited for everyone to check it out. www.criterion.com/films/33812-...

Hideaway (Brett Leonard, 1995)

ICYMI: @mikethorn.bsky.social and I interviewed the brilliant @cassidymcfadzean.bsky.social on the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social. We spoke at length about collecting pieces of lore, bringing levity to fiction, being "on thin ice" with our devices, and much more. tinyurl.com/325mv3fe

The Green Ray (Éric Rohmer, 1986)

Many thanks to @kymiller.bsky.social for this thoughtful review:

I'm in the mood for 'old-school' horror. I've moved James Herbert and Shaun Hutson back up the TBR Pile of Doom. Who else would you recommend I add?

Exciting news: my poetry chapbook Thorns: A Book of Poems will drop on May 1 on Amazon and Barnes and Noble, featuring exclusive cover art by surreal artist Welderwings! Sign up for my email newsletter (link below) for further updates and sneak previews! 🥀✨

For purely selfish reasons everyone tell me what forthcoming collections of this sort you’re looking forward to so I can try and review them

Don't Look Now (Nicolas Roeg, 1973)

Walkabout (Nicolas Roeg, 1971)

What are everyone's favorite books/papers of lit theory/narratology/rhetoric/poetics/etc? Asking for a friend who's an autodidact in this area and in a rut and running up against the limits of his knowledge and in constant danger of reinventing the wheel.

Also be sure to check out our previous episode: Earthy Language, Scary Cupids, & Lunar Portrayals w/ @michaelwehunt.bsky.social! tinyurl.com/cjv95742

Shocked & sad to learn about the passing of the great @thomastessier.bsky.social. Miriam & I were scheduled to interview him later this month for Craftwork. He & I had been exchanging emails about his friendship with Peter Straub a couple weeks ago. Sincerest condolences to his friends & family.

First look at Sophie Thatcher in Nicolas Winding Refn's new film ‘HER PRIVATE HELL’. The film follows a woman searching for her father as a strange mist engulfs their city and unleashes an elusive deadly presence.

Check out the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social. @miriamricher.bsky.social & I chatted with the great @cassidymcfadzean.bsky.social about cacophonies of voices, mercurial relationships with phones, Gordon Lish heads, and more. tinyurl.com/48fwkktn

Listen to our latest episode! In this interview, we chat with Cassidy McFadzean (@cassidymcfadzean.bsky.social) about skewing prepositions, trusting the reader, opting for vibes over plot, and so much more. tinyurl.com/48fwkktn @houseofanansi.bsky.social

Support Indie Publishing. Support Human Made Art. We've got 3 titles up for preorder right now, with more coming soon! 🏳️‍⚧️Cosmic Horror🏳️‍⚧️? ✅ Pitch Black Horror Noir? ✅ A pair of CURSED novelettes? ✅ Weird Horror for every discerning reader: store.tenebrouspress.com

Castaway (Nicolas Roeg, 1986)

A UNB Fredericton student has started an important petition. Please consider supporting this courageous initiative by signing (if your views on AI align) and/or sharing. @deptenglishunb.bsky.social www.change.org/p/students-a...

Did you miss my launch party for @ivygrimes.bsky.social ? No worries! You can now watch the video, complete with a one of kind live reading! Peep it here: youtu.be/taqRTd44Ah8?... @apexmag.bsky.social @sashabrown.bsky.social @christinogle.bsky.social

Happy birthday to the brilliant S.P. Miskowski, one of my favorite living writers and an exceptionally generous & gracious person. I recommend you buy, read, & review her work.

My birthday is tomorrow--April 3--and I know you want to celebrate by treating yourself to one of my books. Thank you! grimscribepress.com/daughters-of...

Oh yeah, that’s right—I’ve got a horror/noir/trans novel coming out next month. Greta Tyler is a local community organizer whose best friend turns up missing. But when she goes searching for the girl, what Greta finds is weirder, wilder, and waaaay wonkier than she ever imagined. #booksky #translit

March 2026, best first reads & viewings. @thomastessier.bsky.social @anthempress.bsky.social @carolinebicks.bsky.social @stephenking.bsky.social

AI is such an obvious non-starter. I would *never* want a technology that steals our water, our minds, our art, and our jobs. I *especially* don't want it under these current conditions of ecological crisis, extreme wealth inequality, and sociopolitical breakdown.

A Summer's Tale (Éric Rohmer, 1996)

The Devil's Honey (Lucio Fulci, 1986)

IT’S “WRETCH” DAY!!!! My Q&A with Chuck Palahniuk is now posted on his Substack. Also, Grimdark Magazine called me “a master of contemporary horror.” So… I’m having a really great morning so far!!! 🖤

ICYMI: @mikethorn.bsky.social and I had a riveting conversation with @michaelwehunt.bsky.social on the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social. We spoke about "earthy" writing, rendering dread on the page, the unanticipated weirdness of public selfhood, and so much more. tinyurl.com/cjv95742

Heartbroken to learn about the passing of my friend Jamie Blanks. I'll always treasure our hours of freewheeling conversations about story, genre, film, and life. He was a uniquely warm and generous person, and I loved him. My heart goes out to his family and many close friends. He'll be missed 🖤🖤

Check out the latest episode of Craftwork! @miriamricher.bsky.social & I chatted with the brilliant @michaelwehunt.bsky.social about the weight of dread, the erosion of truth in contemporary online life, and much more. This is a great one. tinyurl.com/cjv95742

Listen to our latest episode! In this interview, we chat with Michael Wehunt about the administrative side of professional writing, the unanticipated weirdness of public selfhood, the "moment before the moment", and so much more. @michaelwehunt.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3t86854b

Stand by Me turns 40 this year. In remembrance of the recently departed Rob Reiner, I revisited the film & Stephen King's novella, The Body. Read my article, "Tender and Brutal: Remembering Stand by Me" (In Review Online). inreviewonline.com/2026/03/12/t... @stephenking.bsky.social

Out in August! 💚 cup.columbia.edu/book/body-ho... #horror #bodyhorror

Little Ghosts Book Club is reading GREEN FUSE BURNING @tiffmorris.bsky.social After the death of her father, Rita’s artist residency in a cabin near where he grew up becomes more haunting than she could have imagined. Join us Friday March 20th 6-8pm for snacks and chats about this great novella.👻

Just re-read Daphne du Maurier's "The Lordly Ones" for the horror-writing workshop I'm teaching. Folkloric gothic masterpiece. So oppressively sad. The Breaking Point is one of *the* great dark literature collections.

Now listening to the Sleazoids episode discussing Pet Sematary and Dreamcatcher. very cool to hear @mikethorn.bsky.social on as a guest.

My first book is coming! Seven tales. Some of them have been in my brain for decades. They will finally be set loose to enter yours on April 21, 2026. Cover illustration by James Hutton. Available where books are sold. ISBN: 979-8-9944387-4-9 #WeirdFiction #CoverReveal #IndiePress #HorrorAuthor

A curated list of 55 books spanning the 12th to 21st centuries. Including works by @jolietoomajan.bsky.social @suzyeynon.bsky.social @okokno.bsky.social @ivygrimes.bsky.social Buying from @bookshop.org supports independent bookstores! #WomenInHorror #WomensHistoryMonth bookshop.org/lists/women-...