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Mythic Conduits for Intimate Pain in Edgar G. Ulmer’s The Black Cat. Vague Visages. 30 June 2020.

Less Human Than Human: A Decade of Rob Zombie. In Review Online. 14 November 2019.

Some Kind of Connection: Loss and Technology in the Films of Sophy Romvari. Vague Visages. 15 May 2019.

Lords of Chaos (2019) by Jonas Åkerlund (with Andrew Swafford). Cinematary. 11 March 2019.

The Grease-Painted Corpse of Americana: Revisiting Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects. HorrorNews.net. 14 February 2019.

Re-Fear: Halloween (2007) / Halloween II (2009) by Rob Zombie (with Nathan Smith). Cinematary. 31 October 2018.

Eli Roth Replaces Trademark Irreverence with Quiet Reverence for The House with a Clock in Its Walls. Vague Visages. 2 October 2018.

Mike Thorn returns to Kendall Reviews to share his favourite horror films from the 2000s. Kendall Reviews. 22 June 2018.

The Digital Perverse: Dario Argento’s Dracula 3D. Vague Visages. 13 February 2018.

Star Wars Dialogue: V. ‘Revision.’ (with Chelsea Phillips-Carr, Neil Bahadur, Isiah Medina and Isaac Goes). MUBI Notebook. 19 January 2018.

Star Wars Dialogue: IV. ‘The Griffith Legacy.’ (with Chelsea Phillips-Carr, Neil Bahadur, Isiah Medina and Isaac Goes). MUBI Notebook. 18 January 2018.

Star Wars Dialogue: III. ‘Art and Technology.’ (with Chelsea Phillips-Carr, Neil Bahadur, Isiah Medina and Isaac Goes). MUBI Notebook. 17 January 2018.

Star Wars Dialogue: II. ‘Avant-Garde vs. Classical.’ (with Chelsea Phillips-Carr, Neil Bahadur, Isiah Medina and Isaac Goes). MUBI Notebook. 16 January 2018.

Star Wars Dialogue: I. ‘A Long Time Ago.’ (with Chelsea Phillips-Carr, Neil Bahadur, Isiah Medina and Isaac Goes). MUBI Notebook. 15 January 2018.

Notebook’s 10th Writers Poll: Fantasy Double Features of 2017. MUBI Notebook. 31 December 2017.

The Last Jedi: Enjoying Corporate Cinema’s Quasi-Risks While They Last. Bright Lights Film Journal. 25 December 2017.

Vague Visages Writers’ Room: 2017’s Under the Radar Films. Vague Visages. 12 December 2017.

Mike Thorn’s 10 favourite horror films from the 2010s. Kendall Reviews. 11 December 2017.

Underrated ’97 – Mike Thorn. Rupert Pupkin Speaks, 1 December 2017.

Vague Visages Writers’ Room: Favorite Halloween Movies. Vague Visages, 31 October 2017.

Andy Muschietti’s It Struggles with Adaptation. Vague Visages, 11 September 2017.

Hostel: Part II and the Monster of Neoliberal Late-Capitalism. The Film Stage, 8 June 2017.

‘No Desire If It’s Not Forbidden’: Dread, Eroticism, and Text Messaging in Personal Shopper. The Seventh Row, 30 March 2017.

The Aesthetic and Formal Challenges of Jean-Luc Godard’s Contempt. Vague Visages, 1 March 2017.

Diary of the Dead and George A. Romero’s Formal Self-Awareness. The Film Stage, 14 February 2017.

The Many Peculiar Virtues of Wes Craven’s My Soul to Take. Vague Visages, 7 February 2017.

Moments of Revelation in Martin Scorsese’s Silence and Shutter Island. Vague Visages, 31 January 2017.

Genre Trauma in M. Night Shyamalan’s Split. MUBI Notebook, 23 January 2017.

What I Learned from Martin Scorsese’s Life Lessons. Vague Visages, 4 January 2017.

Toxic Masculinity and Empathetic Comedy: Martin Scorsese’s Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. Vague Visages, 3 January 2017.

The Way of the Future: The Connections Between Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull and The Aviator. Vague Visages, 2 January 2017.

James Benning’s Stemple Pass: Minimalist Horror for Trump’s America. Vague Visages, 19 December 2016.

George Lucas’s Wildest Vision: Retrofuturist Auteurism in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002). Bright Lights Film Journal, 15 November 2016.

Experimenting with the Horrific: A Reappraisal and Retrospective of the Films of Tobe Hooper. Bright Lights Film Journal, 6 October 2016.

Don’t Breathe, Just Keep on Surviving. Bright Lights Film Journal, 8 September 2016.

The Horror of a Nation’s Despair: Rob Zombie’s 31. Bright Lights Film Journal, 4 September 2016.

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith: George Lucas’s Greatest Artistic Statement? Bright Lights Film Journal, 28 August 2016.

M. Night Shyamalan’s Terror Trilogy: Signs (2002), The Village (2004), and The Happening (2008). Bright Lights Film Journal, 22 August 2016.

The Relocation of Monstrosity: An Analysis of Horror in Brian De Palma’s Carrie. Mount Royal Undergraduate Humanities Review, vol. 1.1, 2013.

"Perfectly paced from the first sentence, these stories grab you by the collar with the urgency of mortal danger. Highly recommended."
-- Bram Stoker Award nominee S.P. Miskowski, author of Strange is the Night

"Thorn presents a collection of horror stories that are not only scary, but also intelligent, thoughtful, and carefully planned confronting the anxieties of modern life."
-- iHorror

"Just read the opener, 'Hair' and became an instant fan. How can you not delight in a story about a metalhead fixated on long hair who starts obsessively eating it until hair begins to... um, well, buy Darkest Hours now and find out."
-- Bram Stoker Award winner Michael Arnzen, author of Grave Markings

"When you first encounter Thorn’s writing, a number of qualities impress themselves: the macabre intelligence (brutal really), the chilling wit, the naturalness of the dialogue. Plus there’s the skill and style of the prose. It may all play out like a nightmare, but a terrible logic remains inherent."
-- Robert Dunbar, author of The Pines and Willy

"These short stories show the author's incredible range and versatility."
--Sadie "Mother Horror" Hartmann

"Fast, fun and full of fear, Darkest Hours turns on a dime from a laugh to a scream. Terrifying and sly, Mike Thorn writes with refreshing originality and hides fangs behind a smile."
-- John C. Foster, author of Mister White

"Mike Thorn's debut story collection is not to be missed by those who enjoy an academic intellect with a potent flair for fiction."
-- Dustin LaValley, author of A Soundless Dawn

"Take a dollop of Michael A. Arnzen and Brian Evenson’s quirky styles, and add a pinch of Mark Twain, stir well and let bubble, and you have a sense of Mike Thorn’s stories."
-- Bram Stoker Award winner Marge Simon, author of Four Elements and Satan's Sweethearts

"One of the best and most rewarding feelings as a horror fan is reading a new author’s work and being blown away by their talent and the awe of discovering something cool. That is the exact feeling I got when I first sat down to crack open Mike Thorn’s debut story collection, Darkest Hours.”
-- The Horror Bookshelf

"I think Mike Thorn is an author to watch. I think he's going to do great things in the world of horror and dark fiction, and I for one, will be there to watch it. Will you?"
-- Char's Horror Corner

"Darkest Hours is for readers wishing to take a thrilling walk on the dark side. Mike Thorn has delivered a promising debut with this collection showing off his commitment to stories of nuance, heart, and of course… darkness."
-- Daniel Braum, author of The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales

"Darkest Hours is a varied and hugely enjoyable gathering of dark fiction. There is more than enough talent showcased within these pages to suggest that Mike Thorn’s journey has only just begun."
-- Grim Reader Reviews

"Darkest Hours is horror for horror people. For the 'confirmed ghost story and horror film addict,' if you will. But it’s also for people with strong emotions and a desire for philosophical thought."
-- One Critical Bitch

"There are times in Thorn’s prose where I’m reminded not only of some of the best Stephen King from Skeleton Crew or Night Shift, but also of some of the more bizarre stories from Clive Barker’s Books of Blood."
-- Biff Bam Pop

"The stories are clever and witty. The characters are all too real."
-- Cedar Hollow Horror Reviews

"Mike Thorn’s Darkest Hours contains the most diverse selection of stories that I’ve ever read from a single author."
-- Sci-Fi & Scary

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