Losing the Plot Episode 042 – Mike Thorn

Mike Thorn returns to Losing the Plot talk about his latest novel, Shelter for the Damned (Journalstone) but he also has a rerelease of his short story collection Darkest Hours coming out and a new collection, Peel Back and See, out towards the end of the year! Wild!
Kathryn Owen Reviews Darkest Hours on Final Women: Horror from a Woman’s Perspective

“Many of the stories in this collection concern the topics of academia (with academics being alternately portrayed as buffoonish or somewhat sinister) and drinking/drunkenness; the two are most amusingly combined in the clever ‘Speaking of Ghosts.'”
Review of Shelter for the Damned on Char’s Horror Corner

“This isn’t your basic coming of age novel where everything is nostalgic and beautiful. SHELTER FOR THE DAMNED is brutal in some ways, but also quite realistic.”
Interview with Mike Thorn on House of Mystery

Mike Thorn sat down with House of Mystery‘s Alan R. Warren and David North-Martino to discuss Shelter for the Damned.
Review of Shelter for the Damned on The Coycaterpillar Reads

“Thorn has a cutthroat ability to reel you in, a writing style so sharp and penetrating that it threatens to tear you open, layer by layer … Shelter for the Damned felt like the lovechild of Barker and King.”
Read the full review.
An Interview with Mike Thorn: Shelter for the Damned (Ladies of the Fright)

It was such a treat to get to chat with Mike Thorn. He’s in good company here with his early exposure to Stine and King, but the way he stacks jobs is pretty commendable as well. In this interview, we’re getting to know Mike and celebrating the release of his new book Shelter for the Damned.