J.W. Ocker
@jwocker.bsky.social
Oddity chaser. Edgar-winning, national bestselling author. Based in NH. THE BLACK SLIDE. ROTTER HOUSE. UNITED STATES OF CRYPTIDS. CULT FOLLOWING. WELCOME TO THE GHOST SHOW (2025). DON’T GO THERE (2026). Rep @abuckslater
You can’t get away from cursed objects.
November 19, 2025 at 1:57 AM
You can’t get away from cursed objects.
Screw bread. (Maitland Farm, Salem, MA).
November 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Screw bread. (Maitland Farm, Salem, MA).
Headless Horseman real, yo.
November 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Headless Horseman real, yo.
It looks like the palace of the Easter Bunny.
November 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It looks like the palace of the Easter Bunny.
Everybody do the dinosaur.
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Everybody do the dinosaur.
Haven’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.
November 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Haven’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.
Skulls make good bricks.
November 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Skulls make good bricks.
Wanna see a giant mechanical hermit crab?
November 4, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Wanna see a giant mechanical hermit crab?
The mollusk that ate Marblehead.
November 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The mollusk that ate Marblehead.
Hangin’ w/ Hazel and Headles.
October 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Hangin’ w/ Hazel and Headles.
If your fiends don’t dance, they’re no fiends of mine.
October 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
If your fiends don’t dance, they’re no fiends of mine.
Happy Halloween, Squirrel.
October 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Happy Halloween, Squirrel.
Waiting for the Tarrytown Halloween Parade. Which I’m hoping is just 200 Headless Horseman chasing a single Ichabod Crane.
October 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Waiting for the Tarrytown Halloween Parade. Which I’m hoping is just 200 Headless Horseman chasing a single Ichabod Crane.
Spooky nightcaps at the Hawthorne Hotel. Fears! 🍻
October 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Spooky nightcaps at the Hawthorne Hotel. Fears! 🍻
Don’t go in them there woods.
October 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Don’t go in them there woods.
Nice 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...
You know Salem. But these off-the-beaten-path New England spots also offer spooky, scary, and weird. - The Boston Globe
From ‘vampire’ graves and a UFO abduction to eerie ruins and cursed forests, these spots can make for a spooky fall adventure.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Nice 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...
Ran into an old friend.
October 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Ran into an old friend.
Headless horseman everywhere you go.
October 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Headless horseman everywhere you go.
You know me. Always on the lookout for human skulls.
October 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
You know me. Always on the lookout for human skulls.
Time to gut a Jack-o.
October 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Time to gut a Jack-o.