J.W. Ocker

Oddity chaser, nationally bestselling author, Edgar-winner. UNITED STATES OF CRYPTIDS. CULT FOLLOWING (2024). WELCOME TO THE GHOST SHOW (2025). Rep @abuckslater

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@Senompatch Nice! If you steal it, you’ll activate the curse on the inside page.

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Another cover unveil! You can’t reason with a headless man. #headlesshorseman #sleepyhollow #Halloween #nonfiction

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For those who missed last week's cover unveil and/or didn't want to endure me talking through a video, here's my upcoming book in image form. Preorders help immensely!

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@Senompatch The design’s the best part, IMO.

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The cover art for my latest book, DON’T GO THERE. Up for preorder. #nonfiction #travel #spooky

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500 issues! Ten years! Join us!

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So small between the stars, so large against the sky

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NYPL HQ today!

(and, FYI, she’s not taller than me, she’s standing on the steps).

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Trade House lookin’ festive. (Salem, MA)

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Boooooook announcement! Been wanting to do this project for a decade, and the time is finally right. Now you know why you-know-who has been galloping across my feeds so much lately.

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You can’t get away from cursed objects.

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Screw bread. (Maitland Farm, Salem, MA).

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Headless Horseman real, yo.

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Salem conflicted.

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It looks like the palace of the Easter Bunny.

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Everybody do the dinosaur.

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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.

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Skulls make good bricks.

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It’s beginning to look a lot like.

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Wanna see a giant mechanical hermit crab?