Welcome to OTIS!

My  name is J.W. Ocker. And this is my website. OTIS. It's usually a chronicle of my visits to the unusual and an author site for my books. This time of year, it's a two-month celebration of the Halloween Season and a chronicle of how I celebrate it. You can also party with me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Patreon. Reach out to me at ockerjw@gmail.com or to my agent here. 

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Is Halloween Getting Annoying? Part IV: Blame it on Spirit Halloween

Halloween is the Least Halloween Moment

I've Written Six Halloween-themed OTIS Club Newsletters so Far this Season. Join and Read!

Tiptoe Through the Jack-O's: Halloween on the Hill

Is Halloween Getting Annoying? Part III: Blame it on Rising Popularity

Seven Red Flags That Won't Help You Avoid a Cult (for Crimereads.com)

Forever Fright Kingdom

Lemme Tell Ya About the Salem Haunted Happenings Grand Parade

Is Halloween Getting Annoying? Part II: Blame It on the IP

Is Halloween Getting Annoying? Part I: Blame It on the Socials

My House Finally Exists Again

I Saw the Blair Witch in Burkittsville and Survived

My Year Year with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

My Spookyshow, Baby!: Kickin' Off the Seaons with Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper

My New Book Cult Following is Out, So Here are Ten Behind-the-Scenes Things About it 

Odd Things I've Seen: The Podcast, Episode 37: Chasing Zombies in Romero-Land and Savini-ville

Putrid in Pittsburgh: George Romero-Land & Tom Savini-ville

Zombies at the Food Court: The Living Dead Museum

The 2024 OTIS Halloween Season: Is Halloween Getting Annoying?