My  name is J.W. Ocker. And this is my website. OTIS. It's a chronicle of my visits to the unusual and an author site for  my books . Yo...

March 4, 2025 — Little did I know that steps away from one of the most notorious crime scenes in the state of Massachusetts---the Borden hat...

Lizzie's father's death site March 4, 2025 — Seventeen years ago, I stayed the night at the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast, a cr...

November 1, 2024 — Yesterday, I spent Halloween night in Salem for only the second time in my life. The first was when I was writing A Seaso...

Read Part I: Blame it on the Socials Read Part II: Blame it on the IP Read Part III: Blame it on the Rising Popularity October 24, 2024 — Wa...