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. You can also party with me on Facebook, Tiktok, Instagram, and Patreon. Reach out to me at ockerjw@gmail.com. 

Behold! The cover of my newest book, where I explore some of the weirdest, most dangerous, and scariest swaths of this planet. We're not talking haunted houses and abandoned asylums, we're talking entire seas and forests and deserts and island. Preorder wherever you buy your books.

Two decades after starting this site, I'm still searching out the weirdest sites and artifacts that I can point a pair of headlights at. These days, my adventures mostly get chronicled in my weekly OTIS Club newsletter. It details what I'm visiting, what I'm writing about, and other behind-the-curtain stuff. You can read it (and get other perks) via Patreon for mere dollars, or you can join the Substack version and get it right to you inbox. Either way, I'm super grateful for your support.