Skull Session with Dan Henk

Send us Fan Mail Splatterpunk award-winning author Lucas Mangum discusses everything from our mutual love of Cosmic Horror, to his twelve-year writing career and much more! If you want to support me and help give light to indie authors, go to https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058263/support and give what you can! All my social media links- https://linktr.ee/DanHenk Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Indie comic pioneer Corissa Grant and I discuss her latest Kickstarter project for her ongoing Worthy Chaos series. Her last episode on this podcast was heavily watched, and I have since heard from many other creators who like her project. So zombies, vampires, ancient gods, wars in heaven and on earth—it's all par for the course! Check her out on her website https://worthych...

Send us Fan Mail W C Banning and I talk about everything from the movies he's acted in, to his radio work, his writing seminars for young kids entering the field, and his new fantasy series (with a tinge of horror, of course), whose plot reminds me a bit of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, only with a vastly larger and more cosmic scope! His heavy pulp magazine influence comes to light as we go...

Send us Fan Mail Alien invasions! Cosmic Horror! Humanity is fighting a guerilla war as it discovers that the enemy within far eclipses the horror on the surface! Sci-fi author Aaron Ryan and I discuss his epic cosmic horror series Dissonance, a project now seeing the light of day again as a mainstream movie! Check out all the updates on the website https://dissonancetheseries.com If you want to s...

Send us Fan Mail Will Murray and I discuss his long and varied career writing for Marvel Comics and magazines.  He brought to life classics of the pulp age like The Shadow, The Spider, and Doc Savage (many of whose creators he personally met) and continued the legacy of one of my all-time favorites, HP Lovecraft. Including a few insights about Lovecraft's cosmic horror mythos! Check out all h...

Send us Fan Mail Independent comic books. Doom metal. Cthulhu! Shoggoths! Azazgoth! The world of HP Lovecraft has had a massive influence on us all! Rob Cinami and I discuss the book he's had brewing in his head for years and how COVID forced random stabs at the genre to coalesce into a graphic novel.  Check out the first release here! https://www.amazon.com/Pale-Duke-Year-Zero-ebook/dp/B0CGS...

Send us Fan Mail Stephen King! Comic books! Hp Lovecraft!  Animator Charles Howard and I talk about his love for Cosmic Horror, how to be inspired by the Cthulhu mythos without actually ripping off the work of HP Lovecraft, and his day job as an animator for cool projects like Bill Burr's "F is for Family". If you want to support me and help give light to indie authors, go to https:...

Send us Fan Mail Horror Films! Slasher novels! Weird and fantastical indie comics! Brandon Rhiness has put out a ton of work. Hailing from up from the frozen north like fellow horror auteur David Cronenberg, something about those cold climes and frozen wastelands seems to bring out a dark side that the Canadians, ever cheerful, manage to twist into humor! We discuss the ins and outs of guerilla fi...

Send us Fan Mail Alligators! Disturbed pre-med students! Psychological terror gallows humor, and revenge fantasy. It's par for the course in this interview! Check out Viggy's podcast Horror, Humor, and Hunger on Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... If you want to support me and help give light to indie authors, go to https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058263/su.. . and give w...

Send us Fan Mail JG Faherty is the Bram Stoker Award®- and ITW Thriller Award-nominated author of 8 novels, 10 novellas, and more than 75 short stories. He writes adult and YA horror/sci-fi/fantasy, and his works range from quiet, dark suspense to over-the-top comic gruesomeness.   His varied professional career includes working as a resume writer, laboratory manager, accident scene photographer,...

Send us Fan Mail Cthulhu! Lovecraft! Cosmic horror! Dark Comedy! The sleazier side of Hollywood! Roy Griffis and I sit down for a conversation about his sucessful comedic Lovecraft-influenced cosmic horror novels, his stint as a screenwriter in Hollywood, and what makes for a good story.  We cover authors like Stephen King, both his strengths and weaknesses, adaptions of written work into the film...

Send us Fan Mail Reanimated corpses, necrophilia, and cosmic horror are just some of the things Jonathan and I talk about in my podcast's latest episode!  How far is too far? What is pushing the boundaries but not overstepping and revolting your audience? How can you delve into some of the grislier aspects of horror storytelling, without venturing into exploitation? If you want to support me...

Send us Fan Mail Ireland caught up in a zombie apocalypse! Splatterpunkk! Gore! Unlikely heroes! B.C. Hollywood and I discuss his ongoing Irish Apocalypse series and his progression as an artist and writer.  Building off the rich lore of his home country of Ireland, B.C., weaves it all into a unique take on the horror genre. If you want to support me and help give light to indie authors, go to htt...

Send us Fan Mail Werewolves! Vampires! folk Horror! Award-winning author Thomas Clark and I discuss his upcoming graphic novel, the real meaning of famous movies, and his bevy of released work. A true auteur, this well-liked and respected author discusses how he brought a down-home, folk horror element to life in his work. If you want to support me and help give light to indie authors, go to https...

Send us Fan Mail Max and I talk about his cool new zombie concept (and believe me, it's hard to come up with something new zombie-related). Zombies are essentially shackled and muted so they can be put to use on menial tasks, but of course, everything has a dark downside! At first, this concept reminded me of the movie Fido,, but it turned out the application and premises are way different! W...

Send us Fan Mail Dan and I discuss his horror books, Clive Barker, and Steven King, and what makes a good horror story. We reminisce a little about the old days of horror, the strengths of good old-fashioned storytelling, and how to move on from that era. If you want to support me and help give light to indie authors, go to https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058263/support and give what you can! All my s...

Send us Fan Mail Nikolas and I discuss our shared love of cosmic horror, what he has out now, and what he has coming down the pike! Along the way we also discuss a bit about his artistic journey, and how that developed into bigger publishers and wider exposure. If you want to support me and help give light to indie authors, go to https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058263/support and give what you can! Al...

Send us Fan Mail Corrupter author Edward Davis and I discuss his comic and the Kickstarter campaign he's running! It's an indie comic book, and we talk about promotion, working outside of the major players like Marvel Comics, and DC Comics, how to acquire a talented comic-book artist and indie publishing. Support him here http://kck.st/4bS7mgN If you want to support me and help give ligh...

Send us Fan Mail Aaron and I discussed his new Kickstarter campaign for the latest issue of his dystopian comic, what's wrong with the major streaming services, and why people should support indie projects. I even did an alternative cover for his latest indie comic book project, Amor Patris, and he's helped me substantially with the Kickstarter campaign for my book The Black Seas of Infi...

Send us Fan Mail In our historic 100th episode, Brandon Hill discusses his Wild Space Saga, how a partnership with British writer Terence Pegasus transitioned into a self-published comic, and how that all became an ongoing book series that saw a re-release by 4 Horsemen Publications. All from a love of online gaming that led to a mutual desire to create an alternate, science-fiction world! If you...

Send us Fan Mail Emmett discusses independent filmmaking with me, the trials and tribulations involved, and his new horror movie "Without A Name". The pros and cons of self-promotion, trying to break into the world of cinema on a very limited budget, and using local businesses to promote your work, while trying to navigate all the pitfalls, are all touched on. Is indie filmmaking the bes...

Send us Fan Mail Scott and I discuss writing techniques, the genius of Neil Gaiman and Cormac McCarthy, when eighties metal bands ruled the world, and what makes a good story. If you want to support me and help give light to indie authors, go to https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058263/support and give what you can! All my social media links- https://linktr.ee/DanHenk Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Jim Krueger (which he tells me bears no relation to Freddy Krueger), talks with me about his past work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, and his current project with Steve Aoki, the popular personality and innovative artist out of California. If you want to support me and help give light to indie authors, go to https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058263/support and give what you can! All m...

Send us Fan Mail Canadian author Joseph and I  talk about his new zombie book, and what makes a tired genre lively again. Ever since The Walking Dead brought the genre back to the forefront of mainstream popularity, the bar has continually raised. Does he manage to break it and craft his own vision? Check out his work and judge for yourself! If you want to support me and help give light to indie a...

Send us Fan Mail Me and Gerald discuss his upcoming comic Immortal Coil, another indie comic that is making serious inroads into a space formerly dominated by the majors. We also discuss the comic book industry, the rise and then creative breakaways from Marvel and DC Comics,  and the art of storytelling as it relates to ever more creative independent projects. If you want to support me and help g...