Ink Heist - A Podcast for Readers of Dark Fiction

This conversation we had with Doug Murano of Bad Hand Books and John F. D. Taff, author of the forthcoming novella collection All the Stars Die is the stuff of dreams for readers, writers, and podcasters. These guys are a blast to talk to and learn from, and get inside the industry a bit, and two of the kindest people we've met.

When one describes Nick Mamatas as "inimitable," it's because there's no other polite way to describe him. He's brilliant, irreverent, has no fucks to give about what you think of him, but all you'll think about him if you read him and listen to him, is "fucking wow." Truly, this guy is brilliant, entertaining AF, and one of the best authors working in indie hor...

Rich and Shane in conversation with the brilliant, wonderful, zany, mega-creative poet/artist/author Jessica McHugh.

In this episode, I'm talking one on one with a favorite author of mine, Michael Wehunt, who also happens to have penned one of my favorite books of 2025, The October Film Haunt . Tune in to hear us talk about that and a whole lot more.

Rich Duncan and Shane Keene in conversation with the author of THE DAUGHTERS OF BLOCK ISLAND and BENEATH THE POET'S HOUSE .

Shane and Rich found a new favorite author in Michael J. Seidlinger. The Body Harvest won us both over instantly, being transgressive AF, utterly brilliant psychological horror with smatterings of body horror, uber violence, and a whole twisted plot of mind-fuckery. Join us in our conversation covering an array of topics from virus chasing--it's a real thing, y'all--to punk rock and metalc...

With hosts Shane Douglas Keene and Rich Duncan. This episode features John F.D. Taff and Josh Malerman talking about their books, respectively, Plastic Space House and Incidents Around the House

This week, we're excited to welcome Neil McRobert, host of the Talking Scared Podcast to the show to talk all things Horror! Talking Scared Podcast is described as "Conversations with the biggest names in horror fiction. A podcast for horror readers who want to know where their favorite stories came from . . . and what frightens the people who wrote them" and I can't think of a better introduction...

This week, we're excited to welcome Lex H. Jones to the show to celebrate his most recent release, the short story collection  Whistling Past the Graveyard, which hit shelves earlier this year through Burdizzo Books . We're excited to have Lex on the show since he has written in a variety of different styles including horror, crime and even a children's book. That book, 2019's The Old One and...

This week, we have a very special show for you as we’re joined by special guest host and friend of Ink Heist, Brennan LaFaro. This week, we welcome Josh Malerman back to the show to celebrate the upcoming release of the highly anticipated novel Pearl , which hits shelves October 12th through Del Rey and the limited edition Ghoul N' The Cape , which is due out in December through Earthling Publicat...

This week on the podcast we had a great conversation with Brennan LaFaro , Kenneth Cain , and Ken McKinley of Silver Shamrock Publishing  to celebrate the release of Brennan's debut novella  Slattery Falls , which is out now through Silver Shamrock Publishing!  Slattery Falls  follows college friends and amateur ghost hunters Travis, Elsie, and Josh as they stumble across the h...

This week on the podcast we had a great conversation with...ourselves! It's been a few episodes since our last solo show and we had a short break in our schedule, so we decided to enjoy a nice summer weekend with some drinks, jokes, and recommendations! We've been reading  a ton of great books lately along with our stead diet of genre film and TV and decided this week would be the perfect tim...

This week, we're excited to welcome Mary SanGiovanni  and Matt Wildasin to the show to talk horror, writing and everything in between! Mary SanGiovanni and Matt Wildasin are two amazing authors that horror fans are undoubtedly familiar with through their unique and terrifying books and also as podcasters. They are currently hosts of The Ghost Writers Podcast , along with Dave Thomas and Somer...

Throughout the course of this episode, we discuss  writing short fiction, the "reactivated badass" character, To Dust You Shall Return , Nightmare Yearnings , dark romance movies and books and so much more! We had a great time recording this episode and hanging out with Eric and Fred. We hope you guys enjoy the conversation as much as we did!

This week, we have a very special show for you as we're joined by special guest host and friend of Ink Heist, Steve Pattee of HORROR DNA . This week, we sit down with Ronald Malfi to celebrate the release of his upcoming novel  Come With Me , which hits the shelves July 20th through Titan Books . This was a special episode for us as we're all huge fans of Malfi's work and he really needs no i...

This week, we're excited to welcome Eve Harms and Red Lagoe to the show to celebrate the release of their upcoming books! Eve's Rewind or Die novella  Transmuted hits shelves July 15th through Unnerving Books and Red's collection  Dismal Dreams releases through La Red Books on June 25th. We absolutely devoured both of these books which are loaded with unique scares and great storytelling...

This week with special guest host Eric Raglin. Eric and the Cursed Morsels Podcast are close friends and allies of Ink Heist. Plan on seeing a lot more of the cat. This week we have a very special episode as Shane is joined by special guest host Eric Raglin , TC Parker and Stephanie Ellis for a roundtable-style discussion. This is one of our favorite episodes as we had a great time hanging out wit...

This week, we're excited to welcome Daniel Barnett to the show to celebrate his latest book, The Flashlighters , which is the fourth installment in his  Nightmareland  series! Barnett's  Nightmareland  is a serialized horror novel that follows John Hawthorne, Mariah Nowak, and Marcos Walker as they attempt to travel across the country after the world is plunged into an endless...

This week, we have a special episode for you as we had TWO guests on this week, Todd Keisling and Anthony J. Rapino . Anthony and Todd have often worked with each other on their various projects - Todd helped Anthony put out his stunning short story collection  Greetings from Moon Hill and Anthony created miniature sculptures of the idol that features prominently in Todd's  Devil's Creek...

This week, we're excited to welcome Wesley Southard to the show to celebrate his latest novel, Cruel Summer , which is out now through Death's Head Press !  Cruel Summer  follows Melissa Braun and her son Patrick as they head to Florida with Melissa's boyfriend Hoyt. Things have been progressively getting worse with Hoyt, but Melissa hopes this trip will bring them closer together and he...

This week, we're excited to welcome John Mantooth to the show to celebrate his latest collection, Shoebox Train Wreck , which is out now through Lethe Press ! We're excited to have John back on the show after his last appearance with Ian Pisarcik. I'm pretty sure both of us at Ink Heist were initially introduced to John's work through his Earl Marcus novels, which were released under the name Hank...

This week on the podcast we had a great conversation with...ourselves! It's been a little bit since we've had a solo episode, so Shane and I thought Ink Heist's 3rd birthday (April 12th) would be the perfect time to kick back and just have fun hanging out. It seems like just yesterday Shane and I decided to team up and launch Ink Heist and its been a fun and wild ride! We've launched a few feature...

This week, we're excited to welcome Mackenzie Kiera to the show to celebrate her latest novella, All You Need is Love and a Strong Electric Current , which is out now through Unnerving as part of their Rewind or Die series! All You Need is Love and a Strong Electric Current  is the story of Sadie Snow, a paramedic who has a fetish - she likes it cold. The only person who understood her and lo...

This week, we're excited to welcome Kerry K. Cox to the show to celebrate the release of his latest novel,  Money Bear , which is out now through Level Best Books ! It's the first book in a series that follows U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Special Agent Nick Tanner, one of the top undercover agents in the department. In  Money Bear,  Tanner heads out to the Redwood Parks to assist...

Today on Ink Heist we have Rich Duncan in conversation with the ever amazing V. Castro, author of Goddess of Filth and The Queen of the Cicadas . She is always guaranteed to provide an insightful, cerebral, engaging conversation and thus is this. When V. has something to say, smart folks listen. Tune in!