Ink Heist - A Podcast for Readers of Dark Fiction

This week, we're excited to have the opportunity to welcome Mike Thorn to the show to celebrate the release of his latest novel, Shelter for the Damned , which is out now through JournalStone Publishing ! Looking for a secluded place to hang out and smoke cigarettes, teenagers Mark, Adam, and Scott stumble across a mysterious shack in a suburban field. The friends had been through this area countl...

I had an amazing time this episode with the brilliant and engaging Beverley Lee, author of the crowd-pleasing horror/dark fantasy "Gabriel Davenport" series and The Ruin of Delicate Things . We had a great discussion about hauntings, lot's of vague talking around things you don't get to know without reading, vampires, poetry, and whatever the hell else came into our dark minds. Don't want to miss...

Before we get into this week's episode, we would like to announce a giveaway for Cina Pelayo's new novel Children of Chicago , which hits shelves on March 9th via Polis Books/ Agora . Want a chance to win? Tune into this week's episode for details, though I forgot to mention that this giveaway is open to US residents only . We're super excited for the release of Cina's novel and wish you luck! Thi...

This week, we're excited to have the opportunity to welcome Jennifer Soucy to the show to celebrate the release of her latest novel, Clementine's Awakening , which is out now through Silver Shamrock Publishing ! In Clementine's Awakening,  Clementine starts a new job at O'Hara's Pub for a chance to start her own life and maybe make some new friends. One of her new friends is Rosemary, a young...

This week, we're excited to have the opportunity to welcome Beau Johnson to the show to celebrate the release of his latest collection, All of Them to Burn , which is out now through Down & Out Books ! Before we jump in to describing the episode, just a note to listeners: This episode contains spoilers about Johnson's work  So, listen with caution. All of Them to Burn is an addictive read...

This week, we're excited to have the opportunity to welcome Jennifer Graeser Dornbush to the show to celebrate the release of her latest novel, Hole in the Woods , which is out now through Ally Press!  Hole in the Woods  was inspired by the 1989 true-life murder case of Shannon Siders in Newaygo County, Michigan that was solved after a cold case team was formed in 2011 and ultimately arr...

This week, we're excited to have the opportunity to welcome Tim McGregor to the show to celebrate the release of his latest novel, Hearts Strange and Dreadful , which will be out February 15th through Off Limits Press !  Hearts Strange and Dreadful  is a beautifully written and engaging horror novel about a mysterious traveler who arrives in the small town of Wickstead, followed by a mys...

This week, we're excited to have the opportunity to welcome E.A. Aymar to the show to celebrate the release of his latest novel writing as E.A. Barres, They're Gone , which is out now through Crooked Lane Books !  They're Gone  is a novel where two women's husbands are murdered on the same night. The men have different backgrounds, but they are killed in an identical way with two bullet...

This week, we're excited to have the opportunity to welcome Chad Lutzke and Tim Meyer to the show to celebrate the release of their collaborative novel, Wormwood , which is out now!  Wormwood  follows 14-year-old Baker Gray who just moved to Long Lake, Georgia. His mom moves a lot for work, so Baker is used to never feeling at home, constantly having to make new friends every time they h...

What can be said about the awesomeness of Lisa Quigley, author of HELL'S BELLS and one half of the brilliant Ladies of the Fright Podcast? Too much to fit this space. Listen to the incredible episode. We had a blast, and you will too.

Hey, y'all, you definitely want to check out this amazing fucking episode with Jessica Leonard, author of the breakout, terrifying novel, Antioch. This author is an incredible talent and a hell of a lot of fun to talk to as well.

I'm over the moon that we saved this episode for the first of 2021. Sonora Taylor is a special writer and an amazing person. She was a blast to talk to. Author of the collection LITTLE PARANOIAS and the incredible novella, SEEING THINGS, a ghost story like you've never read before, Sonora is brilliant, engaging, educational, and not afraid of hitting me with equal swear time when she feels like it...

This week, we bring you an exceptional holiday episode of Ink Heist. We're joined by Todd Keisling and Tracy Robinson in closing out the second season of the Ink Heist podcast. In typical Ink Heist fashion, this episode was filled with plenty of laughs and was a great way to close out 2020. It was a wide ranging conversation that covered a ton of topics and we think you'll find plenty of new artis...

This week, we're excited to have the opportunity to welcome Hailey Piper back to the show to celebrate the release of her brand new novella, The Worm and His Kings , which is out now through Off Limits Press .  Hailey's work is highly imaginative, as she often takes familiar subgenres and crafts them into something completely her own with fresh, innovative twists. She has long been a favorite...

This week we're excited to welcome Tim Waggoner to the show to discuss his latest book on the craft of writing, Writing in the Dark , which is out now through Raw Dog Screaming Press . Tim's a prolific author who is very familiar to horror fans and has published over 50 novels, 7 collections and numerous short stories in addition to teaching writing at the university level. This was an engaging co...

This week we're excited to welcome Christopher Golden to the show to discuss his latest book, Red Hands , which is out now through St. Martin's Press . Christopher is a familiar author to Horror fans and throughout his career has worked in a variety of different genres and mediums including video games, comics, and screenplays.  Red Hands  is his latest novel, which is the third book in...

This week we're excited to welcome Steve Stred to the show to discuss his latest collection, Of Witches , as well as some of his other work. Steve's an indie author who is very active in the Horror scene whose works are compulsively readable and cover a wide variety of subgenres. We're relatively new to his work, but we've devoured everything we've gotten our hands on! If you're looking for a quic...

This week we're excited to welcome Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella to discuss their latest novel, They're Watching , which is out now via This is Horror . Chances are if you're a fan of horror fiction, you're already well aware of both Michael and Bob as they host the podcast This Is Horror , which has run for 350 episodes and features interviews with some of the biggest names in the genre...

This week we're excited to welcome Jason Brant to the show to discuss his work and all things Horror! This was the perfect follow-up to last week's episode with Hunter Shea as we had another hilarious conversation that had us all laughing until our stomachs hurt. Jason is the author of numerous books including the Asher Benson Series, The Hunger Series, and the West of Hell series . He's also the...

This week we're excited to welcome Hunter Shea back to the show to discuss his latest novel, Misfits , which is out now through Flame Tree Press . Hunter was one of the first guests on the Ink Heist podcast back when we launched and we've been fans of his books for years. While Hunter has written a variety of different styles of horror novels, he is perhaps best known for cryptid and Creature Feat...

This week we're excited to welcome J. Daniel Stone to the show to discuss his latest novel, Stations of Shadow , which is out now through Lethe Press . We talk about his works, including Stations of Shadow, Blood Kiss, and The Absence of Light. Daniel is a must-read author and all three of those titles are must-read books. Oh, and this is a must-listen episode. We had a blast with Daniel and, as u...

This week, we went a little off-script and decided to record an impromptu solo show, which was just what the three of us needed to unwind after a stressful week. In typical Ink Heist fashion, this episode was filled with plenty of laughs and I'm pretty sure the three of us had hurt stomachs from laughing so hard. It was a wide-ranging conversation that covered a ton of random topics and we think y...

We're happy to welcome Matt Wildasin of Grindcast as our special guest host, talking with the amazing Daniel Braum. This was a sweet episode that was more like having two guest authors than an actual guest host. We had a blast and so will you.

Don't miss this episode with the amazing and hilarious J. Danielle Dorn. We talk about their novel from Inkshares, Devil's Call, short stories, crime fiction, and other topics ranging from great characters being assaulted by Kool-Aid plotlines to, well, Kool-Aid plotlines. To describe this episode as raucous would be the understatement of the year. We had a blast.

This amazing author we're talking to today became one of Shane's number one author crushes over the course of a single book. Ink Heist highly recommends BETTY and this incredibly talented author and we recommend you take time to listen to the brilliance that is Tiffany McDaniel