Ink Heist - A Podcast for Readers of Dark Fiction

This week we're excited to welcome Jessica Guess to the show to discuss her debut novella, Cirque Beserk , which is out now through Unnerving Books .  Cirque Berserk  is one of the books that makes Unnerving's incredible Rewind or Die  series, which captures the glory days of VHS horror. The novel takes place at an infamous, abandoned carnival called Cirque Berserk where 30 years pr...

This week we're excited to welcome Andrew Pyper to the show to discuss his latest novel, The Residence , which is out now through Skybound Books . The Residence  is a terrifying story about a haunting that plagues President Franklin Pierce and his wife Jane in the wake of an unimaginable tragedy on their way to Washington D.C. Pyper expertly weaves fact and fiction to create a gripping histor...

This week we're excited to welcome Paul Michael Anderson to the show to discuss his latest novella, Standalone , which is out now through Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing . If you're a fan of the Slasher genre, Standalone should be on your radar and it's an essential addition to your library. It's an inventive and genre-bending take on the genre that utilizes traditional tropes but warps them i...

Join us for this exceptional episode with guests Eboni Dunbar and Caitlin Starling. These two exceptional authors both have brand new novellas out through Nean Hemlock Press. Throughout the course of the episode, we talked about Stone and Steel, Yellow Jessamine,  FIYAH Literary Magazine and FIYAH Con , Neon Hemlock,  graphic novel memoirs, fantasy world-building in Fantasy, poisons

This week we're excited to welcome Jonathan Janz to the show to discuss his latest novel, The Raven , which is out now through Flame Tree Press . The Raven is an action-packed journey through a post-apocalyptic nightmare world where familiar monsters - werewolves, vampires, witches, satyrs- rule the world. Dez McClane doesn't have any special powers, but that doesn't stop him from setting out on a...

In this episode, we talk with David Heska Wanbli Weiden about writing, crime fiction, what defines an ideal childhood, and a slew of other topics you want to know more about. Trust me. We had a great time recording with him and we learned a lot from him. You will too. Pick up his new novel, WINTER COUNTS, and see why this new author became an instant Ink Heist favorite.

This week we're excited to welcome genre-bending author Keith Rosson to the show to discuss his latest novel,  Road Seven , which is out now through Meerkat Press . Rosson's work is an impressive melting pot of genres and styles that defy easy classification, but his unique and imaginative voice is present in all of them, creating gripping reads that are compulsively readable. If you're new t...

This week we're excited to welcome John Hornor Jacobs to the show to promote his latest release, Murder Ballads and Other Horrific Tales ,  which is out now through Journalstone . Throughout the course of the episode, we talked about the influence of music in his works, his upcoming project A Gentleman of Carpathia , the strengths of the novella format, and had a great discussion about foreig...

This week Shane Douglas Keene goes one on one with the amazing and versatile Jon Bassoff, author of The Drive-Thru Crematorium, Corrosion , and  The Lantern Man . We had a great chat about all things Bassoff and dark fiction. Tune in.

Today we have a fucking amazing conversation with the great John Langan. Want to get schooled in the art of cosmic horror, it's practitioners, and the craft of writing, among a cornucopia of other great topics? Click the play button and let the education begin!

This week we talk to John and Matthew about their joint project comprised of John's novella The Fearing: Fire and Brimstone , and Matthew's RPG based on it. Learn something about the book, the history of it, and what it takes to make a villain...well, villainous.

In this episode, we wish Laurel Hightower a happy one year anniversary with Ink Heist. Yep, It's already been a year since the first time she was on the podcast. We're happy to have her as a member of our family and our team, and we're also happy to take a little time to talk a bit about CROSSROADS by Laurel Hightower.

We had a blast talking with S.H. Cooper about her work, Indiana Jones movies, novellas, women in horror, and a whole slew of other topics. Don't miss this one, folks. It's gut-busting hilarious but also packed with information.

In this episode, we dive deep into Devil's Creek with Todd Keisling and also discuss a bevy of other topics, some interesting and informative, some hilarious, and some both. This is a spoiler-heavy episode.

Here's a great conversation between two amazing authors and a reading from the great Jeffrey Ford. You're going to want to give this one a listen ASAP. It's shaping up to be a great series so far.

This week we welcome Michael Clark to the show. Among other things, we talk about strategic book marketing, why all the best ghosts are women, and a teaser on what he's working on next. Tune in here or on your favorite podcast streaming service.

This week we have a very special show for you as we welcome Josh Malerman back to the show to celebrate the upcoming release of the highly anticipated sequel to Bird Box, Malorie ,  which hits shelves on July 21st. Throughout the course of the episode, we touched on growing through failure and working through self-doubt, some of the themes that influenced  Malorie,  his thoughts on...

This week, we're joined by special co-host and friend of the show, Tracy Robinson. For those who don't know her, Tracy contributes to both Ladies of Horror Fiction and Sci-fi & Scary. The four of us had an amazing conversation with Stephen Graham Jones, whose new novel The Only Good Indians, is out now through Gallery/Saga Press. During this episode, we explore some of the themes of  The...

Step into a pair of plush Cthulhu slippers as we talk with Horror legend F. Paul Wilson , who has written well over 50 books in a variety of genres and has crafted a career spanning mythology that has appeared in his standalone works as well as the Repairman Jack and Adversary Cycle series. We had a blast talking to Paul and discussing his writing career, his latest release  Signalz , Cosmic...

Ink Heist is happy to welcome Tracy Robinson back to the show as we have this candid, entertaining, and highly informative conversation with Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts, Cabin at the End of the World, and his newest release, Survivor's Song . If you don't yet know what Paul Tremblay or Survivor's Song are about, here's a chance to unfuck that. Give this a listen, then go buy som...

Today on the Ink Heist podcast we're talking to author Todd Keisling about a whole brigade of interesting topics, chief among them, his new novel from Silver Shamrock Publishing, Devil's Creek . If you don't have that novel in hand yet, do go unfuck that, and listen to this, the first of many episodes to come with Todd. We barely scratched the surface of this epic horror novel this time around, bu...

This week, we're excited to welcome Max Booth III and Lori Michelle of Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing to the show! Max and Lori are almost superhuman in the amount of projects they take on in indie publishing from running Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing and their fiction magazine Dark Moon Digest to doing their own writing, podcasting, formatting books, and so much more. It was a lot of f...

This week, we're excited to welcome Jessica Laine to the show to talk about her writing and her upcoming reading series co-hosted with Angel Luis Colón , Two Bad Apples Present Reading for Relief . This is an exciting event loaded with readings from some of the best writers working in fiction today and will take place on both Thursday, June 25th and Friday, June 26th at 7 p.m. EST. Trust us when w...

This week, we're excited to welcome Michael David Wilson to the show to celebrate the release of his brand new debut novella The Girl in the Video which is out now through Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing . Chances are if you're a fan of horror fiction, you're already well aware of Michael as he is the founder of the website and podcast This Is Horror , which has run for 350 episodes and counti...

This week, we're excited to welcome Kathe Koja to the show to celebrate the release of her new collection Velocities and the upcoming re-release of The Cipher, both on Meerkat Press . This was a truly special conversation as Kathe's work has had a huge impact on all three of us as Horror fans and she is truly a master of the genre. Her works have a legendary reputation among genre fans, and for go...