Skull Session with Dan Henk

Send us Fan Mail In my latest podcast with indie filmmaker Emmette Loverde, we discuss his new movie, Without a Name, the rigors of the indie filmmaking world, and the festivals you must premier !f 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 In this new episode with Dawn Greenfield, we discuss her wide range of books, from her current fantasy series Thol to her Last Dog novels, her Katz's Cat series, her Bonded series, and even more. View it all on her website https://www.degreenfield.com. If you want to support me and help give light to indie authors, go to https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058263/support and give wha...

Send us Fan Mail New Skull Sessions episode with Paul Lubaczewski.  Deviating from his usual comedy-influenced horror, Paul turns his real experiences as a punk rock squatter during the riots in New York's Tompkin Square Park into a horror story infused with a heavy dose of reality. You can view this on his website https://lubaczewski.wordpress.com, or purchase it on Amazon https://shorturl.a...

Send us Fan Mail Matthew Carauddo talks about his new fantasy series Diamond Dragons. Check it all out on his website https://diamond-dragons.com 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 What if the Roman empire never faded and instead made it to North America with the help of the Norse? What if the chief Russian scientist behind their space program never died, they made it to the moon at the same time we did, and war broke out?  Former NASA engineer Alan Smale talks about his alternative history books and his current Sci-Fi series about just that Russia vs. the U...

Send us Fan Mail Horror Western author Brennan LaFaro, co-host of the www.youtube.com/@DeadHeadspacepodcast, talks with me about his travails with various publishers and his current book, Where the Daybreak Ends. 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/DanHen...

Send us Fan Mail Prolific author and originator of the well-respected convention Killercon Wrath James White takes time out of his busy schedule to discuss with me his transition from pro-Muay Thai fighter into the world of writing horror. His work has been translated into the big screen, and more is still planned! Check out his website https://www.wrathjwhorror.com to see his latest work. If you...

Send us Fan Mail Former Russian software engineer Yaroslav Barsukov, who lives in Vienna, talks with me about his just-released novel Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory. Highly lauded—in fact, it was nominated for several awards—Barsukov weaves fantasy and science fiction into a tale of two combative kingdoms and the mythical tower that could save or doom them all.  One is a larger kingdom, and the ot...

Send us Fan Mail Douglas Weissman and I talk about his latest book revolving around a serial killer in World War II era France, what makes a strong story, and the huge difference a travelogue of regional experiences worldwide makes. 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! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Screenwriter, podcaster, and author Kelly Florence and I talk about her Travels of Terror series (a travelogue of historic horror travel icons all across the country), her podcast that reviews older classics in a modern light (and discusses how they hold up), and delves a little into a few screenwriting projects that are just seeing the light of day after the long break that was C...

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...