The Dark Mind Podcast

Craig Randall is a writer of poetry and prose. His writing his centered around his own travails with depression and anxiety and--initially meant as therapy for his own healing, he now writes poetry and novels to bring mental health awareness and healing to others. He joins Vince on the show to discuss the first novel in "The Northwest Trilogy" enttitled "The Doom That Came to Astoria." They discus...

Lashane Arnett is a writer of poetry and prose. She blends romance and psychic phenomena into gripping paranormal thrillers. She joins Vince on the show to discuss her recent work "The Magic Man," the much-anticipated sequel to her debut novel "The Pain Eater." They discuss Sadie and Adrien's character development from the first novel, the genesis and rise of The Magic Man, Lashane's coping method...

David Simms is a writer, therapist, and teaches special-needs children. He joins Vince on the show to discuss his popular work that has stood the test of time entitled "Fear the Reaper." They discuss the actual historical events that his fictional work of horror is based on which is centered around the American Eugenics Movement in the 1930's. They discuss the forced sterilization and murder of th...

Stephanie Parent is a writer of gothic poetry and prose. She is also an editor and a dance instructor. She joins Vince on the show to discuss her debut gothic, horror, novel "The Briars," which is based on Stephanie's experience of working in a commercial dungeon in L.A. as a submissive and dominatrix--referred to as a "Switch." They discuss the poetry and nuance of inflicting pain on another pers...

Jeff Oliver is a poet and novelist that writes dark poetry, and poetic narravites that are often illustrated by visual artists such as photographers and graphic artists. Dan Verkys is a writer of dark prose, and a graphic artist of dark, surreal, sensual, artwork, that is reminiscnent of H.R. Giger, but in a class all its own. They join Vince on the show (Jeff from an undisclosed location in New Y...

Paula D. Ashe is a writer of short stories, and novellas within the transgressive horror genre. Her short stories have been published in mulitple anthologies and she is a Bram Stoker award finalist as well as recently winning a Shirley Jackson Award. She joins Vince on the show to discuss her collection of short stories and a novella entitled "We Are Here to Hurt Each Other." They discuss the prev...

Spencer Keller is a video editor by day, and an indie-horror filmmkaker by night. He has six films to his credit that have been made with a low budget, and his incredible production skills. He joins Vince on the show to discuss his recent film "In the Dark," as well as his previous works. They discuss his process, obstacles he's had to overcome while shooting his films, dialogue vs visuals, and so...

M.J. Mars is writer with a penchant for haunted houses. She joins Vince on the show to discuss her debut novel "The Suffering." They discuss haunted houses, The Hellfire Club, M.J.'s writing process and character development, as well as research for the book, and the crazy web searches that writers engage in. Website: https://mjmarsauthor.com/ Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/M.J.-Mars/author...

Jayson Robert Ducharme is a novelist and writer of short stories within the genre of dark, gothic, horror. He joins Vince on the show to discuss his recent novel "The Modern Prometheus." They discuss consciousness, the elements of gothic literature, his writing process, the influence of Mary Shelley on his work, as well as his reasoning for creating such a brutal climax. Jayson's Instgram: https:/...

Merrill David is writer of novels and short stories that cross mulitple genres such as splatterpunk, transgressive, and science fiction. He joins Vince on the show to discuss his recent novel "Season Pass," as well as his upcoming novel "Wicked Awake: Dead Friends With Benefits." They discuss the fire at the "Great White" concert, the revival of old rollercoasters, character development, as well a...

Andrew Najberg is a poet, lecturer, and novelist of dark, speculative, fiction with elements of quantum physics, and its relationship to human consciounsness. He joins Vince on the show to discuss his recent novel "The Mobius Door," and his upcoming novel "Gollitok." They discuss quantum physics and its relationship with human consciousness, Andrew's writing process, Andrew's interest in Japanese...

Ruthann Jagge is an author of dark, speculative, fiction, and Natasha Sinclair is a writer of dark, gothic, fiction, as well as an editor. These talented women join Vince on the show to discuss their new work of dark, gothic, horror “Delevan House,” which they co-wrote even though they are separated by the Atlantic Ocean. They discuss the logistics of writing the novel with a six hour time differe...

Ronald Kelly is a giant in the indie horror community, specifically, "Southern Fried Horror," and his career spans over 36 years. He joins Vince on the show to discuss his re-release of his classic "Fear," in an author's preferred edition, as well as his upcoming work. They discuss the evolution of "Fear" from 1994 to present day, the unconscious inspiration for Ronald's books, their mutual dislik...

Ethan Soo is a screenwriter, producer, and director. He joins Vince on the show to discuss his short film "Swept Under," which is a terrifying horror story that--through a fictional story, sheds light on the factual story of the Cambodian genocide and it's obfuscation and suppression in world history due to America's controversial involvement. "Swept Under" the film: https://youtu.be/u1y17E4mYgc "...

Tananarive Due is a novelist, journalist, short-story writer, professor, and provides commentary on horror on multiple media. She joins Vince on the show to discuss her new short-story collection "The Wishing Pool and Other Stories." They discuss dealing with dementia in the family, black horror character tropes, Jordan Peele's suprise guest appearance at one of her college lectures, and the dange...

Dylan Webster is a poet and novelist that spans the gamut of subject matter from anxiety, death, beauty, and love, all the way to the abstract concept of time. He joins Vince on the show to discuss his poetry collection entitled, "Dislocated." They discuss the creative process, spirituality, the lack of perception and perspective of society at large, as well as the objective and subjective element...

P.D. Alleva is a writer of "Alternative Fiction," which is a genre he coined because he did not want to be constrained to one particular genre, or subgenre. He is a prolific novelist and produces epic tales with elements of psychological horror, sci-fi, and fantasy. He joins Vince on the show to discuss his recent novel, "Golem," and his upcoming novel, "Jigglyspot and the Zero Intellect." Vince a...

Ronald Malfi is a prolific writer, and musician. He has won numerous literary awards including the Benjamin Franklin Award For Popular Fiction. He is the rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist for the alternative rock band "VEER." He joins Vince on the show to discuss his new collection of novellas entitled, "Ghostwritten," as well as his upcoming collection entitled, "They Lurk." They talk about Rona...

Garret Shanley is a screenwriter that has been producing short, and feature-length films for over twenty years. He has also collaborated on an animated short film with Pat Moriarity, and Seth Zeichner. He joins Vince on the show to discuss his films "Without Name," "Vivarium" "Realm Beyond Reason," as well as his most recent film "Nocebo," starring Eva Green, and Mark Strong, which is currently st...

Theresa Braun is a writer of dark fiction in the guise of short stories. She has had stories published in numerous anthologies and has just released her debut collection of short stories entitled "The Broken Darkness." She joins Vince on the show to discuss her book, the reality of some of her stories, her work as a high school english teacher and it's challenges with Chat GPT, as well as her exte...

Leah Saint Marie is a screenwriter, director, and producer of multiple short and feature films. She was also a projectionist, investigative journalist, and was involved in the exoneration of a wrongfully convicted man that spent over 20 years in prison. She joins Vince on the show to discuss her screenplay for the film "Spoonful of Sugar," which is currently streaming on Shudder, her evolution fro...

Johnny Compton is a novelist, short story writer, and podcaster. He joins Vince on the show to discuss his debut novel, "The Spite House," as well as his podcast, "Healthy Fears." They discuss the concept of a "Spite House," the inspiration behind the novel, Johnny's writing process, childhood movies that do--and don't, stand the test of time, as well as the concept and unique subject matter of hi...

Tom O'neill is an investigative journalist that has spent over twenty years studying the details and unanswered questions surrounding the notorious Tate/Labianca murders that took place in 1969. He joins Vince on the show to talk about his magnum opus "Chaos: Charles Manson, the C.I.A., and the Secret History of the Sixties." They discuss the erratic behavior of Vincent Bugliosi, the dark governme...

Matt Micheli is a writer of dark, transgressive, horror that dabbles in the genres of the 80's slasher, as well as modern-day nihilistic, narcissistic, yuppies. He joins Vince on the show to discuss his recent novella "The White," as well as his new novella "Scratched." They discuss Matt's wife's battle with cancer, the minutiae of the writing of Bret Easton Ellis, and Chuck Palahniuk, as well as...

Michael Schutz is a writer of horror novels and short stories that span the gamut from supernatural, to dystopian. He joins Vince on the show to discuss his newest novel "Plank Children," as well as his previous novel "Edging." They also delve into Michael's writing process, his first novel which is missing-in-action--much to his relief, and a little bit of banter on the notorious cult classic, "A...