The Ink Heist Podcast featuring Author Christa Carmen
Rich Duncan and Shane Keene in conversation with the author of THE DAUGHTERS OF BLOCK ISLAND and BENEATH THE POET'S HOUSE ....
Jan 30, 2025•1 hr 24 min
Ink Heist - A Podcast for Readers of Dark Fiction
Shane Douglas Keene and Rich Duncan talk about a variety of subjects related to the horror and crime genres. We also talk to authors and other guests about different topics including books, diversity, and the craft of creating high-quality dark speculative fiction. We're also a bunch of irreverent smartasses.
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Episodes
The Ink Heist Podcast with Michael J. Seidlinger, author of THE BODY HARVEST
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 metalcore and a billion points in between. We learned a lot from Michael and so will you. Dig in.
Jul 30, 2024•1 hr 36 min
Ink Heist: Incidents Around the Plastic Space House
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...
Mar 11, 2024•2 hr 15 min
Episode 3.30 - Around the Campfire with Neil McRobert
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 to Neil's show than that. He launched Talking Scared in the fall of 2020 and has been consistently ...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 30
Episode 3.29 - Beasts on the Moors with Lex H. Jones
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 The Sea, finds Lex taking Lovecraft's well-known mythology and crafting it into something totally unique....
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Season 3Ep. 29
Episode 3.28 - Playing Phantom Pianos with Josh Malerman
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 Publications . It was a joy to sit down again with Josh, an imaginative storyteller whose enthusiasm for wri...
Aug 11, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Season 3Ep. 28
Episode 3.27 - The Third Wheel of the Trike
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 history of the Weeks House, the most haunted location of their career. The house has sat vacant for hundreds of years, but th...
Jul 25, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Season 3Ep. 27
Episode 3.26 - Back From the Dead...Again with Rich and Shane
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 time to share some of that with our listeners in a different format we've done in the past. We also address s...
Jul 15, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Episode 3.35 - Do Monsters Have Souls? with Mary SanGiovanni and Matt Wildasin
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 Canon, and were also members of The Horror Show with Brian Keene. The Ghost Writers Podcast is a must-lis...
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Season 3Ep. 35
Episode 3.24 - Born in Darkness, With Eric Raglin and Fred Venturini
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!
Jun 18, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Episode 3.23 - My Dad Can Kick Your Dad's Ass with Ronald Malfi and Guest host Steve Pattee from Horror DNA.
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 introduction. But for newer readers, Malfi has been consistently putting out chilling, character-driven hor...
Jun 11, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Episode 3.22 - Dark Dreams with Eve Harms and Red Lagoe
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 from two amazingly talented writers. Transmuted is a novella that follows Isa, a micro-celebrity who runs a suc...
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Episode 3.21 - Making Horror Gay as Fuck, with Stephanie Ellis and TC Parker
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 with close friends of the show and creatives that we love and admire. It's jam-packed with great discus...
May 27, 2021•2 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 21
3.20 - Navigating Nightmareland with Daniel Barnett
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 darkness. The sudden absence of light causes society to crumble, but that's only the beginning of the hellish events in stor...
May 20, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Episode 3.19 - Fucked up for Weeks with Todd Keisling and Anthony J. Rapino
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 . We covered a lot of topics in this episode, but one of the most interesting talking points was the way they e...
May 13, 2021•1 hr 56 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Episode 3.18 - Summer Scares with Wesley Southard
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 will turn his life around. However, Hoyt's anger only worsens and sets off a chain of events that changes their...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 41 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Episode 3.17 - A Bus Full of Losers with John Mantooth
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 Early. When we heard he was going to release a collection under his own name, which finds John furt...
Apr 27, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Episode 3.16 - One of you Motherfuckers said Poop with Rich and Shane
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 features, published some extraordinary original fiction and met some great new friends. But by far the most...
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Episode 15 - Frigid Frights with Mckenzie Kiera
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 loved her was Michael, her ambulance partner and boyfriend. However, their relationship is cut short when Mi...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Episode 3.14 - Going Under Cover with Kerry K. Cox
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 Enforcement Ranger Kathleen Shepherd. Shepherd has been finding dead bears in the park with their paws and gallbladde...
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Episode 3.13 - Writing with a "Fuck It" Attitude with V. Castro
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!
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Episode 3.12 - The Imposition of Normalcy with Mike Thorn
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 countless times, but this is the first time they remember seeing the shack. Adam and Scott aren't all that...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Episode 3.11 - A Tale of Ruin and Remorse with Beverley Lee
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 this one, folks, truly.
Mar 16, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Episode 3.10 - You'll Have Your Gin And Like it with Gemma Amor
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! This week on the podcast, we're excited to have the opportunity to welcome Gemma Amor to the show to ce...
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Episode 3.09 - Savannah Spirits: Ghosts and Whiskey with Jennifer Soucy
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 woman who was murdered and is trapped for eternity in O'Hara's. They strike up a friendship and Rosemary ...
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Episode 3.08 - Canadian Rage with Beau Johnson
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 that all of us at Ink Heist fell in love with as soon as we picked it up. This collection features standa...
Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Bodies in the Garage, Brains in the Freezer with Jennifer Graeser Dornbush
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 arrested, tried and convicted the killers in 2015. Jennifer uses her training in forensics to create a realistic po...
Feb 16, 2021•53 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Episode 3.06 - Pennies For Your Eyes with Tim McGregor
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 mysterious plague that rips through the pious town. As conditions worsen, the townspeople begin to turn on each oth...
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Episode 3.05 - Side Effects May Include E.A. Aymar
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 wounds: one in the head and another in the heart. The women each begin their own search for answers, leading to ...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Episode 3.04 - Breaking into Wormwood with Chad Lutzke and Tim Meyer
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 have to pick up and leave. But in Long Lake, things start to change for Baker after he meets new friends Seb and ...
Jan 26, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 4
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