Ink Heist - A Podcast for Readers of Dark Fiction

Is there such a thing as literary splatter? There's a master of it, so it must be a thing. Join us in probing the amazing mind of Eric LaRocca

When it comes to splatterpunk, there is no greater living practitioner than John Skipp. Join Shane and Rich in conversation with this brilliant creator.

Join Rich and Shane in conversation with a modern master of magical realism.

This conversation we had with Doug Murano of Bad Hand Books and John F. D. Taff, author of the forthcoming novella collection All the Stars Die is the stuff of dreams for readers, writers, and podcasters. These guys are a blast to talk to and learn from, and get inside the industry a bit, and two of the kindest people we've met.

When one describes Nick Mamatas as "inimitable," it's because there's no other polite way to describe him. He's brilliant, irreverent, has no fucks to give about what you think of him, but all you'll think about him if you read him and listen to him, is "fucking wow." Truly, this guy is brilliant, entertaining AF, and one of the best authors working in indie horror today.

Rich and Shane in conversation with the brilliant, wonderful, zany, mega-creative poet/artist/author Jessica McHugh.

In this episode, I'm talking one on one with a favorite author of mine, Michael Wehunt, who also happens to have penned one of my favorite books of 2025, The October Film Haunt. Tune in to hear us talk about that and a whole lot more.

Rich Duncan and Shane Keene in conversation with the author of THE DAUGHTERS OF BLOCK ISLAND and BENEATH THE POET'S HOUSE.

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.

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