Taking Death Away from the Undead: The Metamorphosis of the Vampire from Folklore to Now If as Dale Townshend argues in his essay “Gothic and the Ghost of Hamlet” that the gothic […]
Taking Death Away from the Undead by Jeaneen K. Kish
Horror Fiction: A Bleak and Depressing Look at Truth by Greg Chapman
Today’s guest post comes from horror author Greg Chapman, who recently released Pandemonium through the incredible Bloodshot Books. Greg’s essay deals with why his work may considered bleak or depressing and the importance of […]
Brass Knuckles: Five Hard-Hitting Crime Novels for Summer
One of our favorite things here at Ink Heist is well written dark crime, especially that which is penned with literary voice and flavorings of neo-noir. And summertime seems a perfectly well-suited […]
Michael Griffin’s The Human Alchemy
Michael Griffin is one of those new-to-me authors that became and immediate go-to choice for me last year when I read his first collection from Word Horde, THE LURE OF DEVOURING LIGHT […]
The Albatross Around My Neck by Erik Hofstatter
Today we are excited to have Erik Hofstatter stop by Ink Heist to talk about the inspiration behind his latest novel Toroa and some of its prevalent themes. I have been following Erik’s […]
A Conversation with The Sisters of Slaughter about Silverwood: The Door and Kingdom of Teeth
We’re excited to host Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason – who go by the nickname The Sisters of Slaughter- today on Ink Heist! The Sisters of Slaughter burst onto the scene with Mayan […]
Book Review: The Mortuary Monster by Andrew J. Stone
Death. The most mortifying of subjects, the final rodeo, ultimate loss of self and identity. The end. For most of us it’s a terrifying concept, one that fills us with dread and […]
Book Review: Kingdom of Teeth by Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason
When I first learned that the new novella Kingdom of Teeth was a thing, I was hesitant at first. When it comes to bizarro fiction, I’m a little bit gun shy as I’ve read […]
The Eagle and the Serpent – The Curse of the Hapsburgs by Catherine Cavendish
Wrath of the Ancients was the first novel from Catherine Cavendish that I read and I’m kicking myself for not checking out her work earlier. Cavendish offers up atmospheric Gothic horror stories that […]
Shiloh by Philip Fracassi
When we think of weird cosmic horror there are a few authors that traditionally come to mind. Lovecraft, obviously, and if you’re well-read Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard and Robert W. […]
