What happens when a former engineer and a former lawyer discuss insane asylums? Well, in this episode, I get to nerd out over one of my favorite books of the year, The Redemption of Morgan Bright, with the brilliant Chris Panatier. We discuss a few metal groups (of course), how Chris found a writing career later in life, and a myriad of women's rights issues hidden within the surreal walls of an asylum on the Nebraska plains.

Visit Chris at https://chrispanatier.com/

Grab your copy of the book HERE.

It's Mike Allen! No, not that Mike Allen. That Mike Allen! You know, the gentleman who wrote Unseaming (love that cover) and Aftermath of an Industrial Accident. Join us for a deep dive into the wonderful world of Mike Allen's horror short stories, long fiction, and prolific poetry. Oh, and of course we talk about how Mike got where he is today, the music behind the madness, and his upcoming release, Slow Burn.

If you haven't met Mike, prepare yourself for a great conversation with an incredibly nice individual with an especially dark gift.

Preorder your copy of Slow Burn at https://mythicdelirium.com/slow-burn#Burn

You can learn more about Mike and his imprint, Mythic Delirium at https://mythicdelirium.com/

Climb on the bus, friend, we have somewhere to be. Have you been to the house at the end of Lacelean Street? No?! Well, lucky you, Catherine McCarthy will be our gracious host for today's visit. We'll visit the house and discuss how this beautifully dark psychological/cosmic horror story came to be. But first, we'll learn more about our host and her journey to becoming a writer. Okay, enough insight. Take your seat and keep your eyes on the ice storm, we'll reach the house before you know it.

Grab your copy of the book at

https://a.co/d/21crVEx

Learn more about Catherine and her projects at

https://www.catherine-mccarthy-author.com/

We welcome Red Lagoe back to the show (wait ... that rhymed), author of In Excess of Dark. Join us for a discussion about her new book (no spoilers!) and several other new projects including The Devil's Backbone.

You can connect with Red at...

X - https://twitter.com/RedLagoe

Web - https://redlagoe.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/redlagoe/

TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@redlagoe

Welcome back to The Suspense is Killing Me! Come hang out with horror writer and YouTube creator, Chad Lutzke. This is a very creative and productive time in Chad's world and we're lucky to be in it! In this episode, we talk about releasing two books (Bruises on a Butterfly and The Bed Makers) and launching Creepy Couch, a shiny new scary movie reaction channel.

Grab your copy of Bruises on a Butterfly at https://a.co/d/fzA3qzG

You can get a copy of The Bed Makers at https://a.co/d/f353F2G

Check out the Creepy Couch YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@CreepyCouchReacts

Visit Chad's website is http://www.chadlutzke.com/

Welcome back to The Suspense is Killing Me! In this episode, we spend quality time with the wonderful R.J. Joseph. R.J. is an author, academic, and podcast host. We discuss her recent publication, Hell Hath No Sorrow Like a Woman Haunted, the Genre Blackademia podcast, and R.J.'s path to becoming a horror author as a young black girl in the south. We also discuss the attraction of writing for anthologies, highlighting the work of black women in horror, and how R.J. fell in love with the academic side of being an author.

Grab your copy of Hell Hath No Sorrow Like a Woman Haunted at https://a.co/d/fymHngD

Check out the Genre Blackademia podcast at https://pod.co/genre-blackademia

Meet Angel Krause, the personality behind Voices from the Mausoleum. Angel is an influencer, book and movie reviewer, writer, and indie publisher.

Check out the Voices from the Mausoleum YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@VoicesFromtheMausoleum

Grab your copy of That Old House - The Bathroom: Part 2 https://a.co/d/iBXShCO

Welcome to the dark, cold world of Angela Sylvaine! In today's episode we discuss how Angela became known as the Cheerful Goth, the wilds of North Dakota, and recent release, Frost Bite.

You can find out more about Angela at https://angelasylvaine.com/

Pick up your copy of Frost Bite at https://angelasylvaine.com/books/

Welcome to the convergence of mystery, horror, and history. Meet Coy Hall, author of A Séance for Wicked King Death, A Pantheon of Thieves, The Hangman Feeds the Jackal, and The Promise of Plague Wolves. Coy splits time as an author of mysteries and horror and as a professor of history. The two pursuits fit together well.

In this episode, we enter the world of A Séance for Wicked King Death. It’s 1956, and ex-con Royce Pembrook is struggling. When Anna Vogel, an old colleague, comes pleading for help, Royce is pulled back into a world of scammers and fraudulent séances. The reacquaintance is not by chance. Anna is setting up Royce to take the fall for something big.

Grab your copy of A Séance for Wicked King Death at https://mybook.to/Seance

Learn more about Coy and his work at https://www.coyhall.com/