Podcast appearances and mentions of grey matter press

Anyone who can take a cute Kangaroo and make it terrifying has my respect. While ‘The Roo’ is a very entertaining book, Alan’s new book ‘The Gulp’ is riveting. The conversation turned to a discussion on Stephen King’s Castlerock series and how Alan is going to do the same thing with Gulpepper aka The Gulp. We also talk about martial arts since he is a Kung Fu Master and teaches in Australia.   About Alan Baxter Alan Baxter is a British-Australian author who writes horror, supernatural thrillers, and dark fantasy, liberally mixed with crime and noir. He rides a motorcycle and loves his dog. He also teaches Kung Fu. He lives among dairy paddocks on the beautiful south coast of NSW, Australia, with his wife, son, dog, two lunatic cats, several tropical fish, and a lizard called Fifi. Read extracts from his novels, a novella, and short stories at his website - www.warriorscribe.com - or find him on Twitter @AlanBaxter and Facebook, and feel free to tell him what you think. About anything. Alan's novels include the urban horror novel, Devouring Dark (Grey Matter Press), the urban horror noir novel, Hidden City (Gryphonwood Press), the dark supernatural thriller trilogy, Bound, Obsidian and Abduction (The Alex Caine Series, HarperVoyager/Gryphonwood), and the dark supernatural duology, RealmShift and MageSign (The Balance 1 and 2, Gryphonwood Press). He has also writes novellas including the supernatural noir, Manifest Recall (Grey Matter Press), the cosmic horror noir, The Book Club (PS Publishing), a sci-fi/noir novella, Ghost of the Black, and a gonzo Ozploitation creature feature novella called The Roo. As well as long fiction, Alan has had more than 80 short fiction publications in magazines and anthologies throughout the world. His work has been translated into French, Spanish, German, and Japanese. His short fiction has appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Daily Science Fiction, Postscripts, and Midnight Echo, among many others, and more than two dozen anthologies, including the Year's Best Australian Fantasy & Horror on several occasions. Alan's award-winning first volume of collected short fiction, Crow Shine, was published by Ticonderoga Publications in 2016, and a second volume of collected short fiction, Served Cold, was published by Grey Matter Press in 2019. Alan also collaborates with US action/adventure bestselling author, David Wood. Together they have co-authored the horror novel, Dark Rite, the action adventure series, the Jake Crowley Adventures, (Sanctum, Blood Codex, Anubis Key, and Revenant), and the Sam Aston Investigations giant monster thrillers, Primordial and Overlord. Alan has also written narrative arcs and dialogue for video games, and a variety of non-fiction, including the writer's guide to fight scenes, Write the Fight Right.   https://www.alanbaxteronline.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Alan-Baxter/e/B002BOBQFQ

This week, we're excited to have the opportunity to chat with Alan Baxter, who has written numerous works of genre-bending dark fiction including his most recent short story collection Served Cold and the blood-soaked Creature Feature The Roo. Alan is one of our favorite writers and we love the way he blends various genres in his work to great gripping stories that keep you on the edge of your seat. Also, as big fans of Manifest Recall, we were thrilled to hear Alan was revisiting Eli Carver in a follow up novella, Recall Night, later this year. We had a lot of fun hanging out with Alan this week and can't wait to have him on again in the future! During this episode, we talked about how he got involved in martial arts, The Australian Shadows Award, Served Cold, how he started working with Grey Matter Press, working with different publishers, the Horror scene in Australia, The Roo, sequels and so much more. Check out our conversation with Alan Baxter now right here on Ink Heist or on your favorite streaming service.

This week, we are excited to bring you a very special episode of the Ink Heist podcast. For the first time in Ink Heist history, we had TWO guests join us for the show. This week we got to chat with accomplished actor and audiobook narrator Linda Jones and author John C. Foster, whose work blends elements of horror and crime noir to create devastating dark fiction. We always have fun on the show, but this was a great conversation that was not only informative but full of laughter and good times. If we ever get the chance to record an episode live, Linda and John are at the top of the list. It was a lot of fun and we hope you guys have just as much fun listening. We talked to them about crime, John's new Ink Heist column "Crime Wave", what goes into creating audiobooks, the benefits of having trusted people be your sounding board, cooking and a whole lot more. Keep an eye out for John's upcoming crime novel Rooster, which will be coming out soon via Grey Matter Press. Also, check out some of the books Linda Jones has narrated, she is a phenomenal talent. Horror fans may want to start with the audiobook versions of John F.D. Taff's The Fearing or John C. Foster's The Isle. Check out our conversation with John and Linda now right here on Ink Heist or on your favorite streaming service.

In this episode Rich and Shane talk with John F.D. Taff about his new serial novel, The Fearing, what it's like to work with Grey Matter Press, and authors that make the indie movement the strongest force in horror fiction today. You can listen to Ink Heist in multiple different locations, including on inkheist.com

David Rose spent his twenties armed in three different countries; thus bearing witness to every form of human depravity, draconian law, and unabated violence--now profitably converted into fiction. He holds a Master of Science in Philosophy of the Social Sciences from the London School of Economics and Political Science. 'Mulgara' is his latest novel will be released May 2019. John F.D. Taff is the author of more than 100 published short stories and six novels. His short story collection 'Little Deaths' was named the best horror fiction collection of 2012 by HorrorTalk. His collection of novellas, 'The End in All Beginnings', was published in 2014. Jack Ketchum called it “the best novella collection I’ve read in years,” and it was a finalist for a Bram Stoker Award® for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection. His short story "A Winter's Tale" was a finalist for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction in this year's Stoker Awards. His fiction has appeared most recently in 'Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories', 'Behold: Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders, Shadows Over Main Street 2', and his latest short story collection 'Little Black Spots'. His epic novel 'The Fearing' will be released in 2019 by Grey Matter Press. Josh Malerman said “The Fearing isn’t only John Taff ’s best work to date, it’s the kind you put on the shelf reserved for the ones that really did something to you, emotionally, intellectually, physically.” He lives in the wilds of Illinois with one wife, two cats and three pugs. Follow him on Twitter @johnfdtaff or learn more at his blog johnfdtaff.com

Hey Class   Mike had a tooth demon take up residence in one of his teeth this week so he was not available this week.   1:15 Tracy is reading Manifest Recall by Alan Baxter.  You can buy it from Grey Matter Press 2:30 Kati is reading Gerald’s Game.  We have a couple of great articles about it.  First we have the movie review, and second, we have Gerald’s Game and #Metoo 3:00 Kati is also reading the sixth book in Gunslinger Series, Song of Suzannah.    5:00 Tracy discusses her review of Elizabeth Harvest 6:15  Tyler is reading The Wide Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies.  It is really something special. 8:00 Everyone discusses the new Trailer for Suspiria.  Check it out below. Everyone is really excited to see it.   9:45 Tyler says go check out Snowpiercer. 15:00  Tyler mentions an interview done by Fresh Air on NPR about Andre Holland.  It is great.  Check it out.   18:00 Tyler mentions compares characters in Castle Rock to Slaughterhouse 5.   33:00  Tracy mentions Dreamcatcher references and Kati mentions the weasels in The Stand,  Both pretty awesome easter eggs. Also The Stand is tremendous...The Dreamcatcher…..meh. 40:00 Tyler mentions Salem Lot.  One of King’s first and one of his best that really has a Lovecraftian feel about it.   46:00  Tyler mentions Danse Macabre and Different Seasons.  Specifically, he discusses The Body, which the movie Stand By Me is based on (Not The Stand….that is something totally different). 50:00  Kati discusses Cujo.  Scary dogs are scary 51:45  Tyler discusses an AV Club article about the short story “You Know They Have a Hell of a Band”.  Music teachers should totally take a look at it.  

Tony Knighton is a Lieutenant in the Philadelphia Fire Department, a twenty-nine year veteran.     He has published short fiction in Static Movement Online and Dark Reveries.     “The Scavengers” was previously published in the anthology Shocklines: Fresh Voices in Terror from Cemetery Dance Publications.  “Sunrise” originally appreaded in the anthology Equilibrium Overturned  from Grey Matter Press.  

EPISODE 50: PARANORMAL PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia is one of the oldest cities in America, and it is home to many disembodied denizens who refuse to vacate its colonial charm for the afterlife. To celebrate episode 50, #Philly's horror authors & hosts T. Fox Dunham and Phil Thomas tell old and new stories of the many ghosts who haunt Penn's city along the Delaware. They narrate two stories researched from several sources: the story of an old woman who refuses to leave her home on Pine Street in Society Hill and the tragic tale of abuse and murder at the notorious Byberry Mental Hospital. In addition, they discuss several haunted locations. Did you know that the lovely Washington Square used to be a potter's field and thousand of dead are buried beneath its fountains and trees? Phil shares his #paranormal encounter at the Poe House, the #Philadelphia home of Edgar Allan Poe. And many more #Philly ghost tales in what is only our most recent installment of local legends. We also have more horror fiction! T. Fox Dunham reads part III of Die Musik des Teufels, a tale of mad Nazi magic and a desperate father who would do anything to save his son. It was published in Savage Beasts from Grey Matter Press, editors Anthony Rivera and Sharon Lawson. We also play a song with a reggae beat from the tormented mind of DR. Tropical, renowned magician and musician: "Wizard Blues." Thank you for joining us as we celebrate 50 episodes! Much more horror to come. Follow us at @pfwhatafraidof and check out our website at www.whatareyouafraidofpodcast.com for expanded material on each show and our archive of true ghost experiences each narrated by our voice actors.

      EPISODE 46: DARK ONES RISE   Though now only a rumored gathering, a dark coven of horror authors did gather in New York City to fuse their incantations of power in a macabre & diabolical evening in order to possess the souls of their unsuspecting audience. Let the Dark Ones Rise! What Are You Afraid Of? Horror & Paranormal Show hosted this event at the KGB Bar, and now the dark lords bring you the entire event including special material. Horror author T. Fox Dunham hosts, reads and interviews the other dark authors: John C. Foster, Daniel Braum, J. Daniel Stone and Shawn Macomber. The authors read their work and share their personal stories in interviews. It is a true night of terror in this unique 2 hour special, part of our author’s series with a musical interlude from heavy metal band, Velaraas. Thank you to Grey Matter Press for supporting the event and sponsoring the show. On that night in NYC, we summoned demons, and now we unleash on PARA-X Radio and on all major podcast services. @pfwhatafraidof www.whatareyouafraidofpodcast.com

In this podcast John F.D. Taff talks about good and bad editors, I Can Taste The Blood, working with Grey Matter Press and much more. About John F.D. Taff John F.D. Taff is a Bram Stoker Award-Nominated author with nearly 30 years experience in all sorts of writing…public relations, marketing, sales, journalism and creative.  He’s a published author with … Continue reading

In this podcast John C. Foster talks about his latest novel Mister White, Grey Matter Press, Writing Action Scenes and much more.  About John C. Foster John C. Foster was born in Sleepy Hollow, NY, and has been afraid of the dark for as long as he can remember. A writer of thrillers and dark fiction, … Continue reading