Podcast appearances and mentions of tony knighton

Debbi Mack interviews crime writer Tony Knighton on the Crime Cafe podcast. Check out the show notes below, or if you're in a rush, download a copy! Debbi: [00:00:08] Hi, everyone. This is the Crime Cafe, your podcasting source of great crime, suspense, and thriller writing. I'm your host, Debbi Mack. Before I bring on my guest, I'll just remind you that the Crime Cafe has two e-books for sale. The nine-book box set and the short story anthology. You can find the buy links for both on my web site DebbiMack.com, under the Crime Cafe link. You can also get a free copy of either book if you become a Patreon supporter. You'll get that and much more if you support the podcast on Patreon, along with our eternal gratitude for doing so. Debbi: [00:00:59] Hi everyone. I'm very pleased to have with me today a crime writer who's also a working fireman or firefighter, if you will. He's a lieutenant with the Philadelphia Fire Department. If you'd like to enter a giveaway for a copy of his novel Three Hours Past Midnight, just go to my blog and look for his guest post. You can also find the guest post on my Patreon page. So, in any case, here he is, Tony Knighton. Hi, Tony. Tony: [00:01:34] Hi, Debbi. How are you doing? Debbi: [00:01:36] OK. How are you today? Tony: [00:01:38] Oh, swell. How about you? Debbi: [00:01:40] Not bad. Not bad at all. You know, it's Friday and the weekend's coming. Tony: [00:01:48] Yeah, yeah. Debbi: [00:01:48] Let's see. I am reading your novella, Happy Hour and Other Philadelphia Cruelties? I have to say, the first chapter left me breathless. Tony: [00:01:59] Oh, thank you. Debbi: [00:02:02] You write a very fast-paced story. Would you say that's part of your style? Tony: [00:02:09] Yeah. Yeah. That's fair enough. Debbi: [00:02:12] Yeah. How would you describe your writing generally? Do you consider yourself hardboiled or noir? Is there a difference? Tony: [00:02:22] Sort of both. I heard Duane Swierczynski, another Philadelphian, talking about the subject, and he says the difference all counts on the ending. If it's a positive ending, you just wrote hardboiled. If it's a negative ending, you write noir. I think that's at least an interesting explanation. My stories are a little bit of both, I think. Happy Hour is definitely noir. "If it's a positive ending, you just wrote hardboiled. If it's a negative ending, you write noir. I think that's at least an interesting explanation. My stories are a little bit of both, I think." Debbi: [00:03:16] So a little bit of both then. Tony: [00:03:19] Yeah. Debbi: [00:03:20] Do you focus more on mystery or kind of like thriller-type stuff, suspense. Tony: [00:03:26] Most of my stuff I guess falls into the category of crime fiction. My novel sort of ended up being a mystery, too. But I've always been a little bit more interested in will they get away? That just seems to be my preference or the kind of stuff I end up writing. Debbi: [00:03:58] Gotcha. So tell us about Three Hours Past Midnight. What is the book about? Tony: [00:04:09] That story ... it features a character that I wrote in a short story. And in that story ... Debbi: [00:04:20] You're trailing off a little bit, sometimes. Tony: [00:04:23] I'm sorry. Yeah. The novel features a character that I started in a short story, and by the end of the story, the guy was still alive. Then I realized I kind of liked him. And I'd had an idea for the novel. The crime involved in the novel and I just sort of have never been able to see who would do it. And I see this guy now. It's basically two guys who are burglarizing the home of a crooked politician who ended up in jail. They believe there's a wall safe and a lot of money in it. They indeed find the safe and get away with it. And, very shortly, one of them is killed and the safe [illegible]. The rest of the book is basically the other guy, main guy,

A longtime veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, Tony Knighton is the author of Three Hours Past Midnight, a crime novel, and Happy Hour and Other Philadelphia Cruelties, a novella and collection of short stories. He discusses his gritty Philadelphia-based work, the city he knows like the back of his hand, the late Larry Brown, and much else.

EPISODE 113: FOLK DEVILS & MORAL PANIC   On episode 113 of What Are You Afraid Of? Horror & Paranormal Show, authors T. Fox Dunham & Phil Thomas discuss an old concept in folk culture called moral panic. The most recent manifestation is the Momo Challenge. Momo is a horrific bird statue that first appeared in Japan, and according to the new urban legend, she assaults children and advises them to commit acts of self-harm. Momo is the most recent folk devil—the central antagonist causing moral panic—but the phenomenon goes back to the Salem Witch Trials, even further. In particular, Fox and Phil have kept their audience updated on evil clown sightings, and they discuss other relevant trends such as the satanic panic of the 1980s, the spurious demonic nature of Dungeons & Dragons and other events in hysterical society. Fox also plays the last part in his paranormal trilogy about Philadelphia’s most notorious haunted house, The Baleroy Mansion. The final chapter tells of dark heart of the house: the blue room and the curse of an antique chair. Anyone who sits in this chair soon dies, joining the choir of agitated souls who still roam the mansion. Then the hosts finish the show talking about A Time for Violence—a new noir and horror anthology soon released by Close to the Bone with stories from T. Fox Dunham, Chris Roy, Joe R. Lansdale, Richard Chizmar, Tony Knighton, Isobel Blackthorn, John A. Russo and many more out on May 1st. Preorder on Amazon today! The band Titus 12 closes with their song from Pick Up Natty Red: A Ghost Story.  

    Episode 112: Philadelphia Noir Author T. Fox Dunham interviews Philadelphia noir author Tony Knighton on episode 112. Tony talks about his writing, his influences, life as a firefighter and Philadelphia as a rich setting for noir fiction. Fox plays a ghost story about a mafia boss swearing from the afterlife, and David Walton narrates Tony’s story, Boys’ Club from the new noir anthology, A Time For Violence out on May 1st. Preorder your copy now from Close to the Bone, featuring stories from the best crime and noir authors writing in 2019.

In this 24th episode of Horror Hill (http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/shows/horror-hill/) , we bring you four terrifying tales from authors Kevin David Anderson (http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/kevin-david-anderson/) , Tom Farr, (http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/tom-farr/) Tony Knighton (http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/tony-knighton/) , and Luciano Marano (http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/luciano-marano/) , performed by host and narrator Jason Hill (http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/jason-hill/) . See full episode details, including the text of the featured stories, here: http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/horror-hill/s1e24-hh/ Podcast executive produced and directed by: Craig Groshek (http://simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/craig-groshek/) Podcast produced by: Craig Groshek (http://simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/craig-groshek/) Podcast hosted by: Jason Hill (https://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/jason-hill/) Stories performed by: Jason Hill (https://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/jason-hill/) Sound design by: Craig Groshek (http://simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/craig-groshek/)  and Felipe Ojeda (https://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/felipe-ojeda/) Original music by: Luke Hodgkinson (https://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/luke-hodgkinson/)  and Felipe Ojeda (https://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/felipe-ojeda/) (https://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/chazz-ravenelle/) Script by: Craig Groshek (http://simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/craig-groshek/)  & Jason Hill (https://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/jason-hill/) Original artwork by: Jason Hill (https://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/jason-hill/) Audio program © 2018 Chilling Entertainment, LLC (http://chilling-entertainment.com/)  – All Rights Reserved. No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of Chilling Entertainment, LLC (http://chilling-entertainment.com/) . The copyrights for each story are held by the respective authors.

In this 24th episode of Horror Hill (http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/shows/horror-hill/) , we bring you four terrifying tales from authors Kevin David Anderson (http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/kevin-david-anderson/) , Tom Farr, (http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/tom-farr/) Tony Knighton (http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/tony-knighton/) , and Luciano Marano (http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/luciano-marano/) , performed by host and narrator Jason Hill (http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/jason-hill/) . See full episode details, including the text of the featured stories, here: http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/horror-hill/s1e24-hh/ Podcast executive produced and directed by: Craig Groshek (http://simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/craig-groshek/) Podcast produced by: Craig Groshek (http://simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/craig-groshek/) Podcast hosted by: Jason Hill (https://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/jason-hill/) Stories performed by: Jason Hill (https://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/jason-hill/) Sound design by: Craig Groshek (http://simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/craig-groshek/)  and Felipe Ojeda (https://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/felipe-ojeda/) Original music by: Luke Hodgkinson (https://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/luke-hodgkinson/)  and Felipe Ojeda (https://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/felipe-ojeda/) (https://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/chazz-ravenelle/) Script by: Craig Groshek (http://simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/craig-groshek/)  & Jason Hill (https://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/jason-hill/) Original artwork by: Jason Hill (https://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/jason-hill/) Audio program © 2018 Chilling Entertainment, LLC (http://chilling-entertainment.com/)  – All Rights Reserved. No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of Chilling Entertainment, LLC (http://chilling-entertainment.com/) . The copyrights for each story are held by the respective authors.

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 59:  HORROR AT FORT MIFFLIN   The show is back at one of Philadelphia’s most haunted sites, Fort Mifflin! Horror author T. Fox Dunham coordinated an author reading in casement 5—writers and ghosts, a great atmosphere for a horror reading. Working with hosts from PARA-X Radio, they had a great day of greeting Philadelphia’s paranormal hunters. Darcy Oordt, author of Haunted Philadelphia, is back to hunt ghosts and folklore at Fort Mifflin. Then, she hangs out on the show. The hosts discuss Philly ghost stories, writing, getting an agent and their favorite horror movies for Halloween. Phil narrates some of her ghost stories from her book about Fort Mifflin, and Fox interviews Philadelphia noir author, Tony Knighton. All part of our Countdown to Halloween 2017! Our newly designed website at: www.whatareyouafraidofpodcast.com Please follow us on twitter: @pfwhatafraidof