Hosted by L.C. Marino · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 42 episodes
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A podcast for readers and writers of suspense fiction. Join author and host Lucas Marino as he discusses books, authors, and podcasts. All the thrills, mysteries, and horrors you can stand.
L.C. Marino hosts The Suspense is Killing Me, a arts show with 42 episodes published.
Welcome to our first episode of 2026! And who better to spend the frigid new year with than the always amazing Jenny Kiefer. Come hang with us as we discuss her novel, Crafting for Sinners . Jenny shares her insights abo
Where? What?! A rotting room? Yes, that's right. Author Viggy Par Hampton takes us on a gothic, religious horror journey with the Sisters of Divine Innocence and the unfathomable yuck that is The Rotting Room. But don't
Please welcome Catherine McCarthy back to the show! In this episode, we reach outside the loose confines of the horror world to discuss Catherine's latest genre-bending story, Death of a Clown, published by Sobelo Books
Welcome Todd Keisling to the show! Todd takes us into the world of The Sundowner's Dance, his latest novel from Shortwave Publishing. This cosmic horror novel brings us to the Fairview Acres Community and it's unusual in
Let's welcome Mike Allen back to the show! Mike's newest release is a reimagining of his dark fantasy/horror novel The Black Fire Concerto. The book hits shelves 22 April! Learn more about Mike Allen at http://descentint
Welcome to my interview with author Chris DiLeo about his latest release, Empty Devils, a grief-raddled contemporary horror story about a man, his dead daughter's ghost, and a seething need for vengeance. I'll let the bo
Welcome to my interview with Aimee Hardy about her southern gothic novel Pocket Full of Teeth. Found footage, creative narrative structure, footnotes, horror, crime, mystery...this book is a delectable concoction. We ner
Welcome to Roseneath, a fantastical exploration of gothic rust belt bliss. Join author Dana McSwain and me for a conversation about the inspiration for her wonderful novel, Anne Rice, crossing genres in gothic fiction, a
Welcome to our very first interview with the one and only, Clay McLeod Chapman! Clay spends some time talking with me about a wide range of topics, including his recent post-apoc possession book Wake Up and Open Your Eye
Welcome to Emma Murray's latest work, The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions. This collection...what can I say? It's my favorite collection released this year. I am thrilled Emma was available to discuss the grief, th
Please welcome author Edward J. Flora to the show! I first met Ed at AuthorCon3 in 2024 and we hit it off right away. In this conversation, we discuss his story The Triangle Forest and, for a bonus, Ed delivers our very
Welcome our friend Robert P. Ottone back to the show! In this episode, we explore his recent re-release of Nocturnal Creatures, a wild Sasquatch tale perfect for teen and adult readers who love cryptid stories. Of course
Welcome Ivy Grimes to the show for the first time! Let's dive into her latest collection, Glass Stories. We discuss the common themes and threads running through this collection, a uniquely haunted location in Birmingham
Welcome to the world of Michael Clark and his reimagining of The Legend of Mildred Wells. In this conversation we discuss how Michael took on the monumental challenge of implementing over five years of lessons learned to
Listeners of this show know how much music impacts many of our writers and stories. Well, that's especially true with Stephen Schreffler and his horror scifi story, The Bleed (published by Dark Matter INK). Come hang wit
Welcome to the world of Jacy Morris and Bury My Heart with a Keyboard. In this episode, we discuss indigenous horror, Jacy's new collection, and working with Third Estate Books. Oh, and of course we discuss his catalog a
Did you grow up in Wes Craven's world like I did? As a child of the 80s and a teen of the 90s, the wonderous world of weird fantasy and horror movies set the tone for the world I lived in. You too? Great! Let's gather 'r
Meet my friend, S.Q. McGrath! S.Q. is the author of over 26 books (!) including Kitty, a wonderfully dark poltergeist novel and her latest book, Strings. We discuss these stories, her path as a wonderfully effective self
Welcome back to The Suspense is Killing Me! In this episode, I sit down with the amazing K.C. Grifant to talk about her newest release Shrouded Horror: Tales of the Uncanny. Of course, I couldn't have K.C. on the show wi
She's back! Our dear friend, Katherine Silva, returns with her popular new release, Undead Folk. Join us to unpack grief horror (which we love), post-apoc action, and reanimated dead animals. All for good reasons, of cou
Todd Keisling
RPG Reanimators
1 appearance on this show
Mike Allen
Director of the Nature Coast Biological Station, Professor of Fisheries and Aquatic Science · Northern Vertex Mining
1 appearance on this show
Clay McLeod Chapman
Author of Whisper Down the Lane
1 appearance on this show
Michael Clark
Director of the Center for Business and Economic Research · Allied Health/NDIS providers
1 appearance on this show
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