I’ve done dozens of interviews over the years, talking about new books, my writing habits, my favorite movies and music… and occasionally some other oddball topics. Here are a few that are still posted online.
2018:
Arm Cast: Dead Sexy Podcast posted a wide-ranging 45-minute audio interview with me on Black Friday this year. It was great fun to be back talking with host Armand Rosamilia, who has been a fan of mine for years but has gone on to become a well-known author in his own right.
➤ Listen to it here.
Horror Addicts interviewed me about music, the popularity of horror in media today, my Curburide Chronicles, and The House By The Cemetery.
➤ Read it here.
Kendall Reviews interviewed me about who I’d want to be stranded on a desert island with, as well as the release of The House By The Cemetery.
➤ Read it here.
The Daily Southtown published an interview about the inspiration for The House By The Cemetery and my October book signing tour dates in suburban Chicago.
Read it here.
FOX 32 TV‘s Good Day Chicago program interviewed me live on Oct. 9, 2018 from Bachelors Grove Cemetery, the setting of The House By The Cemetery.
➤ View my appearance here:
The Mackay in the Morning show on 95.9 The River (WERV-FM) had me come down to the studio on Oct. 19, 2018 to talk about my local signings and The House By The Cemetery release. It’s been nine years since the last time I was there, and it was a blast to catch up with Scott Mackay and meet Danielle Tufano, his co-host. You can listen to the whole segment below:
➤ View the interview here.
Johngy’s Beat did a quick video interview with me at Flashback Weekend in August about the upcoming release of The House By The Cemetery.
➤ View the interview here.
Positively Naperville published an article about my upcoming Naperville Barnes & Noble Signing and Rotary Club appearance:
➤ Read it here.
The Naperville Sun published a short article about the release of The House By The Cemetery and my Barnes & Noble signing.
➤ Read it here.
Downtown Naperville published a short article about my Naperville Barnes & Noble Signing:
➤ Read it here.
Naperville Patch published an article about my Naperville Barnes & Noble Signing:
➤ Read it here.
The Aurora Beacon News and Naperville Sun published a column about my novel and the history of Bachelors Grove Cemetery in their print editions on Oct. 19, 2018 (the digital went live earlier):
➤ Read it here.
The News Gazette in Champaign-Urbana included me on October 21, 2018 in their roundup column “The Big Ten” The topic this week was “what scared University of Illinois alumni as kids”:
➤ Read it here.
2016:
Darker, a Russian horror magazine, interviewed me in December 2016 about my fascination with the invisible and demons. For those who can’t read Russian… Google Translate does a pretty good job unraveling it!
➤ Read it here.
Mangled Matters interviewed me in November 2016 about the landscape of horror, writing regimens and Redemption.
➤ Read it here.
Sinister Grin Press interviewed me and cover artist Zach McCain about the creation of the limited hardcover edition of my novel The Family Tree. Zach provided pictures of the cover artwork as it evolved from line drawing to painting, which is really cool to see!
➤ Read it here.
2015:
Worth Reading It interviewed me for Halloween 2015 about my writing habits, favorite books and movies, etc.
➤ Read it here.
Cat After Dark interviewed me in July 2015 about where I’d like to live, the importance of character names, who I’d like to trade bodies with and more.
➤ Read it here.
You Are Entitled To My Opinion put me on the interview couch in March of 2015 and asked me some oddball things that were fun to answer – how would someone describe me, what do people notice about me, am I superstitious, best thing I’ve ever done…
➤ Read it here.
2014:
Wag the Fox interviewed me about “the nature of horror” and the genesis of The Family Tree. Read it here.
From Dusk Til Dawn interviewed me about my earliest memories, horror conventions and my book The Family Tree.
➤ Read it here.
Authors Interviews talked to me in October 2014 about writing and The Family Tree.
➤ Read it here.
Glenn Rolfe interviewed me about “The Art of Sex, Guts, Ke$ha, Beer, and the Horror Writing Business.”
➤ Read it here.
Horror-Web interviewed me in Feb. 2014 about writing, erotic horror, and what I’d like for someone to really ask me (and deliver).
➤ Read it here.
2013:
Voluted Tales interviewed me in October 2013 about my love affair with Santa Fe, my novelette Failure and more.
➤ You can read the first part of it here.
In September 2013, Amazon posted an interview with me about my participation in their Kindle Worlds launch. I wrote a story set in the world of the “Vampire Diaries” TV show.
➤ Read it here.
Hook of a Book‘s Erin Al-Mehairi interviewed me in February 2013 about the “relaunch” of my novel Siren.
➤ Read it here.
Tuesday Ten interviewed me in February 2013 about NightWhere and writing horror.
➤ Read it here.
BroadwayWorld‘s Books World published an article about NightWhere‘s Bram Stoker Award nomination.
➤ Read it here.
2012:
Sumiko Saulson interviewed me in 2012 on Things That Go Bump In Your Head about the release of NightWhere, publishing and the “status” of horror among genres.
➤ Read it here.
Horror Novel Reviews interviewed me about NightWhere and “kink” and writing erotic horror in July 2012.
➤ Read it here.
George Wilhite interviewed me for his Long Intervals of Horrible Sanity blog about the emotionalism, sex and violence of NightWhere, as well as my love of the California coastline (see Siren and The Pumpkin Man) and some other things.
➤ Read it here.
I was interviewed on two Internet Radio shows:
➤ The Electric Chair Show
➤ Suspense Radio
2011:
Horror Street interviewed me in 2011 about bourbon, my hidden home studio, Covenant and my relationship with mythology and the occult.
➤ Read it here.
Dreadful Tales published an audio interview with me in October 2011 about my novel The Pumpkin Man.
➤ Listen to it here.
2010:
Only Good Movies interviewed me about my favorite films where I managed to mention everything from Hitchcock to Rollin to Burton to Aja.
➤ Read it here.
NightBlade Horror and Fantasy Magazine interviewed me in December 2010 about making music, writing horror and the best advice I ever got.
➤ Read it here.
2009:
Famous Monsters of Filmland interviewed me about the release of Covenant and Sacrifice by Leisure Books, my work in composing music and my thoughts on the future of books.
➤ Read it here.
5 Minutes, 5 Questions interviewed me about Sacrifice.
➤ Read it here.
Nossa Morte interviewed me about formative influences, my longstanding creative relationship with Delirium Books, my upcoming Leisure Books novels Sacrifice and The 13th and more.
➤ Read it here.
2008:
The Zombie Review talked to me about basters, bad jokes and botany.
➤ Read it here.
Circlet Press interviewed me about integrating the erotic into horror writing while “still retaining the potency” of both elements.
➤ Read it here.