Skull Session with Dan Henk
Episodes
Dan Henk Skull Session 91 with Joel McKay
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cthulhu! Lovecraft! Cosmic Horror!Great conversation with Joel where we discussed the making of horror, how great the fantastic elements of things lik...
Dan Henk Skull Session 90 with Lindsey Lahm
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Me and Lindsey discuss her new book, and how everyone believes in something! Or at least that's her premise. Hey, I don't judge!If you want ...
Dan Henk Skull Session 89 with Neil Chase
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Neil talks with me about his film company, upcoming horror books, and plans for future films.It's all from an indie perspective, an approach that...
Dan Henk Skull Session 88 with Thea Lyons
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thea and I discuss her upcoming cyberpunk book, how Ai will be the death of us all, and more! And it will be the death of us all? Did you see Terminat...
Dan Henk Skull Session 87 with Jennifer Anne Gordon
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former comic shop owner, and current award-winning author of dark-themed, twisted tales, Jennifer Anne Gordon talks with me about the progression of h...
Dan Henk Skull Session 86 with Paul Lubaczewski
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former member of several punk rock bands, and current writer of horror comedy stories, Paul Lubaczewski shoots the shit with me about the monster that...
Dan Henk Skull Session 85 with Francesca Maria
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former California comic shop owner, current horror and comic author Francesca Maria talks about her ongoing comic series The Black Cat Chronicles and...
Dan Henk Skull Session 84 with Ben Monroe
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former Cthulhu Wars author, film school graduate, and current writer of the book The Seething talks about his great story idea, our mutual love for th...
Dan Henk Skull Session 83 with Martin Tracey
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Tracey is a UK Horror author with multiple irons in the fire! A series on the anti-hero Judd Stone, A vampire soccer team. A tell-all book writ...
Dan Henk Skull Session 82 with Richard Sparks
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Long-time UK screenwriter, editor, friend of a whole slew of industry icons, and writer of a new dark fantasy series, Richard Sparks talks with me abo...
Dan Henk Skull Session 81 with well respected horror tattoo artist and former Last Rights alumni Mark Blanchard
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Blanchard is an iconic horror artist, first working at Last Rites with OG of the tattoo scene Paul Booth, and then later moving up to Massachuset...
Dan Henk Skull Session 80 with Brandon Wright
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Death metal musician and host of the Tinfoil Tales podcast, Brandon Wright talks with me about his new horror book (all based on his personal experien...
Dan Henk Skull Session 79 with Alex Shvartsman
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alex talks with me about his move from Europe, how books taught him English, and how he's now a well-published author living in Brooklyn with ove...
Dan Henk Skull Session 78 with Anthony Caro
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Caro, both a member of the Horror Writers Association and a comic book historian, talks with me about the problems with series like The Walkin...
Dan Henk Skull Session 77 with Adrian Santiago
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adrian talks about his latest sci-fi/fantasy, horror series, how it all evolved, and delves a little bit into both his past influences and plans.If yo...
Dan Henk Skull Session 76 with Robert Ford
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Author Robert Ford and I discuss haunted asylums, social media crazes, the rat maze of the publishing world, and his upcoming collaboration with John ...
Dan Henk Skull Session 75 with Gina Shaefer
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Me and Gina discuss serial killers, aliens, hauntings, and what a great time she had at Nerdcon!If you want to support me and help give light to indie...
Dan Henk Skull Session 74 with Frank Zafiro
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Multi-genre writer Frank Zafiro talks with me about his publishing company Code 4 Press, his love of true crime fiction, and his 20-year career as a c...
Dan Henk Skull Session 73 Kenton Hall
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Writer, actor, and musician Kenton Hall talks about audiobooks, his recent rendition of the famous silent-era film "London After Midnight", ...
Dan Henk Skull Session 72 with John James Minster
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Current horror writer and former corporate tech marketer John James Minster talks with me about his new career as a writer, and what he has coming out...
Dan Henk Skull Session 71 with David Levine
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I interview sci-fi writer and writing coach David Levine.If you want to support me and help give light to indie authors, go tohttps://www.buzzsprout.c...
Dan Henk Skull Session 70 with Jonathan Pruitt
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview new author and former world expert on spiders Jonathan Pruitt about his vampire book The Amber Menhir!You know, I always ...
Dan Henk Skull Session 69 with Armand Rosamillia
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Author of horror, thriller, and true crime novels Armand Rosamilia talks about his process, what pays the bills, and what inspires him.If you want to ...
Dan Henk Skull Session 68 with Indie comic legend Corissa Grant
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Corissa Grant discusses her indie horror comic Worthy Chaos. The whole journey that led up to it being a Kickstarter campaign, and eventually a full g...
Dan Henk Skull Session 67 with PL Hampton
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former real estate mogul, college teacher, studying to be a lawyer, and current author PL Hampton talks with me about his well-researched voodoo novel...
Dan Henk Skull Session 66 with Charles Rosenay
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Rosenay is the author of books, a convention organizer, and the host of tours to the famous castle of Dracula in Romania. On a side note, an...
Dan Henk Skull Session 65 with Claire Castleberry
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Writer (and ghostwriter) Claire Castleberry discusses with me her latest project.If you want to support me and help give light to indie authors, go to...
Dan Henk Skull Session 64 with Wile E Young
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Horror author Wile E Young sits down with me for a discussion on all his latest work.If you want to support me and help give light to indie authors, g...
Dan Henk Skull Session 63 with horror writer and host of the Texas Authorcon Merrill David
14 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Author, host of the Texas Author Con in Dallas (which I attend almost every year), and publisher Merrill David talks with me about his journey and cur...
Dan Henk Skull Session 62 with Judith Sonnet
14 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fairly new to the scene, but making a big splash already, this is my interview with transgender, lover of horror, and prolific author Judith Sonnet. W...
Dan Henk Skull Session 61 with Mike Allen
14 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Allen talks with me about horror, his writing career, his publishing company, and metal!Always down for a good metal talk, and there is seriously...
Dan Henk Skull Session 60 with Tamika Thompson
14 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former actress and model, but now horror author, Tamika Thompson talks with me in her laid-back, California accent about her new career as an author! ...
Dan Henk Skull Session 59 with D E McClusky
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A great conversation with British author, graphic novel writer, and fellow comic enthusiast D E McLusky! We could talk comics all day, that's a r...
Dan Henk Skull Session 58 with one of my current favorite horror writers, Ryan C Thomas
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Awesome new to me author (I made that decision after reading his short story contribution to my new anthology (The Never Dead) Ryan C. Thomas. What a ...
Dan Henk Skull Session 57 with Garrett Cook
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Portland author Garrett talks about his rise from indie labels to more mainstream presses and his focus on bizarro horror, a lesser-known strand of th...
Dan Henk Skull Session 56 with Chantell Renee
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Author, artist, and podcaster (check out the Sex and Horror Podcast she does with Dicey) Chantell talks with me about her career writing, movies versu...
Dan Henk Skull Session 55 withhorror writer and publisher at Uncomfortably Dark Candace Nola
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Big girl boss, although you'd never guess by her friendly demeanor, Candace Nola talks with me about her books, her work in the horror community ...
Dan Henk Skull Session 54 with former nurse Nikki Gallegos, who brings her experience with real world gore into her writing!
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Medical horror specialist (and ex-nurse) Nikki talks about her upcoming new novel "The Broken Heart", available worldwide as of September ...
Dan Henk Skull Session 53 with Mark Patton
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well-researched author Mark discusses his new novel Pish Taco, all based on local myths. Lore that he has done his research on and about which he is w...
Dan Henk Skull Session 52 with Mike Pickard
29 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sci-fi, YA, and suspense writer Mike Pickard talks about his progress and new work. As a kid, I never appreciated Young Adult books (although, to be ...
Dan Henk Skull Session 51 with devout Muslim, and author from the country of Oman Safa Shaqsy
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Very special guest Safa Shaqsy from Oman talks about what it's like to be a horror author in a Middle Eastern country dominated by Islam. We talk...
Dan Henk Skull Session 50 with Josh Schlossberg
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our 50th episode includes an interview with author Josh Schlossberg. We discuss cosmic horror, and he requests that I make an appearance on his podcas...
Dan Henk Skull Session 49 with Henry Corrigan
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Henry Corrigan is a bisexual author, poet, and playwright. He shoots for the feeling that even he doesn't know what he’s going to do next.So fa...
Dan Henk Skull Session 48 with Erin Riley
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrated music maven, Erin Riley looked like she had it all: a 1960s Mad Men-style upbringing on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, then an escape to “...
Dan Henk Skull Session 47 with Peter Bartsocas, member of both the iconic bands Morning Again, and Bird of Ill Omen
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1990s, when metalcore ruled my world and Eulogy Records was putting out a string of groundbreaking bands, two top contenders were Bird of Ill O...
Dan Henk Skull Session 46 with Rachel Rosen, bassist for groundbreaking band Indecision, and medical assistant who dealt with victims of the World Trade Center attacks.
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Long-time friend and musician Rachel Rosen of the bands Indecision, Most Precious Blood, and Caninus, discusses early Metalcore and her retail company...
Dan Henk Skull Session 45 with Sean Ingram, singer for the groundbreaking band (and one of my personal favorites) Coalesce
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Singer of the legendary "mathcore" band Coalesce, Sean Ingram. They were one of the first bands that really impressed me after Deadguy, and ...
Dan Henk Skull Session 44 with John P. Wallman
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John spent the first half of his adult years as an English/language arts teacher. The second half he spent in human capital management, the nuclear en...
Dan Henk Skull Session 43 with Matt Fox, prime, and only remianing member of metalcore legends Shai Hulud
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Fox of the metalcore band Shai Hulud and more than a few projects like Zombie Apocalypse talks with me about the band's impact on what was...
Dan Henk Skull Session 42 with Mark A. Nelson, artist for the legendary Alien comics
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Nelson has produced interior illustrations for Dungeons & Dragons books, Dragon Magazine, and games like Villians & Vigilantes, Earthdawn...
Dan Henk Skull Session 41 with Ruby Peru
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ghostwriter Ruby Peru talks with me about her true crime-inspired novel with homicide Detective-Commander Herman Hinton from Birmingham, Alabama, wh...
Dan Henk Skull Session 40 with Mark Verheiden, writer for the Dark Horse Alien Series, DC Comics, and TV series like Smallville,
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Verheiden's introduction to writing comics came in June 1987, when he penned The American. which was published by Dark Horse Comics in its second...
Dan Henk Skull Session 39 with Stephanie Ellis
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Ellis from Wrexham, Wales in the UK talks about her dark, local myth, and lore-laden fiction. Dubbed "folk horror", it's an e...
Dan Henk Skull Session 38 with Andrea Faye Christians
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Faye Christians was born and raised in Swansea, South Wales. Following a successful career in British radio, she moved to the southern Mediterr...
Dan Henk Skull Session 37 with David Benton
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Outside of his writing, David Benton is also a musician. Current projects include a collaborative novel with Bram Stoker Award-nominated author W.D. G...
Dan Henk Skull Session 36 with Jimi Paranteau
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jimi Peranteau is a former tattoo artist, multi-musician, truck driver, and extreme horror author. His novella series Welcome to Satanville has two en...
Dan Henk Skull Session 35 with Jack LaFountain
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack LaFountain’s short stories have won awards in international ghost story competitions. His latest books Hunter's Moon and Death Stalks the ...
Dan Henk Skull Session 34 with Rich Davis
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rich Davis talks about his properties being optioned, his horror inspirations, and his tragedies. He's the writer and creator of the underground ...
Dan Henk Skull Session 33 with Barry Lyga
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl is Lyga's first novel. Publisher's Weekly reported that Jeremiah S. Chechik, director ...
Dan Henk Skull Session 32 with Dylan James Quarles
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
2021 BIBA-winning author Dylan James Quarles talks about his latest novel, There Be Monsters, recipient of a Best Indie Book Award for Action & Ad...
Dan Henk Skull Session 31 with Dave Dorman, amazing oil painter for Star Wars who even George Lucas praised
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dave first impressed me when I saw his painted cover for an issue of The Rocketeer at a local comic shop.. He is married to award-winning TV/video pro...
Dan Henk Skull Session 30 with Jeff Strand, indie horror book pioneer that has become a staple of the genre
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Strand is a Bram Stoker award winner.His novels are usually classified as horror, but they're all over the place, almost always with a great...
Dan Henk Skull Session 29 with Victor Varnado, well known actor in the Arnold Swarzenegger movie End of Days
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Victor Varnado is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is an African American man with albinism. He was born legally blind due to his albinis...
Dan Henk Skull Session 28 with legendary cover artist Bob Eggleton
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Eggleton is an American science fiction, fantasy and horror artist. Eggleton is a nine-time Hugo Award–winner for Best Pro Artist in science fic...
Dan Henk Skull Session 27 with Brett McKay
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brett's short story, Ol' Betsy, was the winner of 2018's Seattle Crypticon. "Brett McKay is a writer to watch." - F. Paul Wi...
Dan Henk Skull Session 26 with amazing Lord of the Rings painter Donato Giancola
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Donato Giancola specializes in narrative realism with science-fiction and fantasy content, including images for Tolkien's Middle-earth. He has wo...
Dan Henk Skull Session 25 with Jeff Zornow
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Zornow is a world-renowned comic artist and Illustrator. He worked for franchises such as GODZILLA, JURASSIC PARK, HALLOWEEN, ALICE COOPER, MISFI...
Dan Henk Skull Session 24 with Patrick Lacey
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Lacey was born and raised in a haunted house. He currently spends his nights and weekends writing about things that make the general public un...
Dan Henk Skull Session 23 with Brian Murphy
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Good friend and fellow tattoo artist Brian Murphy talks about his storied career.From an upbringing by a police officer dad, through artist success as...
Dan Henk Skull Session 22 with William Cook
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
William Cook lives and writes in New Zealand. His genre-spanning work includes novels, short fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. His dark psychological h...
Dan Henk Skull Session 21 with Adam Millard
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Millard is the author of twenty-nine novels, thirteen novellas, and more than two hundred short stories, which can be found in various collection...
Dan Henk Skull Session 20 with Daniel Eaves
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Now living in Mexico, Daniel Eaves is a horror author who released his debut collection of short stories, "Tales For Dark Hours", via Spla...
Dan Henk Skull Session 19 with iconic comic artist Walter Simonson, whose Thor run for Marvel was so legendary that he was called in to advise on the movies
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Walter Simonson is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for a run on Marvel Comics Thor from 1983 to 1987, during which he created the...
Dan Henk Skull Session 18 with Stephen Bissette (part 3 of 3)
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The third iteration of my interview with comics legend Steve Bissette. A huge inspiration in my early career, I just couldn't bring myself to cut...
Dan Henk Skull Session 17 with Stephen Bissette (part 2 of 3)
15 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 2 of my interview with legendary horror artist, and personal inspiration, Steve Bisette.If you want to support me and help give light to indie...
Dan Henk Skull Session 16 with Stephen Bissette, the well respected Swamp Thing artist on the Alan Moore run that inspired a whole industry (Part 1 of 3)
09 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bissette is best known for his multiple award-winning collaborations with writer Alan Moore and inker John Totleben on the DC Comic's Saga of the...
Dan Henk Skull Session 15 with Brendan Vidito
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan Vidito is the author of the Wonderland Award-winning collection of body horror stories, Nightmares in Ecstasy (Clash Books, 2018) and Pornogra...
Dan Henk Skull Session 14 with Christine Morgan
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Christine Morgan divides her writing time among many genres, from horror to historical, from superheroes to smut, anything in between, and combination...
Dan Henk Skull Session 13 with Paul Shrimpton
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Shrimpton is the bassist for the ska-punk band Deadbeat at Dawn, a horror writer, and a filmmaker at Create4k.If you want to support me and help ...
Dan Henk Skull Session 12 with Bracken MacLeod
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bracken MacLeod is the Bram Stoker, Splatterpunk, and Shirley Jackson Award-nominated author of the novels, MOUNTAIN HOME, STRANDED, COME TO DUST, and...
Dan Henk Skull Session 11 with Chad Lutzke
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chad has written for Famous Monsters of Filmland, Rue Morgue, Cemetery Dance, and Scream magazine. He's had dozens of short stories published, an...
Dan Henk Skull Session 10 with John Boden
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Boden was mostly raised in the small town of Orbisonia in the mountains of Pennsylvania. He currently resides with his beautiful wife and two so...
Dan Henk Skull Session 9 with Mark McLaughlin
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mark McLaughlin has written horror and dark fantasy fiction for most of his life, while still working as a consultant in marketing and public relation...
Dan Henk Skull Session 8 with Scott Cole
13 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Cole is the author of Crazytimes, Triple Axe, and SuperGhost, as well as two collections of short fiction, Departures and Slices. He's also...
Dan Henk Skull Session 7 with Matt Shaw
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Born in 1980, Matt Shaw is the award-winning published author of over 200 stories. His work has been translated into Japanese, Korean, German, and F...
Dan Henk Skull Session 6 with Patrick C Harrison III
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick C. Harrison III (PC3, if you prefer) is an author of horror, splatterpunk, and all forms of speculative fiction. His current publications incl...
Dan Henk Skull Session 5 with Carver Pike
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Carver Pike is a 3x Splatterpunk Award-nominated horror author. He hosts my own YouTube show called First Chapter Freakshow where he reads other horro...
Dan Henk Skull Session 4 Aron Beauregard
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Aron Beauregard has released over 25 books. An avid supporter of horror art and illustration, Aron has made it his standard to hire illustrators for e...
Dan Henk Skull Session 3 with Nathan Robinson
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan Robinson's first acceptance was for THE CHICKEN IN BLACK. If you ever meet a girl named Maisie Mae came next, quickly followed by Hatch, B...
Dan Henk Skull Session 2 with Robert Essig
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Essig is the author of twenty books including Baby Fights, Infected Voices, and Secret Basements. He has published over 150 short stories, most...
Dan Henk Skull Session1 with Daniel J. Volpe
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel J. Volpe is the Splatterpunk Award-winning author of PLASTIC MONSTERS, TALIA, LEFT TO YOU, and many others. His love for horror started at a yo...