An Interview With Cody Goodfellow

By: Carrie Lee South

If you’re a fan of horror anthologies, you should already be reading Crystal Lake’s Dark Tide series. Each edition collects three novellas on a particular theme written by some of the genre’s most original voices. Their June release PsychoActive features Ryan C. Thomas, Ed Kurtz, Cody Goodfellow, and Anthony Trevino on the theme of “transformation.” The stories in this 16th volume explore the twisted corners of the human mind. 

I found myself particularly drawn to the cosmic terror in Cody Goodfellow’s tale “The Secret Eater” which follows a family reaping the destructive benefits of their farm’s unique product: a strong and hallucinogenic moonshine. 

Cody Goodfellow has been a fixture in the “weird” community for decades. Whether you know him from his vast catalog of novels and short fiction or his film and TV appearances, there’s no question that he knows what gets under your skin. I sat down with Cody to talk about his Lovecraftian influences, psychedelic experiences, and pulp existentialism.

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Simon Clark is known for his horrific and often thought provoking novels such as Night of the Triffids, Vampyrrhic and Gone For a Burton as well as countless short stories. You can find his offerings at any place that sells books.
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Some of you might know Gord Rollo from his novels such as The Jigsaw Man, Strange Magic or Crowley’s Window. His latest is in a short story collection with Simon Clark and Kevin J. Kennedy in Creatures of the Night (Dark Tide 17). If you aren’t familiar with Gord Rollo and his writing I recommend you start!

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Kevin J. Kennedy has been very busy over the years both publishing and writing. Some of his more popular ones are The Horror Collection (this currently has 20 books for you to choose from). In August he contributed to Creatures of the Night (Dark Tide 17) which was published by Crystal Lake. You can find his books and collections anywhere books are sold.

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Out of Clay and Mud, Comes Adam Circa 1580 – Back Again!

An interview with Chanan Beizer

By Sarah Elliott

What’s a Golem like you doing in a place like this? Don’t know what a Golem is? Then you’ve not read The Golem of Venice Beach! Get ready because following the cliffhanger of the first graphic novel, we return to Venice Beach. Why and how? Let’s chat with Chanan Beizer, the one who resurrected the golem for a whole new audience and who concludes this tale (for now) in The Golem of Venice Beach: Book 2 which is available on Kickstarter from September 12th, 2024.

Bio: Chanan Beizer has had a varied career including computer programming, film-making, and TV sports production. In 2018, Chanan’s script for The Golem of Venice Beach won the very first ScreenCraft Cinematic Book contest for graphic novels. For the past three years, Chanan has been working with Eisner-Award winning editor, Chris Stevens (Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream) to assemble a dream team of artistic collaborators to bring the story of the Golem to life.

This links perfectly to the first question…

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I admit, had a terrible dilemma when it came to my interview with author and zoologist Corinna Bechko. I had to pick just one mug from my own collection of “geeky mugs” (to reference Bechko’s comment in the interview below) for our tea chat. But don’t worry, I found the perfect one for this auspicious occasion: my Buster the Possum “Creature of the Night” mug (designed by comic strip artist and blogger at Evil Squirrel’s Nest https://evilsquirrelsnest.com/2012/01/02/buster/.).

I mean, critters and comics all in one mug, right? Now my only quandary is finding out what sort of tea is Bechko’s favourite!

(Update: I discovered which tea she prefers! “My favorite is usually something black like English breakfast, because who needs sleep? But I do try to mix in some herbals, like ginger, licorice, or mint. But really any tea is good tea with very few exceptions.”)
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James Fox and his expanding universe

REVELATION

By Angelique Fawns

James Fox is on a mission to make the world a better place and brings his visions to life through writing and film. The founder of the media company Dawnrunner Inc, this native Californian released the third novel in his Sol Saga trilogy this spring. Revelation features the stunning conclusion of the sci-fi drama which began with Revolution and continued with Retaliation.

I met James Fox at the Superstars 2024 Writing Seminar and was blown away by his passion and talent. I’m also thrilled to chat with him about his latest book and future projects.   

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Much as I was tempting to go on an archaeological dig with Dan Hanks (well, if I could garner an invite, that is), I had to keep focus long enough to wrap up our chat. Read on to live vicariously through all of Dan Hanks’ adventures!

Dan Hanks (he/him) is the author of Captain Moxley and the Embers of the Empire, Swashbucklers, and the upcoming SFF/Horror adventure The Way Up Is Death (all from Angry Robot Books).

He’s a published freelance writer, having written for Publishers Weekly, The Sydney Morning Herald, and even had a brief stint writing for Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft(!) on the Fox Studios lot in Sydney, Australia.

When he’s not writing books, Dan works as a freelance fiction editor. Over the last five years he’s worked with some wonderful Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Crime and Thriller publishers, as well as directly with many brilliant self-publishing authors, and querying writers. He’s also an over-qualified archaeologist and still works part-time in the heritage industry (although usually indoors where it’s warm and not as muddy). Plus, he’s one of the co-founders of the OcTBR Challenge – an annual event run on social media that’s dedicated to encouraging people to read through their towering TBR piles every October. (This is mainly an excuse to let himself read books during the best month of the year.)

A lot of Dan’s creative spirit comes from a love of film and TV pop culture, which is why whenever you read one of his books you’ll find a lot of that brilliant ridiculousness being channeled. If you’re a fan of Indiana Jones or The Mummy, Captain Moxley and the Embers of the Empire is for you. Want a Ghostbusters / Goonies mash-up? Swashbucklers is the book you need. And the upcoming The Way Up Is Death is a heady combination of Squid Game, Lost, The Poseidon Adventure and, um, the Usborne ghost books.

Dan has moved around a lot over the years, from London to Manchester to Sydney, but is currently content in the rolling green hills of the Peak District, England, with his two kids and fluffy sidekicks Indy and Maverick (and sometimes Poppy).

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