An Interview With Author Julie Hiner
I recently chatted with Julie Hiner, author of Fear of the Deep, about all things monstrous and watery. From the blurb for Fear of the Deep:
But the sea has a way of claiming what it wants. The discovery of a woman’s body, marked by peculiar and familiar bite marks, washes up on her beach, forcing Bailey to confront the fears she’s been running from. Deep beneath the waves, something sinister lurks, a nightmare born from genetic engineering gone awry. As Bailey delves deeper into the mystery, she finds herself entangled in a web of horror and science fiction, where sea creatures of the darkest depths become terrifyingly real.
With each tide, the line between reality and nightmare blurs, pulling Bailey into a psychological maelstrom. Her journey is not just a battle against the horrors emerging from the deep but a fight to overcome the demons within herself.
Julie Hiner spent her childhood lost in the pages of books. The only thing that took precedence was her Walkman. Julie remains a hardcore ’80s rocker at heart.
Julie worked as a computer scientist, specializing in network simulation. While traveling, she published an inspirational book, her own story of facing fear and anxiety by cycling up mountains.
She now writes a unique blend of heavy metal and horror, weaving both psychological suspense and various genres of rock and metal into a tapestry of musically infused storytelling. She has published an ’80s metal murder detective vs serial killer series, a ’90s nostalgic serial killer novella, a death metal demon possession novella, and co-curated a horror anthology. Several of Julie’s horror short stories have been published in anthologies. Torrid Waters, a pulp and extreme horror imprint of Crystal Lake Publishing, published Julie’s deep sea horror novella on Valentines Day 2025.
You can find her at KillersAndDemons.com serving up toxic cocktails of metal and murder.
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