“If zombies eat everything around them, why are some as skinny as a beanpole?” The Mexican-American author on combining survival horror, gallows humor, action, and suspense; what inspired his unique take on the zombie genre; and his zombie movie influences.

The Loki of Midgard books is a historical fantasy series following Loki on Earth during the Roaring Twenties. We discuss with Meinking the nature of alternate history stories, how her version of Loki compares to others, and the crazy number of spinoffs planned.

“Inherent goodness can unite us all when faced with evil.” The author shares what inspired him to write about zombies, the metaphor behind Zombiestan, and what he won’t do for readers.

“I want to sit back and be like, ‘Damn, I wish I thought of something like this.’” The author on his unique spin on zombies, how his books set an example for his son, and why he’s written clown zombies.

The fantasy author explains the origins of her magical Two Worlds books, reveals the essential qualities of fantasy characters, and offers a peak at the end of the series.

Wanting someone to replace Neil Gaiman on your bookshelf? Want to find some more authors who write fantasy stories that occupy the same genre territory? Check out our list…

The TV show about FBI agents investigating inexplicable cases has also inspired several works of fiction—including adaptions and original novels.

Conneely writes three series combining magic with procedural stories. We discuss that intersection between magic and the everyday world, what her different series have in common, and why she began writing magic procedurals in the first place.

Cardin focuses frequently on the intersection of religion, horror, art, and creativity. Matt and I discuss the difference between horror authors who use religious elements intentionally as opposed to those who just use them as window dressing.

The Nebula Award–winning author of Kindred presents a “gripping” dystopian novel about a woman fleeing Los Angeles as America spirals into chaos (The New York Times Book Review).

An author and producer of multiple dark fantasy series, Jessica Cage shares the childhood questions that inspired some of her series, explains how she portrays diversity in her fiction, and reveals which series her mom complains about.

While Toho Studios’ giant monster Godzilla has primarily been a movie star, he has also starred in other media. In this article, we’re taking a look at a specific series of novels written by Mark Cerasini.