From Tent Revival to Soul Mirror: Horror Writing & Kraken-Sized Fears with Edmund Stone | Ep 14

🔍 Episode Description:

In this episode of The Night Crew Podcast, host Brad Ricks sits down with horror author Edmund Stone—the creative mind behind Tent Revival, Soul Mirror, and multiple dark short story collections, as well as the layout and formatting wizard for The Night Crew novels.

Together they dive deep into:

• The Evolution of a Horror Writer – From early poems and shorts (2017’s Hush My Little Baby, Blue’s Blood and Love) to the cinematic, monster-filled chaos of Tent Revival and the deeply personal, emotionally charged Soul Mirror.
• Writing Process & Daily Grind – How Edmund writes before sunrise, balances a day job in occupational therapy with weekend boat captain adventures, and thrives as a 100% pantser (no outlines allowed).
• Origins & Inspirations – From small-town character studies and old mining stories to a mysterious “mixed parts” box and cryptid obsessions that shaped Tent Revival and Soul Mirror.
• Influences & Literary Heroes – Clive Barker, Edgar Allan Poe, Lovecraftian creatures (even if he claims not to be a huge Lovecraft fan), and the avant-garde side of horror.
• Favorite Monster – Think deep-sea terror meets cosmic dread: a kraken/Cthulhu hybrid that can strike from anywhere.
• Wisdom for Writers – Persistence as a superpower, embracing the flow state, and trusting your first draft to teach you the story.

Along the way, Edmund shares funny behind-the-scenes convention stories (including TBRCon antics), the origin of his dedicated fan group The Edmund Stoners, and what it’s like to see readers react—good, bad, and baffling—to his books.

🔗 Find Edmund Stone online:

• Website & newsletter: edmundstonehorror.com
• Amazon author page & Crystal Lake Publishing catalog
• https://linktr.ee/edmundstoneauthor
• Facebook group: The Edmund Stoners

Whether you love cosmic horror, small-town mysteries, or creature features that belong on the big screen, this episode will feed your dark imagination and make you rethink what lurks beneath the water.

 

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