Infernal Tramps

Send us Fan MailHorror doesn’t always arrive with fangs and fog. Sometimes it shows up as a mailman, a bank, a headline you wish you never clicked, or a “normal” family moment that suddenly turns into a nightmare. That’s the thread we pull on with indie horror author Alex Grass, who just released Infernal Tramps: Tales of Weird Terror, a short story collection packed with vignettes, novelettes, and surreal dread that escalates fast. We talk about how writers make the mundane feel sinister, why weird horror hits so hard, and how influences like Bentley Little prove that everyday life is already loaded with menace if you know where to look. We also go somewhere heavier: true crime, grief, and the strange magnetism of real testimony. We unpack why cases like Lindsay Clancy’s can feel impossible to look away from, how internet access turns strangers into obsessions, and why an “adult timeout” from social media can be the only sane move. Along the way, we connect horror storytelling to mental health, trauma, and that human urge to regain control by trying to understand the darkest edges of behavior. Then we zoom out into craft and career: short fiction vs novels, the surprise of who actually reads horror, the love-hate relationship with adaptations, and why a one-star review can be accidental marketing. Alex also shares what shifted in his own beliefs after digging through enough “weird” research, landing on a chilling truth that makes both horror fiction and real life feel sharper: there’s no perfect way to predict anyone, and almost anybody can do anything. If you like horror fiction, weird terror, true crime psychology, and conversations that don’t flinch, hit play. Subscribe, share this with a fellow horror fan, and leave a review so more listeners can find the strange.Support the show