J.D. Barker Interview | New York Times Bestselling Author of Something I Keep Upstairs

Send us Fan MailIn this special episode of Veil of Echoes, we sit down with New York Times and international bestselling author J.D. Barker to discuss his latest novel, Something I Keep Upstairs.From psychological suspense and atmospheric horror to real-world inspiration, we explore the power of place, memory, and the kinds of stories that linger long after the final page. We also discuss the inspiration behind the novel, the role of dread in storytelling, and J.D.'s upcoming projects including The First Scarlet Door.And in true Veil of Echoes fashion, a storm rolled in just as the interview began.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━FEATURED GUESTJ.D. BarkerNew York Times & International Bestselling AuthorFind J.D.'s books, upcoming releases, and more:🌐 https://jdbarker.com━━━━━━━━━━━━━━IN THIS EPISODE• The origins of J.D. Barker's storytelling career• Why psychological horror stays with us• Building atmosphere through restraint and dread• Real locations that inspire fiction• Something I Keep Upstairs• The First Scarlet Door• The connection between place, memory, and fear━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ABOUT VEIL OF ECHOESVeil of Echoes is a cinematic true crime and paranormal podcast exploring the stories that continue to echo long after they should be over.📧 [email protected]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━MUSIC CREDITSOriginal music featured in this episode by Dave Daddario.Find Dave's work here:▶️ YouTube: @davedaddarioWe are incredibly grateful for Dave's continued work creating the immersive soundscapes that help bring Veil of Echoes to life.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━COMING THIS FRIDAYWe travel to Maine's legendary Wood Island Life Saving Station to explore its history, hauntings, and the paranormal legends that helped inspire There's Something I Keep Upstairs.✨ Step through the veil with us…🔮 Follow on TikTok & Instagram: @VeilOfEchoesPodcast👻 Share your stories: [email protected]🕯️ New episodes drop every Monday (True Crime) & Friday (Paranormal) — where true crime meets the supernatural.