The Night Crew Podcast
Welcome to The Night Crew Podcast — where we shine a light on all the things that go bump in the night. From bloodthirsty vampires and savage werewolves to ancient legends and modern myths, this show dives deep into the world of monsters. Along the way, I’ll also be sitting down with horror authors to talk about their latest books, careers, creative influences, and—of course—their favorite horror creatures. But what exactly is The Night Crew? It’s more than a podcast. The Night Crew is also the title of my monster-hunting book series. It follows a gritty team of supernatural hunters who take down the things that lurk in the shadows before they get to us. If monster hunting is your thing, join the crew—grab a copy of the book and become part of the hunt. 🎯 Get a signed copy at: https://www.bradricks.com 📚 Also available at major booksellers
Episodes
On this episode of The Night Crew Podcast, Brad sits down with horror author Jack Finn, whose work twists folklore, ancient monsters, and reimagined legends into something entirely his own. From The Seven Deaths of Prince Vlad to his upcoming Culling of the House of Boars, Jack’s take on vampires, werewolves, and pre-Christian folklore is anything but traditional.
Jack talks about growing up on creature feat...
This week on The Night Crew Podcast, Brad sits down with horror author P.D. Alleva — the mind behind Golem, Jiggly Spot, The Rose, and his newest four-book gothic saga, The Sleepy Hollow Incident.
Pour a drink and settle in, because this conversation goes everywhere: B-movie gore, psychological horror, demonic bargains, the madness of line-editing, and why humanity itself might be the scariest monster of all...
In this episode of The Night Crew Podcast, Brad sits down with horror author and podcaster Bryan W. Alaspa, the creative force behind Devoured, The Witch of November, and the chilling audio drama When the Night Comes Out.
Bryan opens up about a lifetime obsession with monsters — from Jaws and Godzilla to Lovecraft’s cosmic horrors — and how those early fascinations shaped his writing career. He talks about t...
In this special episode of The Night Crew Podcast, author Brad Ricks pulls back the curtain on his latest horror novel The Night Crew 2: Bloodlust, launching November 14.
If The Night Crew Book 1 was about discovering the darkness, Bloodlust is about living in it. Brad dives deep into the evolution of Michael White, a soldier-turned-hunter-turned-monster who now fights to control the hunger burning inside him.
Expect:
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In this episode of The Night Crew Podcast, Brad Ricks sits down with multi-genre author and paranormal investigator Pamela K. Kinney to talk about her lifetime of writing—spanning poetry, horror fiction, and bestselling true-ghost books—and her love of all things supernatural.
Pamela shares:
- 👻 From Poems to Paranormal Bestsellers – S...
The moon is full, the snow is red, and the beast is staring back from the glass. In this introspective horror episode of The Night Crew Podcast, Brad Ricks takes listeners on a haunting exploration of lycanthropy—the legend of the werewolf—as both a monster story and a mirror for the human condition.
From ancient Greek curses to modern psychology, this episode dives deep into how the werewolf myth reveals the...
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On this episode of The Night Crew Podcast, Brad Ricks sits down with Viggy Parr Hampton—author, podcaster, and epidemiologist—to explore the dark science and creative sparks behind her chilling fiction and hit horror shows.
Viggy shares how she:
- 🧬 Writes Science-Driven Horror – From her debut A Cold Night for Alligators (a rogue epide...
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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...
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On this episode of The Night Crew Podcast, host Brad Ricks sits down with author EM Otero—a writer who blends mecha sci-fi, cosmic horror, and blood-soaked folklore into unforgettable stories.
Eric takes us deep into:
- Genre-Bending Fiction – From his breakout mecha-cosmic horror novel The Howling Between Worlds (soon to be a sound-enh...
Welcome to The Night Crew Podcast, where shadows breathe and monsters listen. In this moon-drenched episode, host Brad Ricks takes you on a chilling hunt for one of horror’s oldest, hairiest legends: the werewolf.
From the first eerie howl to the silver bullet finale, discover:
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🌕 Ancient Origins – King Lycaon’s curse in ancient Greece and Norse wolf-coat warriors who fought like beasts.
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In this episode of The Night Crew Podcast, Brad sits down with horror author Shannon Bradner to talk about her journey from childhood stories inspired by her grandmother to publishing dark, twisted tales on Godless and with Baynum Books Press.
Shannon opens up about:
- Her early love of reading and how it sparked her passion for writing. ...
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In this fun and cryptid-filled episode of The Night Crew Podcast, host Brad Ricks is joined by horror author Ross Killey for a wide-ranging conversation about writing, monsters, and that one time a tree started shaking in the Indiana woods.
Ross discusses his journey from outlining stories during security shifts to publishing werewolf horror comedies and zombie tales...
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In this episode of The Night Crew Podcast, host Brad Ricks welcomes indie horror author Zach Ellenberger for a wide-ranging and hilarious conversation about writing, folklore, and how music and history collide with monsters.
Zach—author of Potato Kingdom and dozens of eerie short stories—shares how his love of history, horror, and punk music shaped his storytelling v...
In this episode of The Night Crew Podcast, horror author and host Brad Ricks takes listeners on a cinematic coffin crawl through the history of vampires on the silver screen.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode:-
🎥 Silent beginnings: Nosferatu (1922) — Count Orlok’s plague-ridden nightmare and Bram Stoker’s widow’s lawsuit.
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🦇 Universal era: Bela Lugosi’s Dracula (1931) — the cape, the accent, and the birth of the sexy vampire...
Episode Description: In this special birthday episode of The Night Crew Podcast, the tables turn as Brad Ricks hands over the mic and becomes the interviewee! Guest host and spooky book club leader Courtney DeGuire steps in to dig deep into Brad’s writing journey, his vampire-fueled inspirations, and the wild story behind his first short story about... well, let’s just say it involves cannibalism and a confused teache...
New Orleans: jazz, gumbo… and vampires?
In Episode 6 of The Night Crew Podcast, host Brad Ricks takes you deep into the mist-shrouded alleyways and blood-soaked lore of one of America’s most haunted cities—New Orleans. From the eerie legend of the Casket Girls to the mysterious, possibly immortal Jacques Saint Germain, and even a modern-day vampire subculture, this episode explores why the Big Easy is the unofficial vampire capital...
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n this episode of The Night Crew Podcast, host Brad Ricks sits down with horror author and screenwriter BD Prince, whose darkly twisted imagination takes center stage. From writing humorous greeting cards and jokes for Joan Rivers to creating gut-wrenching horror fiction, BD Prince shares his unique journey from comedy to the macabre.
We dive deep into his creative p...
Think you know how to kill a vampire? Think again.
In this episode of The Night Crew Podcast, host Brad Ricks goes full Van Helsing, guiding you through the wild, weird, and often hilarious ways vampires are destroyed around the world.
From Romania’s classic stake-through-the-heart to the Philippines’ terrifying Manananggal-slaying tactics, we tour vampire-killing lore across 27 countries (and one very smart Transylvanian grandma)....
In this episode of The Night Crew Podcast, host Brad Ricks sits down with horror author Joe Scipione—creator of the Mr. Nightmare series—for a deep dive into the creative chaos of writing monsters, aliens, and haunted middle-school trauma. From his long road to publication, to accidentally getting punched in the face on Bourbon Street, Joe shares the inspiration behind his stories, what scares him, and how a...
In Episode 2 of The Night Crew Podcast, we sink our teeth into one of the most iconic—and undead—figures in horror history: Dracula.
From the brutal legacy of Vlad the Impaler to the shadowy genius of Bram Stoker, this episode peels back the coffin lid to explore how Dracula went from medieval warlord to literary legend to pop culture icon.
We dive into gory historical tales (yes, there will be impalement), dissect the Victorian fe...
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