Here are two recent interviews with me in connection with the publication of Writing at the Wellspring.
Living into the Dark: Matt Cardin on Creativity, Horror, and the Daemonic
The Gospel of Direct Experience, February 5, 2026 (1 hour, 7 minutes)
In this episode of The Gospel of Direct Experience, we’re joined by Matt Cardin, acclaimed writer of cosmic horror and author of the new book Writing at the Wellspring. What unfolds isn’t just a discussion of creativity; it’s also an initiation into darkness—darkness as terror and generative source and spiritual/cultural necessity.
Matt reframes the “demon muse” or “genius” not as a benevolent guide from beyond but as an abducting, inner organizing force that destabilizes our egoic certainty and is the true wellspring of art, vocation, and transformation. Our conversation ranges from the chapel perilous and cosmic horror, to non-dual philosophy and role-playing games to Frankenstein and the collapse of modern culture.
Get ready to descend into the living dark—not to transcend it, but to be transformed by it.
Matt Cardin: Writing at the Wellspring
Lovecraft eZine, December 7, 2025 (1 hour, 48 minutes; my portion is about 1 hour, 17 minutes of the total episode)
Writers, artists, and creatives won’t want to miss today’s episode! Matt Cardin will talk about his new book Writing at the Wellspring: Tapping the Source of Your Inner Genius.
Later, Doug Murano of Bad Hand Books will join the conversation. Plus: John Taff!