The Star Chamber Show
The Star Chamber Show is a weekly live podcast affiliated with the Imaginarium Convention that explores and celebrates the creative world. Featured guests include authors, editor, publishers, filmmakers, game developers, musicians, and other creative professionals!
Episodes
Authors KB Carlisle and Logan Stovall will be stopping by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast Wednesday at 9 PM Eastern with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! KB is a multi-genre author whose debut novel, “The Book of Rose,” won the Imadjinn Award for Best Young Adult Novel in 2024. Logan is a speculative fiction author who is currently working on his debut novel, an Appalachian Folk Horror called “Scratch...
Podcaster, magician, author, cosplayer, musician, and artist John B. Pyka stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! The host of the pop-culture podcast Back of the Cereal Box, John is a multi-award-winning magician and the author of the Tales of the Decoverse series! John talked about his current pursuits and what he has been recovering from this past year, and he...
Award-winning author and screenwriter Sheldon Higdon stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! Sheldon, who is a member of the Horror Writers Association and Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, has nearly 50 published stories in anthologies and magazines! He discussed Dark Roots, his new psychological horror novel, his writing, and other projects!...
Award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, musician, and cosplayer Da’Rell Miller stopped by for a visit with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! The founder of Royalti Virtue, an entertainment and production company based in Indianapolis, Indiana, Da’Rell discussed several of his film/tv and other creative projects, his creative journey, and also upcoming events! Not an episode to miss!
Author, podcaster, and publicist Dan Klefstad, and award-winning author Erv Klein, stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! They discussed their current writing projects and activities, including the PenCrafter’s Mentorship Program that they are both mentors for! Don’t miss this episode!
Join co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe for a special Star Chamber Show live podcast New Year’s wrap-up show! We’ll be taking a look back at 2025, a look forward to 2026, and much more! A few call-ins too from creatives such as Amy Leigh McCorkle, Eva Vertrice, and D.L. Hearn! A fun episode and New Year celebration that you don’t want to miss!
Award-winning author Tommy B. Smith stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! Tommy is the author of the highly acclaimed Black Carmenia series, along with several other novels and short story collections! Tommy brought us up to speed on his projects, events, and what’s ahead, as we celebrated our Christmas “Eve Eve” special! Don’t miss this episode!
Author, artist, cosplayer, and musician Chad Elliott stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! Chad discussed his path as a writer, including becoming part of a writers group, getting his first publication, and working on his debut novel, in addition to his activity in the steampunk cosplay group The Airship Caduceus! Meet a fantastic creative who is one to keep ...
Author and Kentuckiana Authors founder Lucinda Daleo stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with host Stephen Zimmer! Lucinda discussed everything happening with Kentuckiana Authors, including the new website, new events, and more, as well as writing and the creative journey! Join us for a great new episode!
Award-winning author, screenwriter, and publisher Mick Williams stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast Wednesday with host Stephen Zimmer! An author of thrillers and mysteries, Mick discussed his latest release, “Whatever It Takes,” upcoming releases, audiobooks, events, works in progress, writing, and much more! Not an episode to miss!
Author and poet W.B.J. Williams stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! The author of The Garden at the Roof of the World, currently being shopped for a TV/film deal by January Hills, and Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love And, a semi-finalist for the Ozma award, W.B.J. discussed his writing, current projects, mysticism, and much more!
Author Thom Erb stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! Thom is a multi-genre author, artist, drummer, and comic book enthusiast who discussed his brand new release, the dark-fiction novel Snow Black, his writing and creative journey, his art and comic book/graphic novel pursuits, music, and much more! Don’t miss this episode!
Award-winning journalist, writer, and publisher Liz Carey and writer Shelley Roberts Bendall stopped by for a visit with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! Liz and Shelley are the co-founders of the Blah, Blah, Blah Writers Group in Lexington, Kentucky! They discussed a brand new anthology from the writers group that will be released on December 1st, a new Winter Writing Workshop series coming this winter, their current w...
Author Jessica Lindsey stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with host Stephen Zimmer! Jessica is a writer of paranormal romance and fantasy, and she discussed her dark, romantic vampire novel Moonlight and Magnolias, her creative journey, upcoming events and works in progress, and more! Don’t miss this episode!
Author and poet Christina Marrocco stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast Wednesday with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! Christina is the author Addio, Love Monster, winner of the Best New Independent Press Fiction Award for 2022 from the Chicago Writers Association! Christine discussed her writing approach, her new novel, “The Way Beauty Comes Apart,” and much more! Don’t miss this episode!
Content creator, paranormal investigator, urban explorer, and preservationist Vince Kelien stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! Vince, who has collaborated with Haunted Nights, Kalani Ghost Hunter, The Ghoul Guide, and many others, talked about paranormal investigation, historic preservation, urban exploring, and his new show on the Beacon TV streaming networ...
Author and artist Heather M. Floyd stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! Heather discussed her newly released, debut book, the memoir “The Gravity of Grief and Joy – Records of a Birth Mother’s Journey," her creative journey, writing, music, and much more!
Tour guide extraordinaire and author Jeffrey Holmes stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! The author of The New Orleans Guidebook to Lee Harvey Oswald, Jeffrey conducts a wide variety of historical and ghost tours! He discussed some of these tours and tour experiences, like his Anne Rice tour and his Lee Harvey Oswald tour, life as a tour guide, history, story...
Award-winning author, poet, and artist Darlene Franklin Campbell stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! Darlene discussed her writing, art, current book tour, creative journey, and much more! Not an episode to miss!
Author, publisher, illustrator, game designer, and cosplayer Renmeleon (aka Ana Maria Selvaggio) stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! Renmeleon discussed the relaunch of Kraft Paper Muse magazine, her Two Crows Market events, upcoming appearances, writing, AI, and much more! Don’t miss this episode!
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