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July 16, 2025 32 mins

Shadows & Seasons with Kristal Shanahan

On this episode of Ink Blots: Author Interviews, we welcome Kansas-based horror author Kristal Shanahan, a high school British literature teacher by day and spine-tingling storyteller by night.

Kristal's debut collection, Four Seasons of Horror, dropped on March 27 and showcases her ability to weave chilling tales that explore the eerie edges of everyday life. Her debut novella, A Mortician’s Shadow, is set to release next month, and she has even more short stories haunting the pages of upcoming anthologies.

Whether you're a horror reader, teacher, or aspiring author, Kristal’s story will inspire—and unnerve—you in the best way.

📚 About Kristal Shanahan

Based in Kansas, Kristal teaches high school British literature and writes creepy stories late at night. Her debut collection, Four Seasons of Horror was released March 27 and her debut novella, A Mortician's Shadow will be released next month. She has a few short stories in anthologies and some coming up in the near future as well. 
 

 

📚 Find Kristal’s Work on Amazon:
👉 amazon.com/author/ladyinhorror

 

🔗 Follow Kristal Shanahan:
📸 Instagram: @ladyinhorror_author
🎵 TikTok: @ladyinhorrorwriting
📘 Facebook: Kristal Shanahan – Author


🔑 Keywords:

Kristal Shanahan, Four Seasons of Horror, A Mortician’s Shadow, women in horror, Kansas horror author, horror fiction, debut horror writer, horror short stories, British literature, horror podcast


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#KristalShanahan #FourSeasonsOfHorror #AMorticiansShadow #WomenInHorror #HorrorFiction #DebutAuthor #LadyInHorror #HorrorTeacher #IndieHorror #InkBlotsPodcast

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