James Renner
@jamesrenner.bsky.social
Author of True Crime Addict. Host of True Crime This Week. Director of The Porchlight Project.
Here it is, the stunning conclusion of Violet Eyes! Thank you to all the listeners who have followed along. I’m so happy to see this new novel out in the world. I hope you enjoyed the ride! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
October 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Here it is, the stunning conclusion of Violet Eyes! Thank you to all the listeners who have followed along. I’m so happy to see this new novel out in the world. I hope you enjoyed the ride! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
Here’s the next two chapter of Violet Eyes! The final chapters will come Wednesday. Catch up before the finale! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
October 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Here’s the next two chapter of Violet Eyes! The final chapters will come Wednesday. Catch up before the finale! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
Two more chapters of Violet Eyes! Follow along as we reach the end next Wednesday. open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
October 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Two more chapters of Violet Eyes! Follow along as we reach the end next Wednesday. open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
Here’s the next two chapters of Violet Eyes! Hope you enjoy this spooky story as we get closer to the end. open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
October 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Here’s the next two chapters of Violet Eyes! Hope you enjoy this spooky story as we get closer to the end. open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
Here’s the next two chapters of Violet Eyes! What happens when the living possesses a ghost? open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
October 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Here’s the next two chapters of Violet Eyes! What happens when the living possesses a ghost? open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
Here’s the next two chapter of Violet Eyes! Get ready for a twist! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
October 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Here’s the next two chapter of Violet Eyes! Get ready for a twist! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
Here’s the next two chapters of Violet Eyes! Follow along for a chilling Halloween read. open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
October 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Here’s the next two chapters of Violet Eyes! Follow along for a chilling Halloween read. open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
Two more chapters of Violet Eyes! Follow along to learn the dark secrets of Humboldt House. open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
October 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Two more chapters of Violet Eyes! Follow along to learn the dark secrets of Humboldt House. open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
Two new, extra long chapters of Violet Eyes! The house has awakened! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
October 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Two new, extra long chapters of Violet Eyes! The house has awakened! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
Here’s the next two chapters of Violet Eyes. The mystery is beginning to unravel. If you’re enjoying following along, tell a friend who likes spooky stories! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
September 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Here’s the next two chapters of Violet Eyes. The mystery is beginning to unravel. If you’re enjoying following along, tell a friend who likes spooky stories! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
Here’s the next two chapters of my serialized horror audiobook, Violet Eyes. And today’s episodes feature the return of David Neff from The Man from Primrose Lane! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Here’s the next two chapters of my serialized horror audiobook, Violet Eyes. And today’s episodes feature the return of David Neff from The Man from Primrose Lane! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
Here’s the next two chapters of my serialized audiobook horror novel, Violet Eyes. The ghosts are awakening inside Humboldt House. Follow along! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
September 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Here’s the next two chapters of my serialized audiobook horror novel, Violet Eyes. The ghosts are awakening inside Humboldt House. Follow along! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
Here’s the next two chapters of Violet Eyes, my new serialized horror audiobook novel. We learn some of the secret history of Humboldt House. open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
September 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Here’s the next two chapters of Violet Eyes, my new serialized horror audiobook novel. We learn some of the secret history of Humboldt House. open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
Here are the next two chapters of Violet Eyes! The house is starting to wake up… open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
September 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Here are the next two chapters of Violet Eyes! The house is starting to wake up… open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
The next two chapters of my new, serialized audiobook, Violet Eyes is out! Follow along for a spooky haunted house story. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
September 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The next two chapters of my new, serialized audiobook, Violet Eyes is out! Follow along for a spooky haunted house story. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
Here’s the next two chapters in my new serialized horror audiobook, Violet Eyes! Follow along with us for a spooky story anywhere you get your podcasts! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
September 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Here’s the next two chapters in my new serialized horror audiobook, Violet Eyes! Follow along with us for a spooky story anywhere you get your podcasts! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
The next two chapters of my new serialized horror audiobook just dropped on Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts. A spooky haunted house story for the fall season. Follow along to find out what happens next. open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
September 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The next two chapters of my new serialized horror audiobook just dropped on Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts. A spooky haunted house story for the fall season. Follow along to find out what happens next. open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...
Just posted! Here’s my exclusive interview with a close friend of Amy Lynn Bradley. Amy went missing from a cruise ship in 1998 and is the subject of a new Netflix documentary coming out tomorrow. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... YouTube: youtu.be/wqXX-zPfz_Y?...
July 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Just posted! Here’s my exclusive interview with a close friend of Amy Lynn Bradley. Amy went missing from a cruise ship in 1998 and is the subject of a new Netflix documentary coming out tomorrow. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... YouTube: youtu.be/wqXX-zPfz_Y?...
Today’s Crankshaft. This is positively surreal.
June 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Today’s Crankshaft. This is positively surreal.
Poetry fans would do well to check out this new release by Britta Jenson Pitzl. It’s called Duology and is essentially two books in one. Her poems are a mix of melancholy and wonder, finding beauty in the shadows of the Midwest. It’s lovely. shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...
June 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Poetry fans would do well to check out this new release by Britta Jenson Pitzl. It’s called Duology and is essentially two books in one. Her poems are a mix of melancholy and wonder, finding beauty in the shadows of the Midwest. It’s lovely. shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...
Drop by Wall of Books in Parma, Ohio this Friday to get a signed copy of Scout Camp!
June 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Drop by Wall of Books in Parma, Ohio this Friday to get a signed copy of Scout Camp!
Crimecon UK is so much fun.
June 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Crimecon UK is so much fun.
The conclusion of my serialized mystery series reaches its conclusion next Monday. Catch up on the first 9 chapters and see if you can figure it out! substack.com/@jamesrenner...
June 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The conclusion of my serialized mystery series reaches its conclusion next Monday. Catch up on the first 9 chapters and see if you can figure it out! substack.com/@jamesrenner...
Coming this summer, a new serialized full-length audiobook novel. Inside the borders of the University of Akron sits an old Victorian house with a dark secret. There are ghosts here. And not all of them are human.
May 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Coming this summer, a new serialized full-length audiobook novel. Inside the borders of the University of Akron sits an old Victorian house with a dark secret. There are ghosts here. And not all of them are human.