Welcome to Night Vale cocreator Joseph Fink learned storytelling from Grim Fandango

<figure> <img alt="A portrait of Joseph Fink with his gorgeous flowing gray locks and top notch beard." data-caption="10 out of 10 beard. | Photo: Ben Mekler" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Ben Mekler" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/unnamed.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> 10 out of 10 beard. | Photo: Ben Mekler </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Joseph Fink is the cocreator and cowriter of <a href="https://www.theverge.com/column/864078/cosmic-horror-comedy-podcast-welcome-to-night-vale"><em>Welcome to Night Vale</em></a>, arguably the most important fiction podcast ever. He's also the creator of the noir podcast <a href="https://www.nightvalepresents.com/unlicensed"><em>Unlicensed</em></a> and <a href="https://www.nightvalepresents.com/aliceisntdead"><em>Alice Isn't Dead</em></a>, which takes some of the conspiratorial cosmic horror of <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/939930/welcome-to-night-vale-host-cecil-baldwin-shares-his-tech-pet-peeves"><em>Night Vale</em></a><em> </em>and turns it into fodder for a more serious series about relationships, trauma, and the open road. There's also a sequel series out now called <em>Don't Tell Alice</em> that takes the story down an even darker path in which protagonist Keisha is the one with a secret.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Joseph is also an accomplished author. In addition to co-writing the three <em>Welcome to Night Vale</em> novels, he's also penned the<em> Al …</em></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/983448/welcome-to-night-vale-cocreator-joseph-fink-learned-storytelling-from-grim-fandango">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>