Talking Scared
Conversations with the biggest names in horror fiction. A podcast for horror readers who want to know where their favourite stories came from . . . and what frightens the people who wrote them.
Podcasting since 2020 • 226 episodes
Talking Scared
Latest Episodes
[From the Vault] Gemma Amor & The Start of a Horrific Friendship AKA The Mental Health in Horror Episode
This From the Vault episode is not quite so dusty. Gemma and I recorded this in 2022, but it’s more pertinent than ever. One because Gemma’s great uncanny novella The Folly is being reissued this week, and two, because the world is a m...
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[From the Vault] T. Kingfisher & A Bit of Laughter in the Dark
Still on a break – still releasing episodes “From the Vault.” But this week’s was carefully chosen. In a time of darkness and doom-laden days, laughter is the best thing I can lace your horror with. And thankfully T. Kingfish...
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[From the Vault] – Michael Marshall Smith & Goodbye to a Bad Year
I’m on a break – but couldn’t resist releasing something. Especially on today of all days, when lovers of democracy require audio sustenance whilst they wait in line to preserve America.
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Off Book #5 – Halloween Special – Kaelyn Moore & Heart Starts Pounding
Halloween has finally arrived. I’m marking it in grim, macabre style. For this Off Book Samhain Special, I’m joined by Kaelyn Moore, host and creator of Heart Starts Pounding – a podcast for the darkly curious, which...
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What an incredible podcast! I only just discovered it, thanks to a tweet from Stephen King. You're a phenomenal host, I feel like I’m sitting at the table with you and your respective guests, and am currently listening to my favorite onscreen creator and screenwriter, Mike Flanagan, and am kind of geeking out! Thank you!! May you continue to produce these insightful episodes for years to come.
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