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 • 215 episodes
Talking Scared
Latest Episodes
212 – Keith Rosson & Punk Rock Death Songs
Keith Rosson is our first guest to be personally recommended by Stephen King! And the praise doesn’t stop there. Keith’s Fever House was one of the biggest hits of 2023, and now he’s back with the sequel, T...
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Episode 212
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211 – Laird Barron & Cosmic Background Radiation
Laird Barron is on the podcast. This feels like cause for celebration. Not only is Laird Barron a phenomenal writer. Not only is it wonderful that he’s back to writing and talking about writing. Not only am I lucky to b...
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Episode 211
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1:11:28
210 – Emily Hughes & The Lover’s Guide to Better Horror
Are you a Weenie? Don’t be offended. I am. Weenies are the curious-but-nervous. Those of us who love horror, but who never feel safe from its power to ruin our sleep (and a week of our life). If that’s you, or if you kn...
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Episode 210
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1:07:25
209 – Anna Bogutskaya & A Deep Fear of Things Sincere
Anna Bogutskaya is one of the UK’s most prominent film critics, with a penchant for horror. She knows her scary onions. And in her new book, Feeding the Monster, she asks an important question (well, important to the likes of you and m...
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Episode 209
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