162 – Chuck Wendig & American as Evil Apple Pie
Send us a text This week on Talking Scared we are joining hands with Chuck Wendig to take the fight to Big Fruit. They have been lying to us about apples all our lives. Chuck’s new novel, Black Rive...
26 Syys 20231h 11min
161 – Clay McLeod Chapman & The Chesapeake Softshell Shuffle
Send us a text Clay McLeod Chapman returns to Talking Scared to answer some serious questions, the first being what the holy f**k Clay?! Clay has never been a writer to shy away from a high concept ...
19 Syys 20231h 19min
160 – Isabel Cañas & Many Types of Bloodsucker
Send us a text I’m back, partially rested and with some romance lingering in my soul. Good timing, cos this week’s episode focuses on the heart as well as the blood that it pumps. Isabel Cañas retu...
12 Syys 20231h 9min
159 – Alexander James & An Encounter in the Woods
Send us a text Why do we keep heading back to the woods? WHY?? Nothing good ever happens there. Alexander James would argue otherwise, but he’s clearly made of sterner stuff than me. In his debut nove...
5 Syys 20231h 7min
158 – Catriona Ward & Rewriting the American Gothic (Like, Literally)
Send us a text If you thought The Last House on Needless Street was tricksy, just wait until you hear about Looking Glass Sound. This is Cat’s ode to the Maine of Stephen King, the enigmatic narrators...
29 Elo 20231h 8min
157 – Josh Winning & The World Through Blood-Tinted Glasses
Send us a text We’re off to La La Land this week, to talk cursed films, 90s horror nostalgia and Winona Ryder(!!) Our guest is Josh Winning – who has parlayed his years of writing from and about film...
22 Elo 20231h 14min
156 – Sadie Hartmann & The Books of Our Horrid Hearts
Send us a text Sorry not sorry this week. Yes I’m going to destroy your wallet and your bookshelves…but you LOVE IT!! Our guest is Sadie Hartmann, AKA Mother Horror to the likes of us. One of the most...
15 Elo 20231h 22min
155 – Stephen King & Writing From the Nerve Endings
Send us a text Our guest this week is Stephen King. That’s it. That’s the intro. Stephen King. The architect of modern horror and the creative north star of my life, and many of yours. He’s on the sho...
8 Elo 20231h 10min
