Conversations with the biggest names in horror fiction. A podcast for horror readers who want to know where their favourite stories came... more
Time to misbehave. Virginia Feito’s new novel, Victorian Psycho, is all about good behaviour, positive standards and polite conduct…and what happens... more
Are you hungry? Depending on your…erm… tastes, the next hour of conversation will do strange things to your appetite. Our guest... more
Here is the first Let Us Palaver minisode – in which Nat Cassidy and I kick Chris off the call,... more
“The man in black fled across the desert, and the podcaster followed…” Welcome to the start of what is sure to... more
The latest Off Book episode takes you out to the American desert and leaves you there, cold, alone and confused. We’re... more
Tyranny is the key this week on Talking Scared this week. How fitting. Susan Barker’s Old Soul is a globe-trotting, decade-spanning... more
It’s a collegial week on Talking Scared. ‘Cos I’m talking dark, occult academia with someone very local to me. Kate van... more
Welcome back and Happy New Year. 2025 looms ahead. Frightening. Uncertain. Crazy!! Our first guest of the year has written the... more
Send us a text How else to end 2024 than with an entirely subjective list of the best things I’ve read... more
Send us a text It’s that time of year again. When I celebrate the winter solstice by getting some horror authors... more
Send us a text … and we’re back! Just in time for this seasonal tradition. The State of the Horror Nation... more
Send us a text This is the last way-back episode before the show returns with a scream next week. But this is... more
Send us a text A chance to revisit one of my favourite books and favourite ever conversations this week. Zakiya Dalila Harris’s... more
Send us a text I’m feeling Gothic this week. Must be the weather. In lieu of a new episode, I searched the... more
Send us a text This From the Vault episode is not quite so dusty. Gemma and I recorded this in 2022,... more
Send us a text Still on a break – still releasing episodes “From the Vault.” But this week’s was carefully chosen. In... more
Send us a text I’m on a break – but couldn’t resist releasing something. Especially on today of all days, when lovers... more
Send us a text Halloween has finally arrived. I’m marking it in grim, macabre style. For this Off Book Samhain Special, I’m... more
Send us a text Things are heating up as we approach Halloween. I’m joined by a good friend of Talking Scared –... more
Send us a text As we gear up for Halloween, we get all gussied up in Gothic. Del Sandeen joins me to... more
Send us a text Things get disinhibited on Talking Scared this week, when CJ Leede joins us for a conversation about... more
Send us a text Hold hands, we need to stick together. This week’s episode plunges us into the impossible and endless dark,... more
Send us a text I started Off Book so that I could speak to some of the brightest dark stars in... more
Send us a text Release your inner child! …I mean through reading, not by letting it burst out of your stomach like... more
Send us a text More devilish fun on Talking Scared this week when an old friend returns to talk about god,... more
Send us a text Keith Rosson is our first guest to be personally recommended by Stephen King! And the praise doesn’t stop... more
Send us a text Laird Barron is on the podcast. This feels like cause for celebration. Not only is Laird Barron a... more
Send us a text Are you a Weenie? Don’t be offended. I am. Weenies are the curious-but-nervous. Those of us who love... more
Send us a text Anna Bogutskaya is one of the UK’s most prominent film critics, with a penchant for horror. She... more
Send us a text Send in the clowns. Tell them not to forget their crossbows and chainsaws. This week our guest is... more
Send us a text Literary or genre fiction? Dumb question. This week’s guest showcases just how dumb! With her debut collection of... more
Send us a text This week’s guest on Talking Scared: Off Book scares children. I mean… that’s not his main job or... more
Send us a text Finally, Gabino Iglesias is on the show. I tried, and failed, to get him for his break-out Stoker-winning... more
Send us a text Remember those books you read in the summer when you were young? Kids fighting evil in their... more
Send us a text Why is Adam Nevill so scary? I don’t know. Do you? He’s a nice guy – as you’ll... more
Send us a text Part One was epic. Part Two is just as good. In that way, it’s much better than... more
Send us a text What’s your favourite Stephen King story? Everyone has one. Hot off the back of the recent interview with... more
Send us a text Stephen King is back! What other intro do you need? Okay, fine. He talks to me about the stories... more
Send us a text 200 episodes! Madness. Who knew there could be so much to say about horror? I knew. You knew.... more
Send us a text My unpaid cohost returns. Josh Malerman ladies and gentlemen. Josh has been on the show many times before,... more
Send us a text Part One was epic. Part Two is just as good. In that way, it’s much better than the adaptation... more