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Talking Scared
Talking Scared
Neil McRobert

Conversations with the biggest names in horror fiction. A podcast for horror readers who want to know where their favourite stories came... more

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Episodes

219 – State of the Horror Nation 2024, with Emily Hughes, Stephanie Gagnon & Anna Dupre

Send us a text… and we’re back! Just in time for this seasonal tradition. The State of the Horror Nation... more

17 Dec 2024 · 2 hours, 16 minutes
[From the Vault] Catriona Ward & The All-Consuming Spoiler Warning

Send us a textThis is the last way-back episode before the show returns with a scream next week. But this... more

10 Dec 2024 · 52 minutes
[From the Vault] Zakiya Dalila Harris & The Fear of Not Being Black Enough

Send us a textA chance to revisit one of my favourite books and favourite ever conversations this week. Zakiya Dalila... more

03 Dec 2024 · 56 minutes
[From the Vault] Laura Purcell & The Art of Darkness

Send us a textI’m feeling Gothic this week. Must be the weather. In lieu of a new episode, I... more

26 Nov 2024 · 48 minutes
[From the Vault] Gemma Amor & The Start of a Horrific Friendship AKA The Mental Health in Horror Episode

Send us a textThis From the Vault episode is not quite so dusty. Gemma and I recorded this in 2022,... more

19 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 51 minutes
[From the Vault] T. Kingfisher & A Bit of Laughter in the Dark

Send us a textStill on a break – still releasing episodes “From the Vault.” But this week’s was carefully chosen.... more

12 Nov 2024 · 53 minutes
[From the Vault] – Michael Marshall Smith & Goodbye to a Bad Year

Send us a textI’m on a break – but couldn’t resist releasing something. Especially on today of all days,... more

05 Nov 2024 · 58 minutes
Off Book #5 – Halloween Special – Kaelyn Moore & Heart Starts Pounding

Send us a textHalloween has finally arrived. I’m marking it in grim, macabre style. For this Off Book Samhain Special,... more

31 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 29 minutes
218 – Rachel Harrison & Vampirism is What You Make It

Send us a textThings are heating up as we approach Halloween. I’m joined by a good friend of Talking Scared... more

28 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
217 – Del Sandeen & Giving Southern Gothic Ick!

Send us a textAs we gear up for Halloween, we get all gussied up in Gothic. Del Sandeen joins me... more

22 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
216 – CJ Leede & The Shame of the Human Animal

Send us a textThings get disinhibited on Talking Scared this week, when CJ Leede joins us for a conversation about... more

15 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
215 – Sofia Ajram & The Architecture of Despair

Send us a textHold hands, we need to stick together. This week’s episode plunges us into the impossible and endless... more

08 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
Off Book #4 – Kate Siegel

Send us a textI started Off Book so that I could speak to some of the brightest dark stars in... more

05 Oct 2024 · 50 minutes
214 – Lora Senf & The Infinite, Child-Friendly Void

Send us a textRelease your inner child! …I mean through reading, not by letting it burst out of your... more

01 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
213 – Johnny Compton & Angels, Demons & Xenomorphs

Send us a textMore devilish fun on Talking Scared this week when an old friend returns to talk about god,... more

24 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
212 – Keith Rosson & Punk Rock Death Songs

Send us a textKeith Rosson is our first guest to be personally recommended by Stephen King! And the praise... more

17 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
211 – Laird Barron & Cosmic Background Radiation

Send us a textLaird Barron is on the podcast. This feels like cause for celebration. Not only is Laird... more

09 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
210 – Emily Hughes & The Lover’s Guide to Better Horror

Send us a textAre you a Weenie? Don’t be offended. I am. Weenies are the curious-but-nervous. Those of us... more

03 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
209 – Anna Bogutskaya & A Deep Fear of Things Sincere

Send us a textAnna Bogutskaya is one of the UK’s most prominent film critics, with a penchant for horror. She... more

27 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 25 minutes
208 – Adam Cesare & Making Scary Clowns Great Again

Send us a textSend in the clowns. Tell them not to forget their crossbows and chainsaws. This week our guest... more

20 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
207 – Lena Valencia & What Can Lurk Where There Are No Shadows?

Send us a textLiterary or genre fiction? Dumb question. This week’s guest showcases just how dumb! With her debut collection... more

13 Aug 2024 · 59 minutes
Off Book #3 – Trevor Henderson

Send us a textThis week’s guest on Talking Scared: Off Book scares children. I mean… that’s not his main job... more

09 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
206 – Gabino Iglesias & Doing Really Bad Things for All the Right Reasons

Send us a textFinally, Gabino Iglesias is on the show. I tried, and failed, to get him for his... more

06 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
205 – Jonathan Janz & The Bittersweet Magic of Sixteen

Send us a textRemember those books you read in the summer when you were young? Kids fighting evil in their... more

30 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 31 minutes
204 – Adam Nevill & Watch For the Freak Wave

Send us a textWhy is Adam Nevill so scary? I don’t know. Do you? He’s a nice guy –... more

23 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
203 – Constant Readers & Celebrating Stephen King’s Short Stories (Part Two)

Send us a textPart One was epic. Part Two is just as good. In that way, it’s much better than... more

19 Jul 2024 · 2 hours, 15 minutes
202 – Constant Readers & Celebrating Stephen King’s Short Stories (Part One)

Send us a textWhat’s your favourite Stephen King story? Everyone has one. Hot off the back of the recent interview... more

16 Jul 2024 · 2 hours, 12 minutes
201 – Stephen King & Touching Other Worlds

Send us a textStephen King is back! What other intro do you need? Okay, fine. He talks to me about... more

09 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
200 – Every-Damn-One and Their Scariest Story

Send us a text200 episodes! Madness. Who knew there could be so much to say about horror? I knew.... more

02 Jul 2024 · 2 hours, 40 minutes
199 – Josh Malerman & The Most Frightening Love Story

Send us a textMy unpaid cohost returns. Josh Malerman ladies and gentlemen. Josh has been on the show many times... more

25 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
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203 – Constant Readers & Celebrating Stephen King’s Short Stories (Part Two)
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Send us a textPart One was epic. Part Two is just as good. In that way, it’s much better than the adaptation... more