Talking Scared Podcast
@talkscaredpod.bsky.social
A podcast of conversations with the biggest names in horror writing. Find out where your favourite scary stories came from.
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You can reach me at [email protected]
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You can reach me at [email protected]
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Time for an update on the 2026 Dark Tower readalong schedule...
The plan (approx) is:
January 27th – The Talisman
March 17th – Black House
May – Wind Through the Keyhole
August – Wolves of the Calla
October – Hearts in Atlantis
December – ???
Hope you join us for the journey.
The plan (approx) is:
January 27th – The Talisman
March 17th – Black House
May – Wind Through the Keyhole
August – Wolves of the Calla
October – Hearts in Atlantis
December – ???
Hope you join us for the journey.
Lulu earning her keep as usual.
January 14, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Lulu earning her keep as usual.
Time for an update on the 2026 Dark Tower readalong schedule...
The plan (approx) is:
January 27th – The Talisman
March 17th – Black House
May – Wind Through the Keyhole
August – Wolves of the Calla
October – Hearts in Atlantis
December – ???
Hope you join us for the journey.
The plan (approx) is:
January 27th – The Talisman
March 17th – Black House
May – Wind Through the Keyhole
August – Wolves of the Calla
October – Hearts in Atlantis
December – ???
Hope you join us for the journey.
January 14, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Time for an update on the 2026 Dark Tower readalong schedule...
The plan (approx) is:
January 27th – The Talisman
March 17th – Black House
May – Wind Through the Keyhole
August – Wolves of the Calla
October – Hearts in Atlantis
December – ???
Hope you join us for the journey.
The plan (approx) is:
January 27th – The Talisman
March 17th – Black House
May – Wind Through the Keyhole
August – Wolves of the Calla
October – Hearts in Atlantis
December – ???
Hope you join us for the journey.
The new episode is all about about defending against the braindead!
@courtneysummers.bsky.social joins me to chat about the definitive reissue of her 2012 novel THIS IS NOT A TEST.
We cover optimism and despair, suicidal protagonists, teen dialogue and, of course, zombies!!
All podcast places
@courtneysummers.bsky.social joins me to chat about the definitive reissue of her 2012 novel THIS IS NOT A TEST.
We cover optimism and despair, suicidal protagonists, teen dialogue and, of course, zombies!!
All podcast places
January 14, 2026 at 9:42 AM
The new episode is all about about defending against the braindead!
@courtneysummers.bsky.social joins me to chat about the definitive reissue of her 2012 novel THIS IS NOT A TEST.
We cover optimism and despair, suicidal protagonists, teen dialogue and, of course, zombies!!
All podcast places
@courtneysummers.bsky.social joins me to chat about the definitive reissue of her 2012 novel THIS IS NOT A TEST.
We cover optimism and despair, suicidal protagonists, teen dialogue and, of course, zombies!!
All podcast places
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Got @johnlangan.bsky.social's new collection after @talkscaredpod.bsky.social's Best of 2025 ep and 😳 Ever get that feeling something’s about to grab your foot when you get out of bed? Terrified even while telling yourself it’s irrational? Yeah. I checked under the bed after reading the title story.
January 10, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Got @johnlangan.bsky.social's new collection after @talkscaredpod.bsky.social's Best of 2025 ep and 😳 Ever get that feeling something’s about to grab your foot when you get out of bed? Terrified even while telling yourself it’s irrational? Yeah. I checked under the bed after reading the title story.
Talking Scared 2026 begins!!
Kristi DeMeester talks us through the curses, spells and hypocritical prayers in her new witchy novel: DARK SISTERS. We discuss purity culture, noughties cruelty, and her childhood in the fundamentalist church.
Wherever you get podcasts.
Kristi DeMeester talks us through the curses, spells and hypocritical prayers in her new witchy novel: DARK SISTERS. We discuss purity culture, noughties cruelty, and her childhood in the fundamentalist church.
Wherever you get podcasts.
January 8, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Talking Scared 2026 begins!!
Kristi DeMeester talks us through the curses, spells and hypocritical prayers in her new witchy novel: DARK SISTERS. We discuss purity culture, noughties cruelty, and her childhood in the fundamentalist church.
Wherever you get podcasts.
Kristi DeMeester talks us through the curses, spells and hypocritical prayers in her new witchy novel: DARK SISTERS. We discuss purity culture, noughties cruelty, and her childhood in the fundamentalist church.
Wherever you get podcasts.
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Also, fans of @talkscaredpod.bsky.social can join the Talking Scared TBR and read along with books featured on the podcast.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Also, fans of @talkscaredpod.bsky.social can join the Talking Scared TBR and read along with books featured on the podcast.
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Just read the first wonderful sentence of the year.
“In the end, we all wear our brutality like beautiful cloth in the name of love.”
(Dark Sisters, by Kristi DeMeester)
“In the end, we all wear our brutality like beautiful cloth in the name of love.”
(Dark Sisters, by Kristi DeMeester)
January 1, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Just read the first wonderful sentence of the year.
“In the end, we all wear our brutality like beautiful cloth in the name of love.”
(Dark Sisters, by Kristi DeMeester)
“In the end, we all wear our brutality like beautiful cloth in the name of love.”
(Dark Sisters, by Kristi DeMeester)
Another year over, another epic set of books that got us through the suck.
If you have any patience for your be more list, here’s my top-10 horror books of 2025.
Enjoy. Tell me your thoughts.
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If you have any patience for your be more list, here’s my top-10 horror books of 2025.
Enjoy. Tell me your thoughts.
All podcast platforms.
December 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Another year over, another epic set of books that got us through the suck.
If you have any patience for your be more list, here’s my top-10 horror books of 2025.
Enjoy. Tell me your thoughts.
All podcast platforms.
If you have any patience for your be more list, here’s my top-10 horror books of 2025.
Enjoy. Tell me your thoughts.
All podcast platforms.
For a small book set in the north of England, GOOD BOY has made a good few lists this year.
This one makes me happier than most, cos @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social knows his horror onions.
This one makes me happier than most, cos @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social knows his horror onions.
New at @bloody-disgusting.com, my list of the best horror books of 2025, featuring @sgj.bsky.social, @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, @scumbelievable.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social, @ericlarocca.bsky.social , @talkscaredpod.bsky.social, and MORE!
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The Best Horror Books of 2025!
*Keep up with our ongoing end of the year coverage here* This was a great year for horror in all forms, but if you like your horror on the page, it was an especially exhilarating 2025. Many of the bes...
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December 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
For a small book set in the north of England, GOOD BOY has made a good few lists this year.
This one makes me happier than most, cos @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social knows his horror onions.
This one makes me happier than most, cos @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social knows his horror onions.
We made it to Hambry, and here our hearts lie broken.
The Dark Tower Deep Dive reaches WIZARD & GLASS. And though we hear a whole different side to @chrispanatier - be warned, middle-aged nostalgia for adolescent love inevitably comes with dick jokes.
Enjoy with our thanks. Merry Christmas all.
The Dark Tower Deep Dive reaches WIZARD & GLASS. And though we hear a whole different side to @chrispanatier - be warned, middle-aged nostalgia for adolescent love inevitably comes with dick jokes.
Enjoy with our thanks. Merry Christmas all.
December 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
We made it to Hambry, and here our hearts lie broken.
The Dark Tower Deep Dive reaches WIZARD & GLASS. And though we hear a whole different side to @chrispanatier - be warned, middle-aged nostalgia for adolescent love inevitably comes with dick jokes.
Enjoy with our thanks. Merry Christmas all.
The Dark Tower Deep Dive reaches WIZARD & GLASS. And though we hear a whole different side to @chrispanatier - be warned, middle-aged nostalgia for adolescent love inevitably comes with dick jokes.
Enjoy with our thanks. Merry Christmas all.
We had a ridiculously good time recording the Wizard & Glass Deep Dive.
Last time I was this excited to release an episode, it was King himself.
Last time I was this excited to release an episode, it was King himself.
December 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
We had a ridiculously good time recording the Wizard & Glass Deep Dive.
Last time I was this excited to release an episode, it was King himself.
Last time I was this excited to release an episode, it was King himself.
I have 200 pages of Wizard & Glass to finish for tomorrow’s deep dive.
To paraphrase the Beastie Boys…
NO SLEEP TILL EYEBOLT CANYON
To paraphrase the Beastie Boys…
NO SLEEP TILL EYEBOLT CANYON
December 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I have 200 pages of Wizard & Glass to finish for tomorrow’s deep dive.
To paraphrase the Beastie Boys…
NO SLEEP TILL EYEBOLT CANYON
To paraphrase the Beastie Boys…
NO SLEEP TILL EYEBOLT CANYON
Following my episode with Andy and Barbara Muschietti, Patrons can now listen to my in-depth review of WELCOME TO DERRY.
Subscribe - enjoy - support the show
(and float!)
Subscribe - enjoy - support the show
(and float!)
WTF Did I Just Watch – Welcome to Derry | Talking Scared
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December 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Following my episode with Andy and Barbara Muschietti, Patrons can now listen to my in-depth review of WELCOME TO DERRY.
Subscribe - enjoy - support the show
(and float!)
Subscribe - enjoy - support the show
(and float!)
The epic beauty of Wizard & Glass. It makes me tingle.
December 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The epic beauty of Wizard & Glass. It makes me tingle.
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@talkscaredpod.bsky.social’s 2025 wrap-up chat with @emilyhughes.bsky.social , @annarosereads.bsky.social & @georgesreads.bsky.social provides good insight into the year's best & most provocative horror books AND films! It’s great fun!Subscribe to the Talking Scared Patreon for ad-free eps.
It’s that time of year again!
For this year's State of the Horror Nation, I’m joined by @emilyhughes.bsky.social, @annarosereads.bsky.social and @georgesreads.bsky.social for a deep appraisal of 2025 in horror writing (and some film)
SO MANY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS!
All podcast places - enjoy.
For this year's State of the Horror Nation, I’m joined by @emilyhughes.bsky.social, @annarosereads.bsky.social and @georgesreads.bsky.social for a deep appraisal of 2025 in horror writing (and some film)
SO MANY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS!
All podcast places - enjoy.
December 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
@talkscaredpod.bsky.social’s 2025 wrap-up chat with @emilyhughes.bsky.social , @annarosereads.bsky.social & @georgesreads.bsky.social provides good insight into the year's best & most provocative horror books AND films! It’s great fun!Subscribe to the Talking Scared Patreon for ad-free eps.
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So glad I read GOOD BOY by @talkscaredpod.bsky.social before the end of the year. What a beautiful, haunted little tale. Great, great read.
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Brandon Doughty's review of Good Boy
5/5: There is such love in the sparse words that Neil uses throughout this short, but wonderfully haunted and beautiful novella. Strunk and White would adore Neil. I read Good Boy with jealously at hi...
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December 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
So glad I read GOOD BOY by @talkscaredpod.bsky.social before the end of the year. What a beautiful, haunted little tale. Great, great read.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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As a years long fan of the pod I absolutely levitated when I heard my debut THE RED SACRAMENT shouted out by @emilyhughes.bsky.social on @talkscaredpod.bsky.social. Being very mentally normal about it, I promise
It’s that time of year again!
For this year's State of the Horror Nation, I’m joined by @emilyhughes.bsky.social, @annarosereads.bsky.social and @georgesreads.bsky.social for a deep appraisal of 2025 in horror writing (and some film)
SO MANY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS!
All podcast places - enjoy.
For this year's State of the Horror Nation, I’m joined by @emilyhughes.bsky.social, @annarosereads.bsky.social and @georgesreads.bsky.social for a deep appraisal of 2025 in horror writing (and some film)
SO MANY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS!
All podcast places - enjoy.
December 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
As a years long fan of the pod I absolutely levitated when I heard my debut THE RED SACRAMENT shouted out by @emilyhughes.bsky.social on @talkscaredpod.bsky.social. Being very mentally normal about it, I promise
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I'm back at The Lineup with my biggest list yet: the Best Horror Books of 2025!
So many fantastic horror books this year! 🖤☠️😱
the-line-up.com/best-horror-...
So many fantastic horror books this year! 🖤☠️😱
the-line-up.com/best-horror-...
December 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I'm back at The Lineup with my biggest list yet: the Best Horror Books of 2025!
So many fantastic horror books this year! 🖤☠️😱
the-line-up.com/best-horror-...
So many fantastic horror books this year! 🖤☠️😱
the-line-up.com/best-horror-...
It’s that time of year again!
For this year's State of the Horror Nation, I’m joined by @emilyhughes.bsky.social, @annarosereads.bsky.social and @georgesreads.bsky.social for a deep appraisal of 2025 in horror writing (and some film)
SO MANY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS!
All podcast places - enjoy.
For this year's State of the Horror Nation, I’m joined by @emilyhughes.bsky.social, @annarosereads.bsky.social and @georgesreads.bsky.social for a deep appraisal of 2025 in horror writing (and some film)
SO MANY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS!
All podcast places - enjoy.
December 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It’s that time of year again!
For this year's State of the Horror Nation, I’m joined by @emilyhughes.bsky.social, @annarosereads.bsky.social and @georgesreads.bsky.social for a deep appraisal of 2025 in horror writing (and some film)
SO MANY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS!
All podcast places - enjoy.
For this year's State of the Horror Nation, I’m joined by @emilyhughes.bsky.social, @annarosereads.bsky.social and @georgesreads.bsky.social for a deep appraisal of 2025 in horror writing (and some film)
SO MANY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS!
All podcast places - enjoy.
Guardiana of the Galaxy 3.
I will never forgive James Gunn. Ever.
I will never forgive James Gunn. Ever.
December 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Guardiana of the Galaxy 3.
I will never forgive James Gunn. Ever.
I will never forgive James Gunn. Ever.
This is so cool.
Sadly I can't see it myself cos my wifi hub thinks The Lineup is an adult site and blocks it.
Imagine the phone call to the provider:
Me – "no really... turn the block off... it's cos my book made this list..."
Provider – "Yes. Of course it is sir..."
Sadly I can't see it myself cos my wifi hub thinks The Lineup is an adult site and blocks it.
Imagine the phone call to the provider:
Me – "no really... turn the block off... it's cos my book made this list..."
Provider – "Yes. Of course it is sir..."
Tickled to see Good Boy by @talkscaredpod.bsky.social included in The Lineup's list of Best Horror Books of 2025! 🎉 🐕
December 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This is so cool.
Sadly I can't see it myself cos my wifi hub thinks The Lineup is an adult site and blocks it.
Imagine the phone call to the provider:
Me – "no really... turn the block off... it's cos my book made this list..."
Provider – "Yes. Of course it is sir..."
Sadly I can't see it myself cos my wifi hub thinks The Lineup is an adult site and blocks it.
Imagine the phone call to the provider:
Me – "no really... turn the block off... it's cos my book made this list..."
Provider – "Yes. Of course it is sir..."
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Tickled to see Good Boy by @talkscaredpod.bsky.social included in The Lineup's list of Best Horror Books of 2025! 🎉 🐕
December 9, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Tickled to see Good Boy by @talkscaredpod.bsky.social included in The Lineup's list of Best Horror Books of 2025! 🎉 🐕
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I've followed Neil's podcast for years and really like him as a person, so I was nervous to read Good Boy, worried I wouldn't enjoy it. But boy was I wrong! I was sobbing by the end. I am proud of you @talkscaredpod.bsky.social, what an incredible debut.
#booksky 💙📚📖
#booksky 💙📚📖
December 8, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I've followed Neil's podcast for years and really like him as a person, so I was nervous to read Good Boy, worried I wouldn't enjoy it. But boy was I wrong! I was sobbing by the end. I am proud of you @talkscaredpod.bsky.social, what an incredible debut.
#booksky 💙📚📖
#booksky 💙📚📖
We are so back this week!
Talking Scared returns on Tuesday with the STATE OF THE HORROR NATION review.
The panel is @emilyhughes.bsky.social, george_reads and @annarosereads.bsky.social - covering all their highlights of 2025 horror.
At nearly 3 hours, it should get you closer to Christmas.
Talking Scared returns on Tuesday with the STATE OF THE HORROR NATION review.
The panel is @emilyhughes.bsky.social, george_reads and @annarosereads.bsky.social - covering all their highlights of 2025 horror.
At nearly 3 hours, it should get you closer to Christmas.
December 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
We are so back this week!
Talking Scared returns on Tuesday with the STATE OF THE HORROR NATION review.
The panel is @emilyhughes.bsky.social, george_reads and @annarosereads.bsky.social - covering all their highlights of 2025 horror.
At nearly 3 hours, it should get you closer to Christmas.
Talking Scared returns on Tuesday with the STATE OF THE HORROR NATION review.
The panel is @emilyhughes.bsky.social, george_reads and @annarosereads.bsky.social - covering all their highlights of 2025 horror.
At nearly 3 hours, it should get you closer to Christmas.