The Scares That Shaped Us
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The Scares That Shaped Us
@scaresshapedus.bsky.social
A podcast from @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social about horror writers and the stories that made them. New episodes every Wednesday!
NEXT WEEK:

Chris Panatier (@scribeofhades.bsky.social) joins the show to talk about his new @sobelobooks.bsky.social release SHITSHOW, and we ring in the holiday season with a double dose of GREMLINS movies!

Episode drops 11/26 at Noon Central!
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
NEXT WEEK:

Jess Hagemann, the author @danielkraus.com says "might be the best horror writer in America," joins the show to talk about her @ghoulish.bsky.social novel MOTHER-EATING, and we dig into the surreal, unsettling short films of Jan Svankmajer!

Episode drops 11/19 at Noon Central!
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
NEXT WEEK:

@jonathanmaberry.bsky.social joins the show to talk about his NECROTEK and JOE LEDGER series, and we dive into one of the 20th century's all-time great horror novels, Richard Matheson's I AM LEGEND!

Episode drops 11/12 at Noon Central!
November 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
NEXT WEEK

The legendary Nathan Ballingrud joins the show to talk about his new book CATHEDRAL OF THE DROWNED, and we dig into "Dread," one of Clive Barker's very best stories.

Episode drops 11/5 at Noon Central!
November 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
We did it! 1,000 followers by Halloween!

Thank you all so much for the support.
October 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
NEXT WEEK:

The internet's favorite monster-maker, Trevor Henderson (@slimyswampghost.bsky.social), joins the show to talk about his writing and creature design, and we dig into the 1988 horror anthology TV series MONSTERS.

Episode drops 10/29 at Noon Central!
October 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
NEXT WEEK:

@allymalinenko.bsky.social joins the show to talk about her new novel BROKEN DOLLS, and we dig into childhood fears with Edgar Allan Poe's timeless classic, "The Tell-Tale Heart"!

Episode drops 10/22 at Noon Central!
October 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
NEXT WEEK:

@bobpastorella.com of @thisishorror.bsky.social joins the show to talk about his new novel THE SMALL HOURS, and we dive into an indie vampire classic with LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH!

Episode drops 10/15 at Noon Central!
October 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
NEXT WEEK:

We celebrate our 50th episode (!!!) as the mighty @crobertcargill.bsky.social joins the show to talk about his new movie BLACK PHONE 2, and we dig into one specific chapter in Stephen King's THE STAND that shaped his writing world.

Episode drops 10/8 at Noon Central!
September 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
NEXT WEEK:

It's a horror lit podcast crossover as @talkscaredpod.bsky.social creator and host Neil McRobert joins the show to talk about his new novella GOOD BOY, and to dig into the trauma and influence of Wes Craven's A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET!

Episode drops 10/1 at Noon Central!
September 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
NEXT WEEK:

Becky Spratford (@raforall.bsky.social) joins the show to talk about her new essay collection WHY I LOVE HORROR (from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social), and we dig into the unexpected frights of Shel Silverstein's WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS!

Coming 9/24 at Noon CT!
September 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
NEXT WEEK:

@keithrosson.bsky.social joins the show to talk about his new novel, COFFIN MOON, and to dig into Stephen King's sci-fi horror novel THE TOMMYKNOCKERS!

Episode drops 9/17 at Noon Central!
September 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
NEXT WEEK:

The great @rachelharrison.bsky.social returns to the show to talk about her new novel, PLAY NICE, and we dive into the legend, possible hoax, and media franchise that is THE AMITYVILLE HORROR!

Episode drops 9/10 at Noon Central!
September 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
NEXT WEEK:

The legendary @johnlangan.bsky.social joins the show to talk about his new collection, LOST IN THE DARK AND OTHER EXCURSIONS, and we go deep on Jack Cady's classic story "The Night We Buried Road Dog."

Episode drops 9/3 at Noon Central!
August 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
NEXT WEEK

We celebrate our one-year anniversary with the return of @claymcleod.bsky.social Chapman! We talk about Clay's new collection ACQUIRED TASTE, writing scary short fiction, and @stephenking.bsky.social's classic SKELETON CREW.

Episode drops 8/27 at Noon Central!
August 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
NEXT WEEK:

@isabelcanas.bsky.social joins the show to talk about her new novel THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DIAZ, and we dig into the 2001 haunted house classic THE OTHERS, as well as our personal haunted house stories!

Episode drops 8/20 at Noon Central!
August 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
GIVEAWAY:

We've got a finished hardcover of THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT, edited by @cgolden.bsky.social and @briankeene.bsky.social, for one lucky reader!

To enter, make sure you're following us, then like this post! US only, please! Must be a follower to win! Ends Wednesday night!
August 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
NEXT WEEK

@cgolden.bsky.social and @briankeene.bsky.social stop by the show to talk about their sweeping new anthology THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT, and we dig deep on Stephen King's epic masterpiece THE STAND!

Episode drops 8/13 at Noon Central!
August 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
NEXT WEEK

As revealed at the end of this week's show, @scumbelievable.bsky.social stops by to talk about her new novel BLACK FLAME, and we go deep on 1982's THE LAST UNICORN.

Get ready for an amazing trans body horror read on a fantasy classic coming August 6 at Noon Central!
July 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
GIVEAWAY TIME

We've got a finished hardcover of @danielkraus.com's excellent new book ANGEL DOWN for one lucky winner. To enter, just make sure you're following us, then like this post. We'll select a winner Sunday night!

(US only, please! Must be following us to win!)
July 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
NEXT WEEK:

@danielkraus.com makes his triumphant return to The Scares That Shaped Us! We talk about his amazing new novel ANGEL DOWN, get an update on the WHALEFALL movie, and go deep on a horror anthology classic, 1982's CREEPSHOW!

Episode drops 7/30 at Noon Central!
July 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
NEXT WEEK:

@wnwagner.bsky.social joins the show to talk about her new novel GIRL IN THE CREEK, editing short fiction for @nightmare-magazine.com, and one of her favorite short stories, Stephen King's "The Raft"!

Episode drops 7/23 at Noon Central!
July 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
GIVEAWAY TIME!

We've got a finished copy of @sgj.bsky.social's KILLER ON THE ROAD/THE BABYSITTER LIVES for one lucky winner.

To enter, just make sure you're following us, then like this post. We'll pick a winner at the end of the weekend. US only, please! Must be following us to win!
July 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
NEXT WEEK:

@paultremblay.bsky.social joins the show to discuss his new middle grade horror novel ANOTHER, and to dive into the Hammer sci-fi-horror classic QUATERMASS AND THE PIT.

Episode drops 7/16 at Noon Central!
July 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
COMING THIS WEDNESDAY:

Stephen Graham Jones (@sgj.bsky.social) becomes our first ever three-time guest! We chat about his new double-novel release KILLER ON THE ROAD/THE BABYSITTER LIVES, and dive deep into a Gene Wolfe's haunting "A Fish Story."

Also we talk about Bigfoot.

7/9 at Noon Central!
July 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM