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Talking Scared Neil McRobert
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4.9 • 217 Ratings
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Conversations with the biggest names in horror fiction. A podcast for horror readers who want to know where their favourite stories came from . . . and what frightens the people who wrote them.
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Episode 204 – Adam Nevill & Watch For the Freak Wave
Send us a Text Message.Why is Adam Nevill so scary? I don’t know. Do you? He’s a nice guy – as you’ll hear in this episode. Yet he tells stories that crawl under your skin and stay there. Stories that squat in your subconscious. His latest novel, All the Fiends of Hell is no exception. Same elusive nightmare mystery, but expanded to a whole epic end-of-the-world canvas. And when Adam says end of the world, he means it. In this conversation we talk about apocalyptic fantas...
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203 – Constant Readers & Celebrating Stephen King’s Short Stories (Part Two)
Send us a Text Message.Part One was epic. Part Two is just as good. In that way, it’s much better than the adaptation of IT! In the second part of this celebration of King short stories, a whole other roster of Constant Readers come along to talk about their favourites. We have writers for all ages, a fellow podcaster and a filmmaker with important updates. All of them united by one thing – their love of these little twisted word-worlds that Stephen King has given us over the ...
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202 – Constant Readers & Celebrating Stephen King’s Short Stories (Part One)
Send us a Text Message.What’s your favourite Stephen King story? Everyone has one. Hot off the back of the recent interview with the man himself, it seemed a neat idea to get a few friends on the show to talk about their own preferences from King’s huge back-catalogue of short fiction. I am the architect of my own doom! What was supposed to be a small side project grew, like Grey Matter, or unnatural mist, into FOUR HOURS of top-notch King chat, with some of the best and bright...
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201 – Stephen King & Touching Other Worlds
Send us a Text Message.Stephen King is back! What other intro do you need? Okay, fine. He talks to me about the stories behind the stories in his new collection, You Like it Darker. I had the audacity to ask him “where he got some of his ideas.” He also updates us on the potential of a third Jack Sawyer book, to follow The Talisman and Black House. He hints at what’s next from him, and Holly Gibney. He gives a perspective on his view from the top of the horror pyramid, an...
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200 – Every-Damn-One and Their Scariest Story
Send us a Text Message.200 episodes! Madness. Who knew there could be so much to say about horror? I knew. You knew. And here we are. It turns out that the real cursed treasure was the friends we made along the way – and how better to celebrate the bicentennial, than by inviting some of the Talking Scared nearest and dearest, to tell us their scariest story? I called, they answered – with tales of voyeuristic ghosts, horrifying roadside encounters, disappearing witches, w...
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199 – Josh Malerman & The Most Frightening Love Story
Send us a Text Message.My unpaid cohost returns. Josh Malerman ladies and gentlemen. Josh has been on the show many times before, but never have I been so excited to speak to him. His latest novel, Incidents Around the House is about as good a horror book as I’ve ever covered on this show… or possibly read in my life. It’s the story of a young girl, her family, and the entity pursuing them, but – as you’ll hear – it goes a whole lot deeper (and unforgivingly darker) than that. Josh ...
Customer Reviews
Awesome podcast!
I’ve been listening to this podcast on and off for over a year and it’s definitely one of my favorites. Neil’s interviews are always entertaining and insightful and I feel like he brings out the best in all the authors he interviews. I haven’t listened to all the episodes yet, only because I enjoy going into a novel with as little info as possible (although he’s pretty diligent about not having spoilers for new books). But I love capping off my reading of a book by listening to the corresponding episode. (I guess I’m nerdy that way lol.) Keep up the great work, Neil!
Favorite King short stories
My favorite 2 parter of my favorite writer’s favorite king short stories. Neil, you dessert a looooong break.
Best Horror Podcast Out There
I’ve never reviewed a podcast in my life but I love this one enough to leave it a five star review. Phenomenal guests and an incredible host.