Talking Scared Podcast
1) – Mama Came Callin, with Ezra Claytan Daniels & Camilla Sucre
A bit of chaos on the show for the weekend. We start with one guest and end with two. And there’s a dude with an alligator’s head running amok! Mama Came Callin’ is the slasher/cryptid/mystery/noi...Show More
2) 266 – Justin C. Key & Don’t Scroll Before Bed
We’re tiptoeing towards the sci-fi end of things this week, with Justin C. Key and The Hospital at the End of the World. This is a techn-othriller about AI run amok in the medical establishment, a...Show More
3) Let Us Palaver #7 – The Talisman Debrief
After our loose, freeform chat about the high strangeness of The Talisman, Nat stuck around to Palaver a little more behind Chris’ innocent back. In this spoiler-filled 35 minutes (do not listen i...Show More
4) The Dark Tower Deep Dive #7 – The Talisman
We’re on the road again with our Dark Tower journey, running through adjacent worlds, lighting out for the Territories. Our latest side-quest takes us to The Talisman, the 1984 epic dark fantasy, ...Show More
5) 265 – Yah Yah Schofield & Pretty Words for Ugly Things
We're Southbound for monster-loving this week on Talking Scared. Georgia writer, Yah Yah Schofield comes to discuss her Southern Gothic debut, On Sundays She Picked Flowers – a story of monsters, sp...Show More
6) Episode 264 – Courtney Summers & Dead Is Not Better
Imagine you’re back in high school – but worse! The shuffling idiots actually want to EAT you! That’s the premise of Courtney Summers’ This is Not a Test, her 2012 zombie novel of teen despair amo...Show More
7) 263 – Kristi DeMeester & The Purity of Anger
The year may have started with more real-world horrors from old white dudes, but here on Talking Scared they get their comeuppance – in the form of Kristi DeMeester’s Dark Sisters. Kristi returns ...Show More
8) 262 – The Best Horror Books of 2025
No need for a big intro this week. You know what this is about. The year is over, and it’s time to offer my thoughts on the best books that made it bearable. Here’s my top-10 favourite horror nove...Show More
9) Let Us Palaver #6 – Wizard & Glass Debrief
In our sixth Let Us Palaver, Nat and I try to clean things up a bit after the dirty deep dive into Wizard & Glass. We get spoilery, so this is for Tower Junkie’s only. It will make no sense to any...Show More
10) The Dark Tower Deep Dive #6 – Wizard & Glass
After a summer of diversion and detour, we’re back with the main Ka-Tet for Christmas. What better time for a tale of heartbreak, lost love, and cabin-bound masturbation. Yes, we’re covering Wiza...Show More