ABOUT THE SHOW

Every horror fan has scares that shaped them, those frights which crawled out of our closet or from under our bed and made us fans of things that go bump in the night. It’s a special relationship, and for people who create horror, it’s an often profound connection to imagination, a kickstart to creativity that made them into the weavers of fear we know today.

In each episode of The Scares That Shaped Us, host Matthew Jackson will interview a horror writer about a formative horror story that shaped who they are as creators. It can be a book, a short story, a film, an episode of TV, and everything in between. As long as it’s scary, we’re here to explore the special bond between creative minds and the stories that formed those minds.

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ABOUT THE HOST

Matthew Jackson is a writer and journalist who’s been covering film, books, TV, and beyond for more than 15 years. His work appears regularly on sites like SYFY WIRE, Paste Magazine, The AV Club, Cinapse, Vulture, Mental Floss, and more, and his fiction has appeared in Weird Tales. When he’s not writing he’s usually counting the days until Christmas, or watching a horror movie.

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