Tag: books

  • Episode 6: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark with BJ Colangelo

    Happy Halloween! It’s a special Halloween edition of the show this week, as we’re joined by writer/director/producer/critic/podcaster/awesome person BJ Colangelo to talk about a cornerstone of kid horror in the 1980s and 1990s: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. In this wide-ranging conversation, we talk about what these classic tales taught BJ about horror storytelling,… Read more

  • Episode 5: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood with Stephen Graham Jones

    Big episode this week! The great Stephen Graham Jones stopped by to do what you always hope you’ll get to do with Stephen Graham Jones: Talk about slashers. We tackled Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, how it shaped Stephen’s approach to slashers and horror storytelling in general, how he’d teach this movie in… Read more

  • Episode 4: The Lost Boys with Hailey Piper

    The great Hailey Piper joins The Scares That Shaped Us! We talked about her amazing new vampire novel, All The Hearts You Eat, writing about coastal towns, the influence of Twin Peaks, and more. Then, we turn to Hailey’s chosen story, Joel Schumacher’s 1987 vampire classic The Lost Boys! What role does sincerity play in… Read more

  • Episode 3: Jaws with Rachel Harrison

    It’s Rachel Harrison week on The Scares That Shaped Us! The author behind novels like The Return, Cackle, Such Sharp Teeth, and Black Sheep joins the show to discuss her latest novel, So Thirsty, working through different horror subgenres, and balancing planning with spontaneity when working on a book. After chatting about Rachel’s current work,… Read more

  • Episode 2: “The Invaders” with Daniel Kraus

    Hello, Horror Fans! And we’re back! It’s Episode 2 and we’ve got a good one for you! Our guest this week is Daniel Kraus, celebrated author of books like Rotters, Scowler, The Living Dead, and the amazing Whalefall.  For Daniel’s formative horror story, we’re digging into “The Invaders,” a 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone… Read more

  • Episode 1: Session 9 with Clay McLeod Chapman

    Hello, horror fans! It’s Launch Day! Episode 1, featuring Clay McLeod Chapman, is now available to listeners. We talk about Clay’s chosen formative horror story, Session 9, ambiguity in horror, the terror of well-produced audio, and which horror author could best pull off a James Brown-style performance. Plus, how many times can Clay write a story… Read more