Yes, I just interviewed Andy & Barbara Muschietti all about WELCOME TO DERRY. It will air after the season finale in December. I’ve seen the whole season now and trust me… it doesn’t let us down!

To the vaults with @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social - who gave me his time and expertise in Weird fiction back in 2021. We talked about his work as a whole, but specifically his eco-crisis pre-apocalyptic novel HUMMINGBIRD SALAMANDER. And we caught real murder live on audio!! All podcast platforms.

The latest Hushed Tones is out for Patreon listeners. My honest review of the books I read in September - includes my long, impassioned intro the work of Joe Abercrombie, and my thoughts on a novel that has polarised my discord community. Subscribe – enjoy – support

Awesome bookmail @talkscaredpod.bsky.social Can't wait to read.

It's horrible and wet outside, so i'm staying in with old friends.

Top 5 Film Genres: Finish The Puzzle And Die! Never Mind "What Is It?" Just Eat It Henge-porn These Ghosts Are NOT A Trauma-Metaphor If You Go To That Cabin The Trees Will Try To Fuck You!

If you want to hear a Gothicist's geeky-ass response to @realgdt.bsky.social's FRANKENSTEIN, I uploaded a 30-minute immediate-response to Patreon. Subscribe / enjoy / support the show.

I’ve got 200 pages of @joeabercrombie.com’s WISDOM OF CROWDS to go. And then I leave The Circle of the World for the last time. Gutted! What a saga.

Back to 2021 for this conversation with Courtney Summers. We talk cults, dark charisma and radicalised youth in her boundary-pushing YA novel, THE PROJECT. It's only gotten more pertinent in the years since we recorded it. All podcast platforms.

10k into the next book and it's messy but moving along. There are no good boys in sight. Only very bad people.

My staff picks are up on the website!! The northern weird Project by @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social includes books by @talkscaredpod.bsky.social and @jodierobins.bsky.social was my favorite thing in publishing this year, and @rachelharrison.bsky.social Play Nice is in my top five of the year!

Have you listened to the latest episode with @joe-hill.bsky.social? We talk all thing KING SORROW, including dragons, tulpas, tech-bores, links to King and the almighty influence of Tabitha! All podcast platforms

I finished Good Boy by Neil McRobert @talkscaredpod.bsky.social Sunday at 4:30 am. Here is the book sitting on my lap while I sobbed. This is a surprisingly heartwarming and equally creepy tale about companionship, love, and overcoming evil at great personal expense. I loved it. 🖤📚⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #horrorbooks

Hey! I finally got to speak to @joe-hill.bsky.social. We talked dragons, deadly deals, decades of friendship, and the role of a damn good spouse in a creative life. It was a blast. KING SORROW is a masterpiece. Listen wherever you get podcasts.

My #BookReview this week is one of my favourite things I've read all year, the *excellent* debut novella from @talkscaredpod.bsky.social Good Boy! Here are my spoiler-free thoughts 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBYK...

Hey, if you're looking for "Salem's Lot" chat, @talkscaredpod.bsky.social just did an episode on it in a "Dark Tower" context (No DT spoilers in the main ep)

Thanks Tim - means so much!

I’ll take that!! The Duke of Aussie Darkness speaks.

My favourite photo anyone has ever taken of me.

Went to Asbury Park with Nat and Rachel. Getting my Boss on.

Hanging out with CJ Leede/Eye of Sauron at her Halloween bash. T’was a grand old time.

Hanging out in NYC with my Ka-brother @natcassidy.bsky.social

I’m halfway through @talkscaredpod.bsky.social’s GOOD BOY and it’s freaking great. I knew it would be but wow. Dogs man, they are the best of us. #BookSky

This book is enthralling — “Good Boy” by Neil McRobert, aka @talkscaredpod.bsky.social Eerie story of a man & his dog—and a stretch of ancient land with weird secrets. Dog parents will enjoy it especially. It captures that bond so beautifully. What “It” was to friendship, “Good Boy” is to pets.

Our journey to @stephenking.bsky.social’s Dark Tower involves a quick stop in Salem’s Lot - to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a genuine American horror classic Vamps, villainy, the annoyance of Ben Mears - and links to the Tower. We discuss it all! All pod platforms.

Happy Sasquatch Awareness Day folks. Patrons get a special hour of conversation about our big hairy forest brother - with myself and @giano.bsky.social (author of American Mythology). Legends, lore, mad theories, giants in caves and hints in The Bible. Subscribe and support Talking Scared

Heading on a much-needed trip back home to see family. Got my movies downloaded, and by the… books of things (ahem) it’s gonna be a @talkscaredpod.bsky.social flight too. Really excited to check out Neil’s debut! His podcast makes me love horror even more 👻 Give it a listen!

Brand-new HUSHED TONES for Patreon Subscribers. These are my unvarnished (but generally respectful reviews of books featured on the show)

And we're covering it in depth on next week's episode! The fangs still bang!

2025 horror fiction is on 🔥 Thanks to Neil McRobert of @talkscaredpod.bsky.social for keeping these books on our radar! www.vulture.com/article/best...

#NeilMcRobert of @talkscaredpod has a new horror out: #GoodBoy! See last week's new titles here: youtu.be/wpdoZJM94qk and buy the books!: bookshop.org/lists/n...#NeilMcRobert#GoodBoy! #booksky @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social

Patreon stuff. There are now a couple of short stories to read on my Patreon channel. I hope you enjoy them. I'll add more as and when I can. www.patreon.com/collection/1...

Tomorrow - Joe Lansdale is on the show, putting his boot into the stupid and corrupt.

The internet is a weird place.

GOOD BOY (unrelated to the film btw) by @talkscaredpod.bsky.social is truly one of my favorite things I’ve read all year — it’s sweet and scary and all told, a masterful story. Give it a go.

A self-indulgent moment on Talking Scared. @natcassidy.bsky.social and @rachelharrison.bsky.social come onboard to grill ME about my debut GOOD BOY. We talk about the inspirations, the struggles, the characters, and what I’ve learned in 5 years of talking to authors. All podcast platforms

NEW EPISODE! Today I want to wish @talkscaredpod.bsky.social a happy birthday! He's a good friend, and I’m delighted that he's my guest today. We chat about his new novella, GOOD BOY, tap into his romantic side, and discuss the gothic inspirations from both literature and his surrounding landscape.

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY TO GOOD BOY BY @talkscaredpod.bsky.social Order from our bookshop or your favourite retailer. After a boy vanishes on the outskirts of a small town, a woman spies a mysterious man digging a grave in the exact spot of the disappearance. www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/books/p/good...

This was a delight. And I stand by what I said! Good luck fellow northerners!

Part two of the Northern Weird special takes us to the wilds of the North East, in DON’T CALL MUM…We visit the saddest house in Yorkshire in THIS HOUSE ISN’T HAUNTED BUT WE ARE…and we take a very strange trip to the seaside in THE OFF SEASON. Enjoy. All podcast places.

Northern Weird you say?

This was a perfect slice of brilliance. I hope that @talkscaredpod.bsky.social is as proud of it as he deserves to be. Just wonderful.

This week we get into the Northern Weird Project For Part One, i'm joined by Ariell Cacciola - the genius behind the project, plus Gemma Fairclough, author of THE RETREAT and Katherine Clements, author of TURBINE 34 We talk haunting, unsure landscapes, manipulation and more. All podcast platforms

Utterly delighted to speak to Anna whenever, about whatever - but I can think of no one else who i'd rather have done my first interview about my first book. She's brilliant. She makes me feel old. Listen to her talk to me, and then listen to her talk to everyone else in horror.

The day is almost here! This Thursday is publication day for GOOD BOY by @talkscaredpod.bsky.social. We're posting pre-orders every day so get on it 💙🐾 Support fine independent publishing today 🖤 (available in paperback & ebook) www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/books/p/good...

I’m celebrating my book coming out (and my birthday) by releasing THREE episodes this week! — Tuesday: Northern Weird panel 1 — Wednesday: Northern Weird panel 2 — Thursday: Rachel and Nat interview me about Good Boy. (Now just to edit/produce them)

New book day, can’t wait to start this @talkscaredpod.bsky.social

You've no idea what it means to me to make this list. Emily knows...

28/11: The spectacular Northern Weird Project comes to Blackwell's with a special @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social showcase featuring Gemma Fairclough, @talkscaredpod.bsky.social and @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-northe... .

This was an absolute blast. And I just about got avoided having nightmares later.