Episode 79: Dark Shadows with David Demchuk

Episode 79: Dark Shadows with David Demchuk

David Demchuk stops by the show this week to talk about his astonishing novel Red X, writing queer horror, being a queer horror fan, and much more as we dig into the legacy and influence of the legendary horror soap opera Dark Shadows! - Check out David's website [http://daviddemchuk.com]! - Subscribe to Pop Heist [https://popheist.com/products] for more of Matthew's writing! - Sign up for our newsletter [https://matthewjacksonwrites.com/] for even more horror goodness. - Follow the show on BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/scaresshapedus.bsky.social] and Facebook [https://facebook.com/scaresshapedus]! - Want to ask Matthew a question? Offer a recommendation? Something else? Email us: scaresthatshapeduspodcast@gmail.com

Episode 78: Poltergeist with Emily Hughes

Emily Hughes, Stoker-winning author of Horror for Weenies, joins the show this week! We talk about writing for new horror fans, her new horror site Darker Times, and dig deep into the formative horror experience that is Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg's Poltergeist! - Subscribe to Darker Times [https://www.darkertimes.com/]! - Pick up a copy of Horror for Weenies [https://bookshop.org/p/books/horror-for-weenies-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-films-you-re-too-scared-to-watch-emily-c-hughes/6d9ca09b901b5963?gad_campaignid=12440232635&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAACfld41tCPX4zE2tvyHjL2Pg-dOoH&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9ZLSBhCcARIsAEhGKgPmo0z-NYIKQey0LS-UHn0MmVobiOimD9FiALDBoJh1Fo0H0SyxwYQaAsVsEALw_wcB&utm_campaign=dsa_nonbrand&utm_content=%7Badgroupname%7D&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_term=aud-1885352274184%3Adsa-19959388920]! - Follow CJ on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ceejthemoment/?hl=en]! - Sign up for our newsletter [https://matthewjacksonwrites.com/] for even more horror goodness. - Follow the show on BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/scaresshapedus.bsky.social] and Facebook [https://facebook.com/scaresshapedus]! - Want to ask Matthew a question? Offer a recommendation? Something else? Email us: scaresthatshapeduspodcast@gmail.com

Episode 77: The Shining with CJ Leede

CJ Leede, author of Maeve Fly and American Rapture, joins the show this week! We talk about the writing of her new novel Headlights, digging into a mystery narrative, making Colorado a character, and of course, the influence of Stephen King's classic The Shining! - Headlights is available now [https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250857965/headlights/]! - Follow CJ on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ceejthemoment/?hl=en]! - Sign up for our newsletter [https://matthewjacksonwrites.com/] for even more horror goodness. - Follow the show on BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/scaresshapedus.bsky.social] and Facebook [https://facebook.com/scaresshapedus]! - Want to ask Matthew a question? Offer a recommendation? Something else? Email us: scaresthatshapeduspodcast@gmail.com Hosted by Matthew Jackson Produced by Matthew and Lyndsay Jackson Logo and by Lyndsay Jackson Music by Dmytro Kuvalin [https://pixabay.com/users/elephantgreen-42056970/]

Episode 76: The Woman in Black with Johanna van Veen

Johanna van Veen, author of My Darling Dreadful Thing and Blood On Her Tongue, joins the show this week! We talk about her new novel, Bone of My Bone, historical horror, humanity's many ways of dealing with the dead, and of course we leap into the Gothic delights of 2012's The Woman in Black and its predecessors! - Bone of My Bone is available now [https://www.sourcebooks.com/9781464293054-bone-of-my-bone-standard-edition-tp.html]! - Check out Johanna's website [https://johannavanveen.com/] for updates on everything she's doing! - Sign up for our newsletter [https://matthewjacksonwrites.com/] for even more horror goodness. - Follow the show on BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/scaresshapedus.bsky.social] and Facebook [https://facebook.com/scaresshapedus]! - Want to ask Matthew a question? Offer a recommendation? Something else? Email us: scaresthatshapeduspodcast@gmail.com Hosted by Matthew Jackson Produced by Matthew and Lyndsay Jackson Logo and by Lyndsay Jackson Music by Dmytro Kuvalin [https://pixabay.com/users/elephantgreen-42056970/]

Episode 75: Rosemary's Baby with Cynthia Gomez

Cynthia Gomez, author of the wonderful new Gothic novel Muneca, joins the show this week! We talk about the real history behind the book, the Gothic themes, and Cynthia's own Gothic fiction touchstones, and then we dive into one of the biggest horror novels and films of the 20th century: Rosemary's Baby! - Muneca is available now [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211/muneca-by-cynthia-gomez/]! - Check out Cynthia's website [https://cynthiasaysboo.wordpress.com/] for updates on everything she's doing! - Sign up for our newsletter [https://matthewjacksonwrites.com/] for even more horror goodness. - Follow the show on BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/scaresshapedus.bsky.social] and Facebook [https://facebook.com/scaresshapedus]! - Want to ask Matthew a question? Offer a recommendation? Something else? Email us: scaresthatshapeduspodcast@gmail.com Hosted by Matthew Jackson Produced by Matthew and Lyndsay Jackson Logo and by Lyndsay Jackson Music by Dmytro Kuvalin [https://pixabay.com/users/elephantgreen-42056970/]