The Scares That Shaped Us

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/]

Episode 74: The Thief of Always with Sarah Gailey

Sarah Gailey, the acclaimed author of books like Spread Me and Just Like Home, joins the show this week! We talk about their amazing new book Make Me Better, writing about grief, cult and wellness fiction, and much more, all wrapped up in a discussion of Clive Barker's all-ages classic, The Thief of Always! - Make Me Better is available now [https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250851758/makemebetter/]! - Check out Gailey's website [https://sarahgailey.com/] for updates on everything they're 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 Web Design by Lyndsay Jackson Music by Dmytro Kuvalin [https://pixabay.com/users/elephantgreen-42056970/]

Episode 73: The Thing with Leticia Urieta

This week, author, poet, editor, and teacher Leticia Urieta joins the show! We talk about her new collection The Remedy is the Disease, balancing writing and teaching, body horror, and much more, all wrapped up in our discussion of one of the greatest horror films of all time, John Carpenter's The Thing! - The Remedy is the Disease is available now [https://undertakerbooks.com/products/the-remedy-is-the-disease?variant=47649503019220]! - Check out Leticia's website [https://leticiaaurieta.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 Web Design by Lyndsay Jackson Music by Dmytro Kuvalin [https://pixabay.com/users/elephantgreen-42056970/]

Episode 72: Night of the Living Dead with Daniel Kraus

Daniel Kraus returns! The newly minted Pulitzer Prize Winner is back on the show to talk about his book Partially Devoured, a memoir and critical analysis of Night of the Living Dead, which we means we spend the whole conversation going deep on the most influential zombie film of all time! - Partially Devoured is available now! - Check out Daniel's website [https://www.danielkraus.com/] for updates on everything he'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 Web Design by Lyndsay Jackson Music by Dmytro Kuvalin [https://pixabay.com/users/elephantgreen-42056970/]

Episode 71: Interview with the Vampire with Lindy Ryan

It's an Anne Rice episode! Author Lindy Ryan joins the show to talk about her latest novel, Dollface, writing about life as a horror author, crafting her own approach to slashers, and more, all while we dig into Rice's legendary debut novel, Interview with the Vampire! - Dollface is available now! - Check out Lindy's website [https://www.lindyryanwrites.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 Web Design by Lyndsay Jackson Music by Dmytro Kuvalin [https://pixabay.com/users/elephantgreen-42056970/]