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A podcast from @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social about horror writers and the stories that made them. New episodes every Wednesday!
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It's Christopher Golden Week on The Scares That Shaped Us! New episode Wednesday at Noon Central!

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One more time for the weekend listeners, don't miss our chat with @toddkeisling.com!

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NEXT WEEK @cgolden.bsky.social joins the show to talk about his new novel THE NIGHT BIRDS, and to finally dig into our first @stephenking.bsky.social release in the show's history, 1978's NIGHT SHIFT! Episode drops 5/7 at Noon Central!

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For the evening crowd, don't miss our chat with Todd Keisling!

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NEW EPISODE @toddkeisling.com joins the show to talk about his new novel, THE SUNDOWNER'S DANCE, and we dive deep into Quiddity for our first full-length Clive Barker novel on the podcast, THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW! LISTEN NOW: redcircle.com/shows/41a2d4...

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Happy Pub Day to @chuckwendig.bsky.social and THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS! Hear Chuck discuss the new book (and Robert McCammon's SWAN SONG) on a recent episode: redcircle.com/shows/41a2d4...

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I've been trying to read more horror this year - currently reading Clay McLeod Chapman's Wake Up and Open Your Eyes - so I'm making it a goal to listen to @scaresshapedus.bsky.social, too. Great guest list and now I know first-hand that @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social gives good podcast.

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It's Todd Keisling Week on The Scares That Shaped Us! Episode drops Wednesday at Noon Central!

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Weekend listeners, don't miss our chat with @jchaplinsky.bsky.social!

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NEXT WEEK: @toddkeisling.com joins the show to talk his ambitious new novel THE SUNDOWNER'S DANCE (out now from @shortwavebooks.bsky.social), and to take on Clive Barker's cosmic fantasy-horror trip into The Art, THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW! Episode drops 4/30 at Noon Central!

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For the evening crowd, don't miss our chat with @jchaplinsky.bsky.social!

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NEW EPISODE: @jchaplinsky.bsky.social joins the show to talk about his novel LETTERS TO THE PURPLE SATIN KILLER, and to dive deep into his complex horror journey, including a stop at the notorious FACES OF DEATH! LISTEN NOW: redcircle.com/shows/41a2d4...

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Happy Pub Day to @natcassidy.bsky.social and WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME! Hear Nat talk about the book, and a very creepy short story from his youth, on this episode from last month.

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It's Joshua Chaplinsky Week on The Scares That Shaped Us! New episode drops Wednesday at Noon Central!

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In case y'all don't get enough of me on the TSTSU feed, I was on @proghorrorpod.bsky.social this week to talk about A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS! It was a blast, check it out below!

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NEW EPISODE @chuckwendig.bsky.social stops by to talk about his new novel THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS, and the epic powers of Robert McCammon's SWAN SONG! LISTEN NOW: redcircle.com/shows/41a2d4...

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For the weekend crowd, don't miss our chat with @chuckwendig.bsky.social!

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NEXT WEEK @jchaplinsky.bsky.social joins the show to talk about his excellent novel LETTERS TO THE PURPLE SATIN KILLER, and his horror fandom journey, which includes an encounter with the infamous FACES OF DEATH! Episode drops 4/23 at Noon Central!

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In case y'all don't get enough of me on the TSTSU feed, I was on @proghorrorpod.bsky.social this week to talk about A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS! It was a blast, check it out below!

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NEW EPISODE @chuckwendig.bsky.social stops by to talk about his new novel THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS, and the epic powers of Robert McCammon's SWAN SONG! LISTEN NOW: redcircle.com/shows/41a2d4...

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Happy Pub Day to @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social and SENSELESS! Listen to Ronald talk about the book, and POLTERGEIST, on last week's show!

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It's @chuckwendig.bsky.social Week on The Scares That Shaped Us! Episode drops tomorrow at Noon Central!

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NEXT WEEK: @chuckwendig.bsky.social joins the show to talk his new novel THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS, and to tackle one of the great weird doorstoppers of 80s horror fiction, Robert McCammon's SWAN SONG! Episode drops 4/16 at Noon Central!

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For the evening crowd, don't miss our chat with Ronald Malfi!

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This was such a blast because I got to talk about one of my all-time favorite movies!

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NEW EPISODE: @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social joins the show to talk about his new book SENSELESS, and to tackle one of the all-time classic haunted house movies, POLTERGEIST. LISTEN NOW redcircle.com/shows/41a2d4...

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We talk about scares that shaped our guests, but here's a little story about the scares that shaped ME!

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It's Ronald Malfi Week on The Scares That Shaped Us! New episode drops Wednesday at Noon Central.

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Weekend listeners, don't miss our chat with @lphernandez.bsky.social!

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NEXT WEEK: @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social joins the show to talk his new novel SENSELESS, and to tackle one of the essentials, the all-timers, the scares that shaped all of us, 1982's POLTERGEIST! Episode drops 4/9 at Noon Central!

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Listen up!

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For the evening crowd, check out our interview with @lphernandez.bsky.social!

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NEW EPISODE @lphernandez.bsky.social joins the show to talk about his books IN THE VALLEY OF THE HEADLESS MEN and NO GODS ONLY CHAOS, founding @sobelobooks.bsky.social, and the sci-fi horror favorite EVENT HORIZON! LISTEN NOW redcircle.com/shows/41a2d4...

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NEW EPISODE @lphernandez.bsky.social joins the show to talk about his books IN THE VALLEY OF THE HEADLESS MEN and NO GODS ONLY CHAOS, founding @sobelobooks.bsky.social, and the sci-fi horror favorite EVENT HORIZON! LISTEN NOW redcircle.com/shows/41a2d4...

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It's @lphernandez.bsky.social week on The Scares That Shaped Us! Episode drops Wednesday at Noon Central!

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For the weekend crowd, don't miss our chat with @natcassidy.bsky.social!

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NEXT WEEK @lphernandez.bsky.social joins the show to talk about his books like NO GODS ONLY CHAOS and IN THE VALLEY OF THE HEADLESS MEN, and to examine the chaos machine that is EVENT HORIZON! Episode drops 4/2 at Noon Central!

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Let me introduce you to a story I’ve never been able to shake …

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For the evening crowd, don't miss our interview with @natcassidy.bsky.social!

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NEW EPISODE @natcassidy.bsky.social joins the show to talk about his new book WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME, and introduce us to the creepiness of "The Burr Woman." LISTEN NOW redcircle.com/shows/41a2d4...

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It's Nat Cassidy Week on The Scares That Shaped Us! Episode drops Wednesday at Noon Central!

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Weekend listeners, don't miss our chat with @erikatwurth.bsky.social!

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NEXT WEEK @natcassidy.bsky.social joins the show to talk about his new novel when THE WOLF COMES HOME, and a seriously creepy short story called "The Burr Woman." Available 3/26 at Noon Central!

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For the evening crowd, don't miss our interview with the amazing @erikatwurth.bsky.social!

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For the evening crowd, don't miss our interview with the amazing @erikatwurth.bsky.social!

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We 🖤 the crass degenerates over at @deadlanguagespod.bsky.social We always love to check out @scaresshapedus.bsky.social And @talkscaredpod.bsky.social is the big-gun go-to. Who are some other podcasts currently in production that focus on Horror WRITERS? Sound off, we wanna know!

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My recommendations on the show this week centered on indie horror presses and the kinds of stories they can offer you, so here's a little starter: Go follow @badhandbooks.bsky.social, @tenebrouspress.bsky.social, @ghoulish.bsky.social, and @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social. Buy their stuff!

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NEW EPISODE @erikatwurth.bsky.social joins the show to talk about her new novel, THE HAUNTING OF ROOM 904, ghost stories, writing process, and the always-influential SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK! LISTEN NOW: redcircle.com/shows/41a2d4...

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