Talking Scared

Send us a text This week we’re in conversation with Silvia Moreno-Garcia, the author of Mexican Gothic - 2020's twisted publishing phenomenon. We discuss the novel's roots in British soil, and whether a book can be considered 'too' Mexican or not Mexican enough. Along the way we also consider the classic Mexican horror cinema of Enrique Taboada, why not everything has to be magic realism, and why all aspiring writers should learn to keep their receipts. Silvia has fiery words for those who think every damn book that comes from Mexico needs to feature the day of the dead. It's an intense conversation - challenging and thought-provoking. Just don't dare call Mexican Gothic a romance! Come talk books with us on Twitter @talkscaredpod or reach out direct to [email protected]. Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a text In the second episode i'm in conversation with John Langan, contemporary literary horror superstar and all round scholar of the genre. John is the author of the Bram Stoker Award-Winning classic The Fisherman and his latest collection is Children of the Fang and Other Genealogies. We talk about great influences and literary ventriloquism, what makes a great horror title, and what it's like to be part of the coolest club in the horror community. There are few writers out there with a better understanding of their own genre than John, and this interview is a primer in horror writing for newbies and aficionados alike. Books mentioned in our conversation include: Robert E. Howard - Wolfshead, and Other Stories Stephen King's Christine, Cujo and Skeleton Crew Laird Barron - "More Dark" in The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All Laird Barron - The Isiah Coleridge series (Blood Standard, Black Mountain, Worse Angels) Clive Barker - Books of Blood, Volumes 1-6 Stephen Graham Jones - "Raphael" in The Ones That Got Away Henry James · What Maisie Knew Peter Straub - Ghost Story Come talk books with us on Twitter @talkscaredpod or reach out direct to [email protected]. Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a text In the first ever episode of Talking Scared we speak to horror megastar Paul Tremblay, author of the modern classic, A Head Full of Ghosts and this year's virus-shocker Survivor Song. There are musings on pandemics real and imaginary, the terror of sharks, and the terrible truth at the heart of horror fiction.Books mentioned in our conversation include: The Stand – Stephen King Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus – Bill Wasik & Monica Murphy Things We Lost in the Fire – Mariana Enriquez 2666 – Roberto Bolano “The Colonel’s Son” – in The Secret of Evil by Robert Bolano Come talk books with us on Twitter @TalkScaredPod Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices