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The Scares That Shaped Us

The Scares That Shaped Us

By: Matthew Jackson
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Summary

A podcast about horror writers and the stories that made them. Join host Matthew Jackson as he talks to some of the biggest names in horror about the scary stories that built their imaginations, from movies to books and everything in between.

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Episodes
  • Episode 70: The Wicker Man with Crossroads Folk Horror

    Episode 70: The Wicker Man with Crossroads Folk Horror
    Apr 29 2026

    This week on the show, Matthew's joined by Candice Bailey and Gavin Lees, editors of the new magazine Crossroads: Folk Horror in the United States! We talk about founding the magazine, their personal interest in folk horror, and of course, the folk horror film by which all others are measured, 1973's The Wicker Man!

    - Pick up Issue One of Crossroads!

    - Follow Crossroads on Instagram and BlueSky!

    - Sign up for our newsletter for even more horror goodness.

    - Follow the show on BlueSky and Facebook!

    - 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
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Episode 69: I Saw The TV Glow with Kailee Pedersen and Briana N. Cox

    Episode 69: I Saw The TV Glow with Kailee Pedersen and Briana N. Cox
    Apr 15 2026

    Two great guests in one jam-packed episode! This week, Matthew's joined by authors Kailee Pedersen and Briana N. Cox to talk about their new books! We dig into Kailee's upcoming novel The Minimalist, Briana's new book Indigent, and then we dive deep into the emotional, haunting perfect of I Saw The TV Glow!

    - Pick up Briana's book Indigent!

    - Pre-order Kailee's second novel The Minimalist!

    - Sign up for our newsletter for even more horror goodness.

    - Follow the show on BlueSky and Facebook!

    - 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
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr
  • Episode 68: The Hitcher with Max Booth

    Episode 68: The Hitcher with Max Booth
    Apr 1 2026

    Max Booth is back! The author of We Need to Do Something, The Last Haunt and more joins us this week to talk about her work, her new Patreon, and much more, and we dig into one of the all-time great '80s horror films, The Hitcher!

    - Check out Max's Patreon!

    - Head over to Ghoulish Books and buy stuff!

    - Sign up for our newsletter for even more horror goodness.

    - Follow the show on BlueSky and Facebook!

    - 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
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 8 mins
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