This week, Texas-based author Josh Rountree joins the show! We talk about his new book, The Unkillable Frank Lightning, and we take on the most famous Texas horror movie of all time, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre!

SHOW NOTES:

- Head to Josh's website!

- Check out Matthew's original short story on Ko-fi, with all proceeds going to the Transgender Law Center!

- 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

This week, The Scares That Shaped Us takes on video games for the very first time. Sam Rebelein, celebrated author of Edenville, stops by to talk about his latest book, The Poorly Made and Other Things, and to dive into a somewhat forgotten piece of 1990s PC weirdness, Nightmare Ned!

SHOW NOTES:

- Head to Sam's website!

- Check out Matthew's original short story on Ko-fi, with all proceeds going to the Transgender Law Center!

- 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

Bram Stoker Award-winning author Gwendolyn Kiste, author of Reluctant Immortals and The Haunting of Velkwood, joins the show this week! We talk about how The Haunting of Velkwood took shape, classic horror movies, and of course, an episode of The Twilight Zone called "The Masks"!

SHOW NOTES:

- Head to Gwendolyn's website!

- Check out Matthew's original short story on Ko-fi, with all proceeds going to the Transgender Law Center!

- 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