258 – Neil McRobert & My Four-Legged Ode to Bravery & Joy

Ah the arrogance of writers. Now I am one, officially, I thought I’d better do something fitting. So I set up a whole episode of my podcast to talk about my own book – Good Boy! My debut novella about small English towns, the bonds between men and dogs, and a battle between bravery and monsters. Thankfully, I have friends who will facilitate this type of nonsense, so thanks to Nat Cassidy and Rachel Harrison for asking me questions and flattering my ego. We talk about literary and personal inspirations, about what I’ve learned from 5 years of interviewing authors, about local folklore and the composition of monsters… and of course, about dogs! This was the greatest pleasure for me. I hope you enjoy it half as much. Other books mentioned: IT (1986), by Stephen King From a Buick 8 (2002), by Stephen King The Fisherman (2016), by John Langan Any Human Heart (2002), by William Boyd The October Film Haunt (2025), by Michael Wehunt Support Talking Scared on Patreon Check out the Talking Scared Merch line – at VoidMerch Come talk books on Bluesky @talkscaredpod.bsky.social on Instagram/Threads, or email direct to [e-mail] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Tables Have Turned!

The Tables Have Turned!

Talking Scared host Neil McRobert is on the other side of the table for this episode. And what an episode!

Neil is interviewed by authors Nat Cassidy (author of the amazing "When the Wolf Comes Home" and "Nestlings" which is on my TBR list and other books) and Rachel Harrison (author of "Such Sharp Teeth", "Black Sheep", "So Thirsty", and other books). Nat and Rachel do a splendid job of putting the screws to Neil interviewing him about his recently released novella "Good Boy". I knew I wanted to read "Good Boy" but this episode has me anticipating my copy arriving.

Oh, and Nat does an eerily good job of impersonating Neil to open the episode!