01 - Paul Tremblay and Why It's Not the End of the World

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