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EPISODE · Jun 8, 2026 · 37 MIN

Episode 260: Matthew Jackson (Horror Critic & Journalist)

from Who's There? A Podcast About Horror Fans · host Allison Broder

Show Notes:On this week’s episode I speak with horror critic and journalist Matthew Jackson. His writing has been featured in publications like  Bloody Disgusting, Pop Heist, and Fangoria and he also hosts a literary horror podcast called The Scares that Shaped Us. He revealed how he got into horror despite his parents not allowing it in their house, why he loves being scared, and his favorite horror books of the year so far. He also talked to me about the controversial horror movie that he genuinely likes and the director behind the films that he’s always had the most fun seeing in theatres, and more!Matthew’s Socials: Website: matthewjacksonwrites.com The Scares that Shaped Us: https://thescaresthatshapedus.com/ Who’s There? Socials:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whostherepc.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whostherepcTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/whostherepcLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/thatgirlallison/ Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.whostherepodcast.com Join the Email List: https://mailchi.mp/4a109b94d3bc/newsletter-signup 

Show Notes:On this week’s episode I speak with horror critic and journalist Matthew Jackson. His writing has been featured in publications like  Bloody Disgusting, Pop Heist, and Fangoria and he also hosts a literary horror podcast called The Scares that Shaped Us. He revealed how he got into horror despite his parents not allowing it in their house, why he loves being scared, and his favorite horror books of the year so far. He also talked to me about the controversial horror movie that he genuinely likes and the director behind the films that he’s always had the most fun seeing in theatres, and more!Matthew’s Socials: Website: matthewjacksonwrites.com The Scares that Shaped Us: https://thescaresthatshapedus.com/ Who’s There? Socials:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whostherepc.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whostherepcTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/whostherepcLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/thatgirlallison/ Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.whostherepodcast.com Join the Email List: https://mailchi.mp/4a109b94d3bc/newsletter-signup

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