
Our First Fears
Our First Fears is a podcast hosted by Dan Poblocki featuring discussions about Gateway Horror, past and present, with artists working in the genre today.
Podcasting since 2023 • 27 episodes
Our First Fears
Latest Episodes
25 - Nuclear Nightmares with Grady Hendrix
Bestselling author, Grady Hendrix, joins Our First Fears for Episode 25 to talk about growing up as a cold-war kid, terrorized by constant reports in the 1980s of threats of a nuclear strike. He found strange solace in certain books an...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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1:14:40

24 - The Conjuring's Ed & Lorraine Warren with Lorien Lawrence
Episode 24 of Our First Fears has creepy middle-grade author, Lorien Lawrence chatting with Dan about Ed and Lorraine Warren, the real life “ghost hunters” who were played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga in James Wan’s 2013 film THE...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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1:16:30

Bonus - A Tale to Keep You Up at Night, "Imogen's Skeleton"
In this bonus episode, your host, Dan Poblocki, reads another creepy story, this time from his recent novel MORE Tales to Keep You Up at Night, and talks again about the story’s origins. “Imogen’s Skeleton,” is about a shy gir...
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Season 1
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27:23

23 - Urban Legends with Jeramey Kraatz
In Episode 23, author Jeramey Kraatz joins Our First Fears to chat about urban legends. If you’re intrigued by tales of killers lurking at lover’s lanes, weirdos hiding under beds who like licking your hand in the middle of the night, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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54:17

Bonus - A Tale to Keep You Up at Night, "The Psychopath's Tarot"
In this bonus episode, Dan reads a chilling and chilly story from his novel Tales to Keep You Up at Night, and talks a bit about the story's origins. “The Psychopath’s Tarot,” is about a trio of teenage friends who trek to a wintery ca...
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Season 1
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24:47
