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.
Our First Fears
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, creepy calls that come from inside the house, as well as creepypastas and terrifying memes, this episode is sure to send the right kind of shivers up your spine.
Jeramey Kraatz is the author of The Cloak Society, Space Runners, and the new graphic novel I Witnessed: The Lizzie Borden Story. He also writes English dub scripts for anime franchises, including My Hero Academia. He lives in Dallas, TX. Find all his books now at your favorite local bookshop.
Dan Poblocki is the bestselling author of the recent novels Tales to Keep You Up at Night and More Tales to Keep You Up at Night, along with Ghost Hunter’s Daughter, Liars’ Room, The Stone Child, The Nightmarys and others. His picture book with James Rey Sanchez, My Brother’s Butt is Haunted, is arriving July 29th, 2025 from Penguin Workshop. Pre-order your copy RIGHT THIS MINUTE!
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