Scholastic Reads

Books with Scare Power: Dan Poblocki on "Shadow House"


Listen Later

Just in time for Halloween, Dan Poblocki, author of the new multiplatform series Shadow House, joins us to talk about the origins of his spooky tales. The series comes with an app, which is perfect for young readers. In the episode, Dan (pictured here with his bewitching editor, Erin Black) reveals all of the creepy things that have happened to people who have worked on the Shadow House series. Join us for some scary stories!

Guest:

  • Dan Poblocki is the author of The Stone ChildThe NightmarysThe Ghost of GraylockThe Haunting of Gabriel AsheThe Book of Bad Things, and the Mysterious Four series. He lives in Brooklyn with two adorable cats and more books than he has room for. Visit him at danpoblocki.com. Dan welcomes readers to Shadow House, a new multiplatform series filled with ghostly apparitions, spooky noises, and things that go bump in the night. The Gathering, Book 1 in the series, is in stores now. Book 2, You Can’t Hide, is coming in January 2017.

Additional resources:


  • The Shadow House website

  • Dan Poblocki's website

  • Dan Poblocki on Twitter

  • Special thanks:


    • Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl

  • Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan and Christopher Johnson

  • Produced by Morgan Baden

  •  

     

     

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store

    Scholastic ReadsBy Scholastic Inc.

    • 4.6
    • 4.6
    • 4.6
    • 4.6
    • 4.6

    4.6

    50 ratings


    More shows like Scholastic Reads

    View all
    On the Media by WNYC Studios

    On the Media

    9,078 Listeners

    Radiolab by WNYC Studios

    Radiolab

    43,848 Listeners

    This American Life by This American Life

    This American Life

    90,635 Listeners

    StoryCorps by NPR

    StoryCorps

    3,980 Listeners

    Stuff You Should Know by iHeartPodcasts

    Stuff You Should Know

    77,288 Listeners

    Stuff You Missed in History Class by iHeartPodcasts

    Stuff You Missed in History Class

    23,666 Listeners

    TED Radio Hour by NPR

    TED Radio Hour

    22,158 Listeners

    From the Front Porch by The Bookshelf Thomasville

    From the Front Porch

    1,179 Listeners

    The Yarn by Travis Jonker and Colby Sharp

    The Yarn

    117 Listeners

    Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

    Hidden Brain

    43,370 Listeners

    The Daily by The New York Times

    The Daily

    111,214 Listeners

    Currently Reading by Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb

    Currently Reading

    1,683 Listeners

    Sarah's Bookshelves Live by Sarah Dickinson | Sarah's Bookshelves

    Sarah's Bookshelves Live

    752 Listeners

    The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart by Comedy Central

    The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

    10,214 Listeners

    The Mel Robbins Podcast by Mel Robbins

    The Mel Robbins Podcast

    20,715 Listeners