Chthonica: a podcast on fictional horror

Greg Greene interviews Pulitzer Prize finalist and MacArthur Fellow Kelly Link about a handful of her favorite horror stories as well as the horror thread running through her own fiction. We enjoy a spoiler-filled deep dive on the following tales, and recommend reading them before listening to this episode.

• "My Father's Mask" by Joe Hill


• "The Time Remaining" by Attila Veres


• "The Low, Dark Edge of Life," "Furnace," and "The Last, Clean, Bright Summer" by Livia Llewellyn


• "The Specialist's Hat" and "The White Road" by Kelly Link

Content warning: "The Last, Clean, Bright Summer" addresses some especially difficult subject matter.