Chthonica: a podcast on fictional horror

Mar 04 2025 16 ep. 97 mins 10

Chthonica: a podcast on fictional horror artwork

Greg Greene interviews horror creators, exploring their works in depth.

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CHTHONICA #10: Stephen Graham Jones on monsters, ghosts & turning twelve

Mar 04 2025 62 mins

Greg Greene interviews horror great Stephen Graham Jones about his slate of spring & summer '25 releases, including reissues of The Ones Who Got Away and The Least of My Scars (March 4), his new novel The Buffalo Hunter Hunter (March 18), a reissue of his novella Mapping the Interior (April 29), and a double novel debut of The Babysitter Lives and Killer on the Road (July 15)!

Laird Barron, Trevor Henderson, and Doug Murano on NOT A SPECK OF LIGHT

Dec 27 2024 93 mins

Author Laird Barron is joined by legendary horror illustrator Trevor Henderson and Bad Hand Books publisher Doug Murano to talk about Laird's latest horror collection Not a Speck of Light! Hosted by Greg Greene and Edward Meehan of the Laird Barron subreddit.

Laird Barron on SWIFT TO CHASE

Sep 15 2024 128 mins

Laird Barron discusses the stories in his collection Swift to Chase. Hosted by Greg Greene and Edward Meehan of the Laird Barron subreddit community - part of the 2024 read-along of Laird's horror fiction.

Laird Barron & John Langan on THE BEAUTIFUL THING THAT AWAITS US ALL and THE CRONING

Sep 12 2024 156 mins

Laird Barron discusses his collection THE BEAUTIFUL THING THAT AWAITS US ALL and his novel THE CRONING, with special guest John Langan! Hosted by Greg Greene and Edward Meehan of the Laird Barron subreddit community - part of the 2024 read-along of Laird's horror fiction.

Laird Barron & Philip Gelatt on OCCULTATION and the film THEY REMAIN

Sep 12 2024 140 mins

Laird Barron takes questions about his stories in OCCULTATION, with filmmaker Philip Gelatt taking questions about THEY REMAIN, his adaptation is Laird's novella "--30--". Hosted by Greg Greene and Edward Meehan of the LairdBarron subreddit community for the 2024 read-along of Laird's horror fiction.

Laird Barron on THE IMAGO SEQUENCE AND OTHER STORIES

Sep 12 2024 136 mins

Horror great Laird Barron takes questions about his stories in THE IMAGO SEQUENCE. Hosted by Greg Greene and Edward Meehan of the LairdBarron subreddit community for the 2024 read-along of Laird's horror fiction.

IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD! with Laird Barron & Brian Evenson

Sep 11 2024 116 mins

We're celebrating the cosmic coinciding of new horror collections from Laird Barron and Brian Evenson - NOT A SPECK OF LIGHT (Bad Hand Books) and GOOD NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT (Coffee House Press), respectively - in stores September 10, 2024! Laird and Brian joined hosts Greg Greene and Edward Meehan for this live webcast on September 8, where we discussed their ground-breaking horror oe

Chthonica #9: The Transgressive & the Sublime - Kelly Link on Horror

May 25 2024 140 mins

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 L

CHTHONICA #8: The literary lineage of Stephen Graham Jones

Feb 06 2023 76 mins

Greg Greene interviews horror great Stephen Graham Jones about two short stories that helped shape his understanding and practice of writing fiction: "The Prophet from Jupiter" by Tony Earley and "Lawns" by Mona Simpson. We recommend reading both stories before listening to this episode. Content Warning: "Lawns" contains some tough subject matter.

Chthonica #7: Horror from page to screen with Laird Barron, Alan Baxter and filmmaker Philip Gelatt

Sep 05 2022 80 mins

In this episode of Chthonica, we talk about the adapting horror prose to film with Laird Barron and Alan Baxter, and screenwriter & filmmaker Philip Gelatt, Jr. who has adapted stories from both authors. Philip wrote and directed the film THEY REMAIN, based on Laird's novella "--30--" and scripted "In Vaulted Halls Entombed" from the story by Alan Baxter for the Netflix animated se