Chthonica: a podcast on fictional horror Greg Greene
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Greg Greene interviews horror creators, exploring their works in depth.
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CHTHONICA #8: The literary lineage of Stephen Graham Jones
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.
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Chthonica #7: Horror from page to screen with Laird Barron, Alan Baxter and filmmaker Philip Gelatt
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 series Love, Death & Robots. Philip also wrote, directed and produced the dark fantasy animated film THE SPINE OF NIGHT, now streaming on Shudder and available on Blu-Ray through
Amazon. Spoiler alert: we will talk about details of both stories and their screen adaptations. You can find "--30--" in Laird Barron's collection OCCULTATION and "In Vaulted Halls Entombed" in Alan Baxter's collection SERVED COLD. -
Chthonica #6: Ellen Datlow & John Langan on the new monsters anthology SCREAMS FROM THE DARK!
Master editor & anthologist Ellen Datlow is back with one of the hottest horror publications on the year, her new monsters anthology SCREAMS FROM THE DARK. Greg Greene talks with Ellen and one of the contributing authors, horror legend John Langan.
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Chthonica #5: John F. D. Taff on his new horror anthology DARK STARS
Greg Greene interviews horror author/editor John F. D. Taff about his new horror anthology DARK STARS (street date 5/10/2022 from Tor Nightfire), featuring stories by Caroline Kepnes, Ramsey Campbell, Priya Sharma, Livia Llewellyn, Stephen Graham Jones, Chesya Burke, Alma Katsu, John F.D. Taff, Gemma Files, Josh Malerman, Usman T. Malik, and John Langan!
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Chthonica episode #4: Paul Tremblay tells his horigin story!
Greg Greene interviews horror author Paul Tremblay (Survivor Song, A Headful of Ghosts) about two important horror short stories: "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates and "The Dirty Kid" by Mariana Enriquez.
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Chthonica episode 3: Ellen Datlow talks new Shirley Jackson-inspired anthology WHEN THINGS GET DARK
Chthonica episode 3: Greg Greene interviews master editor/anthologist Ellen Datlow about her work in the horror genre and her new Shirley Jackson-inspired anthology WHEN THINGS GET DARK, available 9/28/21.
Customer Reviews
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I just found this podcast and wish there were more episodes.
Absorbing podcast with knowledgeable host
Greg Greene brings a deep appreciation of genre literature to this interview series with horror writer greats including John Langan, Laird Barron etc.
Authors discuss their own creative process and talk about their favorite stories by other writers. I read almost exclusively in the horror field and so am familiar with many of these authors, yet I still learned something new and was thoroughly engaged and entertained by the interviews.
If you’re a horror/weird fiction fan(atic), you will find this podcast well worth your time. Highly recommended.