Chthonica episode #4: Paul Tremblay tells his horigin story!

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.

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.

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!

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.

Spoiler warning: We discuss these stories in detail. Both stories can be for free online.