Chthonica: a podcast on fictional horror
Episodes
Chthonica #16: Brian Evenson, Gemma Files, and Prof. Brandon R. Grafius on Horror and Religion!
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Greene hosts horror greats Brian Evenson and Gemma Files, and Associate Professor & Academic Dean at Ecumenical Theological Seminary, Brandon...
Chthonica #15: Stephen Graham Jones on All the Beautiful Sinners, States of Grace, and Earthdivers
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Greene interviews horror great and New York Times bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones on the re-release of his novel All the Beautiful Sinner...
Chthonica #14: Nathan Ballingrud on CATHEDRAL OF THE DROWNED and Michael Wehunt on THE OCTOBER FILM HAUNT!
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Greene and Edward Meehan host horror authors Nathan Ballingrud and Michael Wehunt on their new books! Ballingrud's CATHEDRAL OF THE DROWNED drops...
Chthonica #13: Philip Fracassi on THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE!
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Greene interviews horror author Philip Fracassi on his new horror novel THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE, dropping September 30, 2025 ...
Chthonica #12: Alma Katsu's FIEND!
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Greene interviews horror & espionage author (and 35-year intelligence community veteran) Alma Katsu on her new horror novel FIEND, dropping S...
CHTHONICA #11: Lost in the Dark with John Langan
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Greene interviews legendary horror author John Langan in this spoiler-free conversation about his collection LOST IN THE DARK, available August 5...
CHTHONICA #10: Stephen Graham Jones on monsters, ghosts & turning twelve
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Greene interviews horror great Stephen Graham Jones about his slate of spring & summer '25 releases, including reissues of The Ones Who Got A...
Laird Barron, Trevor Henderson, and Doug Murano on NOT A SPECK OF LIGHT
28 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Author Laird Barron is joined by legendary horror illustrator Trevor Henderson and Bad Hand Books publisher Doug Murano to talk about Laird's latest h...
Laird Barron on SWIFT TO CHASE
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Laird Barron discusses the stories in his collection Swift to Chase. Hosted by Greg Greene and Edward Meehan of the Laird Barron subreddit community -...
Laird Barron & John Langan on THE BEAUTIFUL THING THAT AWAITS US ALL and THE CRONING
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Laird Barron & Philip Gelatt on OCCULTATION and the film THEY REMAIN
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Laird Barron takes questions about his stories in OCCULTATION, with filmmaker Philip Gelatt taking questions about THEY REMAIN, his adaptation is Lair...
Laird Barron on THE IMAGO SEQUENCE AND OTHER STORIES
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Horror great Laird Barron takes questions about his stories in THE IMAGO SEQUENCE. Hosted by Greg Greene and Edward Meehan of the LairdBarron subreddi...
IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD! with Laird Barron & Brian Evenson
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Chthonica #9: The Transgressive & the Sublime - Kelly Link on Horror
25 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Greene interviews Pulitzer Prize finalist and MacArthur Fellow Kelly Link about a handful of her favorite horror stories as well as the horror th...
CHTHONICA #8: The literary lineage of Stephen Graham Jones
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Greene interviews horror great Stephen Graham Jones about two short stories that helped shape his understanding and practice of writing fiction: ...
Chthonica #7: Horror from page to screen with Laird Barron, Alan Baxter and filmmaker Philip Gelatt
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Chthonica, we talk about the adapting horror prose to film with Laird Barron and Alan Baxter, and screenwriter & filmmaker Philip G...
Chthonica #6: Ellen Datlow & John Langan on the new monsters anthology SCREAMS FROM THE DARK!
11 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Master editor & anthologist Ellen Datlow is back with one of the hottest horror publications on the year, her new monsters anthology SCREAMS FROM THE ...
Chthonica #5: John F. D. Taff on his new horror anthology DARK STARS
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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), feat...
Chthonica episode #4: Paul Tremblay tells his horigin story!
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Greene interviews horror author Paul Tremblay (Survivor Song, A Headful of Ghosts) about two important horror short stories: "Where Are You Going...
Chthonica episode 3: Ellen Datlow talks new Shirley Jackson-inspired anthology WHEN THINGS GET DARK
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chthonica episode 3: Greg Greene interviews master editor/anthologist Ellen Datlow about her work in the horror genre and her new Shirley Jackson-insp...
Chthonica episode #2: Kelly Link for Beginners: John Langan talks "Stone Animals" and "Magic for Beginners" by Kelly Link
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Greene interviews horror great John Langan (The Fisherman) about an author whose works have left a mark on him: Kelly Link. We do a deep-dive int...
Chthonica episode #1: Interview with Laird Barron on the worlds, metaphysics, influences, and - yes - dogs in his horror fiction
04 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Greene conducts a wide-ranging interview with horror great Laird Barron on his twenty-year career as a pre-eminent author of horror, weird fictio...