Just in time for Halloween *cough* we're talking about a selection of spooky short stories of the cyberpunk persuasion. As a sub-genre of science fiction, cyberpunk generally lacks the ghouls and ghosts of fantasy and horror storytelling. But does that mean it can't be scary and if it is, what are the unique sorced of fear in dread in cyberpunk fiction?
In this episode, we discuss the short stories 400 Boys by Marc Laidlaw, Talk to Your Children About Two-Tongued Jeremy by Theodore McCombs, Glass Reptile Breakout by Russell Blackford, and Personal Trainer by Meg Ellison. We also talk about Troll vs. Alien vs. Predator, liking that people like things, how writing is like gardening, the creeping dread of technological advancement, being under-read in cyberpunk, the importance of atmosphere to horror, the way Junji Ito juggles horror and the absurd, going after Christopher Nolan and Stephen King, call center Alien, the Duolingo Owl with a chainsaw, kids in cyberpunk, XChange, and being worried about fish music!
The horror is implied!
CW: self-harm, bullying
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