EPISODE · Jan 21, 2026 · 59 MIN

John Wyndham's Chocky

from Still Scared: Talking Children's Horror · host Ren Wednesday and Adam Whybray

Happy new year, spooky kids! In this episode your hosts Adam Whybray and Ren Wednesday return to John Wyndham with his last book, Chocky from 1968, and the TV adaptation from 1984. We talk about Chocky's unusual parental perspective, Wyndhiam masculinity and possession horror, and digressions include Sonic Spinball, the works of Donald Winnicot and Cat Stevens' prog rock album. Transcript in the show notes!

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