Mariana Enriquez on The Ghosts of Buenos Aires, Horror, History & Rebellion

From Buenos Aires to folklore and rebellion—inside the gothic world of a literary horror icon.

Mariana Enriquez on The Ghosts of Buenos Aires, Horror, History & Rebellion

In the season finale of Season 1 on Sick Sad Lit, I’m joined by one of the most powerful voices in horror literature today: Mariana Enriquez.

From the sweltering streets of Buenos Aires to Argentina’s political past, Enriquez crafts horror that’s not just terrifying - it’s alive, subversive, and beautifully strange.

Mariana joined me at my freaking HOUSE for an in-person interview which was one of the absolute highlights of my recent memory.

In this episode we talk about:

  • How journalism sharpened her storytelling
  • The gothic heat of Buenos Aires
  • Why she writes horror that resists and reveals
  • The ghosts (real and imagined) that haunt her fiction

🎧 Listen below or wherever you get your podcasts.


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