Hello. Abby and Kris discuss restraint and subtlety in good horror movies and stories, the effectiveness of blood and gore, and the calculus of nightmares.

Stories mentioned:

• “Dead Milk” by Elias_Witherow. /r/nosleep.
• “The Grinding” by Alex Beyman. Inkitt.com.
• “The Whistler.” Narrated here, and the video that inspired it.
• “Killer” by Sean Ganus. Pseudopod 497.
• Blair Witch (2016) theatrical trailer.