Bora Chung: The Midnight Timetable

Dolls, sepia photos, antique clocks – these objects seem to hold onto malevolent energy.

In the labyrinthine research facility at the centre of The Midnight Timetable, a new guard is starting to suspect there’s more to the objects being guarded than the boss is letting on. This new collection of horror stories by South Korean author Bora Chung offers a fresh take on the fable form, interweaving eerie confessions, echoing hallways and chilling ghost stories with sharp wit and biting social critique.

Enter the International Booker Prize–shortlisted author’s strange, shadowy world, in conversation with Siang Lu.