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178 – Jenny Kiefer & A Solid Foothold in Horror

01.16.2024 - By Neil McRobertPlay

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Send us a Text Message. The first new book coverage of 2024 – and it starts us off on suitably horrific footing.   Jenny Kiefer’s debut novel, This Wretched Valley, has been getting a huge amount of early buzz in horror circles. It’s the story of four unlucky adventurers, who head into the Kentucky woods and meet all manner of nasty sh*t.    It’s a tightly wound tale of misadventure, that takes at least some inspiration from the Dyatlov Pass mystery. And if you don’t know what that is… boy have you got a wiki hole to disappear down.   Jenny and I talk about writing and selling a brutal debut, arthouse horror influences, the terror of climbing and research serendipity… plus, what she thinks happened to those poor Russian hikers over 60 years ago.   Enjoy!   Other books mentioned:  The Ruins (2006), by Scott SmithThe Laws of the Skies (2019), by Grégoire CourtoisDead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident (2013), by Donnie EicharThe Marigold (2023), by Andre F. Sullivan  Support Talking Scared on Patreon   Visit the Talking Scared site   Come talk books on Twitter @talkscaredpod, on Instagram, or email direct to [email protected]  Support the Show.

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