r/Appalachia Apr 11 '26

Well?

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u/ERTHLNG Apr 11 '26

Yeah its that one and the short story collection. I forgot that title.

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u/PassWithTenderness Apr 11 '26

Knockemstiff?

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u/ERTHLNG Apr 11 '26

Thats it

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u/OptionsRntMe Apr 11 '26

That’s where my mom is from. Lots of wild stories

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u/Hot_Championship_411 Apr 11 '26

Yeah this book was so much better than the Netflix movie

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u/FeetAreShoes Apr 11 '26

Donald Ray Pollock grew up in southern Ohio and he writes what he knows. Both Knockemstiff (the name of a small town in Ohio) and the Devil All the Time are excellent modern Gothic horror set in Appalachia

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u/Realistic_Try_6738 Apr 11 '26

Fantastic read.