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TIH 406: Jennifer Trudrung on The Nest, Here There Be Tygers, and Writing and Acting

  • August 10, 2021

  • 3 mins to read

In this podcast Jennifer Trudrung talks about The Nest, Here There Be Tygers, writing and acting, and much more. 

About Jennifer Trudrung

Jennifer Trudrung is an actress and writer of horror, horror-comedy, and thriller screenplays. She is known for The Nest (2021), Halloween Kills (2021), The Vampire Diaries (2009), and Here There Be Tygers (2019).

Show notes

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[4:15] Early life lessons growing up in Florida
[8:40] Dad trying to scare Jennifer
[12:13] Middle school difficulties and comfort in horror books
[15:07] Here There Be Tygers
[21:16] The Nest
[25:58] The hardest challenges of parenting
[29:35] Antagonists/insects in The Nest
[34:40] Teddy bear terror
[36:53] Early reaction to The Nest
[39:12] Horror movies Jennifer loves and others hate
[49:29] Writing and acting and how they complement each other
[51:26] Weekly routine
[53:00] What frightens Jennifer
[55:28] Advice to eighteen-year-old self
[59:14] What is something you should be kinder to yourself about
[1:00:33] What’s Jennifer working on and what is next
[1:04:14] Connect with Jennifer
[1:05:14] Final thoughts

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