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Jessica Clem

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Born

The United States

Website

https://jessicaclem.com/

Twitter

jrclem

Genre

Thriller, Horror

Influences

Andrea Bartz, Ashley Winstead, Paul Tremblay, Stephen King, Catriona W ...more

Member Since

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Jessica Clem is a Minneapolis writer and editor. Her debut thriller, This Never Happened, will be released in November 2026 by Rowan Prose Publishing. Her work has appeared in Creation Magazine, Dark Harbor Magazine, Ms Magazine, Literally Stories, SeaFoam Mag, and in the horror anthologies Down with the Fallen from Franklin/Kerr Press, D is for Demons from Red Cape Publishing, and After Dark from Rowan Prose Publishing.

She is also a marathoner, a horror fanatic, and a volunteer with Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota Action Fund, serving as a Super Advocate. Follow her on TikTok and Instagram @jessclemauthor, and on X @jrclem.

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Jessica Clem’s books

Average rating: 4.28 · 39 ratings · 7 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Down with the Fallen: A Post-Apocalyptic Horror Anthology by Jordon Greene (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Author), Jack Lothian (Goodreads Author), Tobey Alexander (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	D is for Demons by Jessica Clem (Goodreads Author), Matt Doyle (Goodreads Author), Carmilla Voiez (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After Dark: Volume One by Rowan Prose Publishing, Brigid Barry (Goodreads Author), Chris Campeau (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Never Happened 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Midnight Is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead

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"What is it about teenage girls that claws so deeply under people's skin?" I LOVED this book. Winstead nailed small-town paranoia, and her portrayal of the Holy Fire Baptist church gave me the creeps. I loved her broody, dark-haired love interest, and the two main characters had great chemistry. No spoilers, but the ending m Read more of this blog post »

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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek #1)

by Kim Michele Richardson (Goodreads Author)

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