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Jess Hagemann

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Jess Hagemann’s debut novel Headcheese won a 2019 IPPY Award in Horror. Her sophomore novel Mother-Eating was named a “Most-Anticipated Horror Book of 2025” by Paste Magazine and made Bloody Disgusting’s list of Best Horror Books of 2025. That same year, Rapture Publishing issued a standalone chapbook of her short story “Resurrection.” In 2026, she will be novelizing a movie for Encyclopocalypse Publications. Jess received her MFA from the Jack Kerouac School, and is the former recipient of a teaching fellowship at McNeese State University and a writing residency at Dear Butte. She lives in Austin.

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	Into the Forest: Tales of the Baba Yaga by Lindy Ryan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christina Henry (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Gwendolyn Kiste (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.75 avg rating — 768 ratings — published 2022 — 8 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
	Headcheese 3.75 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2018 — 6 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
	Mother-Eating 3.96 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Ghoulish Tales Issue #2 by Various, Max Booth III (Goodreads Author) (editor), Lori Michelle (Goodreads Author) (editor) 4.29 avg rating — 35 ratings	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
	Castle of Horror Anthology Volume 6: Femme Fatales by P.J. Hoover (Goodreads Author), M.J. Addy, Jessica Lee Anderson 4.42 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Resurrection 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings	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
	Whispers: Healing and Triumph after Sexual Assault 4.40 avg rating — 5 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
	Precipice: Writing at the Edge by Jess Hagemann (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jade Lascelles (Editor), Kristen Wedlock (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2018	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
	Of Tiny Threads: Stories about American Marriage (Untellable Tales Book 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	POSTMARKS ON OUR FOREHEADS: Hospice Care Patients, Memory Care Patients, and the People Who Love Them it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2016 — 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

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Jess Hagemann rated a book it was amazing Open Wide by Jessica Gross	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
A perfect example of why horror does not always mean scary. There was nothing scary about this book—except perhaps for the toxic mother-daughter relationship. It’s mostly a rom-com, with just enough weird blips for you to go, “huh.” Then: “I think I ...more
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Jess Hagemann rated a book it was amazing Narrow the Road by James Wade (Goodreads Author)	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
Two teenage boys and a teenage girl, brought together by happenstance in 1932, walk across East Texas in search of one of the boy's (William's) dad. NARROW THE ROAD is a Western, not a horror, but it has horrific elements, including an abused gorilla ...more
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Jess Hagemann rated a book really liked it Jawbone by Mónica Ojeda	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
Jawbone is maximalist horror at its most overwhelming. We bounce between characters' heads without warning and get all of their competing, contradictory, irrelevant, or fascinating thoughts at once. Ojeda was smart to repeat certain descriptions like ...more
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A perfect example of why horror does not always mean scary. There was nothing scary about this book—except perhaps for the toxic mother-daughter relationship. It’s mostly a rom-com, with just enough weird blips for you to go, “huh.” Then: “I think I ...more
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Jess Hagemann rated a book really liked it Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt (Goodreads Author)	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
I don’t know how to coherently describe this book so I’ll just say it has a lot of disjointed POVs, trans and queer characters, and fetishes (impregnation, parasites, abortion). It’s violent and unsettling at times, and it’s best to just let it wash ...more
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Jess Hagemann rated a book liked it Vagabond by Tim Curry	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
I’ve had a crush on Tim Curry since first watching RHPS. This memoir kind of squashed that. It was a pretty long and rambling account of the various stages and film sets he’s worked on with no real behind-the-scenes insights into who he is as a perso ...more
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Jess Hagemann rated a book it was amazing Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi (Goodreads Author)	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
BOYS IN THE VALLEY took me totally by surprise. I didn’t think I was going to enjoy a book that features 30+ male characters and only one female character in a minor role. My bad—I loved it! Gripped by this tale of an evil presence that infects adult ...more
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