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Sadie Hartmann aka Mother Horror is the co-owner of the monthly horror fiction subscription company, Night Worms and the Bram Stoker Awards® winning author of 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered from Page Street Publishing.
She lives in the PNW with her husband of 20+ years where they stare at Mt Rainier, eat street tacos, and hang out with their 3 kids. They have a Frenchie named Owen.

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	101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered by Sadie Hartmann (Goodreads Author), Josh Malerman (Goodreads Author) (Introduction), Cassandra Khaw (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.40 avg rating — 1,906 ratings — published 2023 — 4 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
	#thighgap by Chandler Morrison (Goodreads Author), Sadie Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.89 avg rating — 1,659 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Wormwood by Chad Lutzke (Goodreads Author), Tim Meyer (Goodreads Author), Sadie Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.17 avg rating — 619 ratings — published 2020 — 9 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
	Dark Matter Presents Human Monsters: A Horror Anthology by Sadie Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ashley Saywers (Editor), Christopher Golden (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.09 avg rating — 600 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Stargazers by L.P. Hernandez (Goodreads Author), Sadie Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.18 avg rating — 491 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Worst Laid Plans: An Anthology of Vacation Horror by Samantha Kolesnik (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sadie Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Introduction), Hailey Piper (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 477 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
	Feral and Hysterical: Mother Horror’s Ultimate Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Women 4.61 avg rating — 348 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
	Bound Feet (My Dark Library #3) by Kelsea Yu (Goodreads Author), Sadie Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.42 avg rating — 332 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
	We Are Wolves by Gemma Amor (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Laurel Hightower (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Cynthia Pelayo (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.07 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Darkest Hours by Mike Thorn (Goodreads Author), Sadie Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.09 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 2021 — 4 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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How to Feel Big Feelings And Be Less Cynical

Living in this American-dystopian-nightmare can take its toll. The endless fucking news cycle. Sometimes the headlines I read and the videos I watch are just too big to really sink in and I feel numb. I want to feel big feelings break up the loop of negativity and doom spiral.

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An openness and willingness to give and receive love

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Hawthorn: A Scottish Ghost Story

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My Lips, Her Voice

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“I shall come into your house with burnt offerings.”
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“The moms at the tables all clasp their hands together proudly and grin, lobotomized and unvaccinated.”
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“When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”
― Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus

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“Since it is so likely that (children) will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. Otherwise you are making their destiny not brighter but darker.”
― C.S. Lewis

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“For some of us, Halloween is everyday.”
― Tim Burton , Tim Burton

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“People who claim that they're evil are usually no worse than the rest of us... It's people who claim that they're good, or any way better than the rest of us, that you have to be wary of.”
― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

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“In some countries you love your neighbors, and in others you eat them.”
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message 7: by Richard

May 26, 2022 09:54AM

thank you for the friend

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message 6: by Alice

Apr 25, 2020 10:21PM

Thank you for accepting! I follow you on Instagram too. :)

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message 5: by Catherine

Sep 06, 2019 10:09AM

Thank you for accepting my friend request, Sadie! ♥

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message 4: by Ted

Jun 07, 2018 09:01AM

I see McCammon's Mystery Walk is on your TBR. Did you catch the author's latest tweet?
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Thanks for accepting, Sadie! :D <3

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message 2: by Kelly

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Sadie, the last thing I need is another series on my tbr but I couldn't resist your praise of the Miriam Black series by Chuck Wendig. I just ordered the first 3 books. Can't wait to try them! Hope your holiday season is going well, and good luck with the move.

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Thanks for the friendship acceptance Sadie!! Happy Readings! 😊 📚

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