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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 — 1,954 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 — 1,687 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 — 627 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) 4.08 avg rating — 626 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) 4.17 avg rating — 499 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
	Feral and Hysterical: Mother Horror’s Ultimate Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Women 4.55 avg rating — 423 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
	Worst Laid Plans: An Anthology of Vacation Horror by Samantha Kolesnik (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sadie Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Introduction), Hailey Piper (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 476 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
	Bound Feet (My Dark Library #3) by Kelsea Yu (Goodreads Author), Sadie Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.38 avg rating — 351 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
	We Are Wolves by Gemma Amor (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Laurel Hightower (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Cynthia Pelayo (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.07 avg rating — 285 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 — 214 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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I kicked off 2026 with a new Patreon benefit, Flash Fiction Fridays. My vision is to showcase the immeasurable talents of the horror authors I enjoy reading. These Flash Fiction stories are an invitation to readers—here is a taste of what they have to offer. If you like it, there’s more.

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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

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Title/Author: Model Home by Rivers Solomon Format Read: audiobook Pub date: October 1st, 2024 Publisher: MCD Page Count: 304 Affiliate Link: https://bookshop.org/a/7576/978125039... "The three Maxwell siblings, members of the only Black family in a gated c ...more
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“I love a good story about everyone dying.”
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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.”
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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.”
― Ravi Zacharias, Can Man Live Without God

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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?
https://twitter.com/RobertMcCammon/st...

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message 3: by Red

Feb 21, 2018 02:28PM

Thanks for accepting, Sadie! :D <3

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message 2: by Kelly

Dec 12, 2017 06:58AM

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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message 1: by Kyriakos

Oct 07, 2017 03:34AM

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

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