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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) 4.27 avg rating — 2,513 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) 3.88 avg rating — 1,798 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
	Dark Matter Presents Human Monsters: A Horror Anthology by Sadie Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ashley Saywers (Editor), Christopher Golden (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.98 avg rating — 753 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
	Wormwood by Chad Lutzke (Goodreads Author), Tim Meyer (Goodreads Author), Sadie Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.14 avg rating — 694 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
	Feral and Hysterical: Mother Horror’s Ultimate Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Women 4.47 avg rating — 593 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
	Stargazers by L.P. Hernandez (Goodreads Author), Sadie Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.17 avg rating — 519 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) 3.73 avg rating — 480 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) 4.33 avg rating — 403 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) 4.06 avg rating — 283 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
	Mother Knows Best: Tales of Homemade Horror by Lindy Ryan (Goodreads Author), Sadie Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.72 avg rating — 253 ratings — published 2024 — 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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The Many Shades of White

“And suddenly it didn't seem to matter any more, nothing would matter if she could turn over, turn over and see the stars, turn over and look once and die.”

-Stephen King, Carrie

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I noticed the prevalent use of stars in the show-a nod to both King’s

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The Instruction Manual to Being a Vampire

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Something Followed Us Home: Tales of Latiné Horror

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Sadie Hartmann wants to read Clear Water by Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes (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
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Sadie Hartmann and 1 other person liked Skirmantė's review of Monstera: "DNF at 68%. Honestly, the narration was really carrying this book for me. I probably wouldn’t have made it this far if I was reading it on kindle or in physical. I went in expecting horror. It was billed as botanical horror after all. But for me it lea" Read more of this review »
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Sadie Hartmann and 1 other person liked ★martina's review of Monstera: "i hate to say it, but the horror was non-existent and so was the chemistry between saskia and lucy. in part, it's because lucy's characterization as someone who was supposedly locked in a house with a raging right-winger for a decade without contact " Read more of this review »
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Sadie Hartmann and 6 other people liked Francesca's review of Monstera: "I feel CHEATED!! 🤦🏻‍♀️ This started off so promising! The FMC had such an interesting backstory & I was really looking forward to seeing where things would go. Unfortunately it all just fell completely flat for me. WHERE WAS THE HORROR?! 🤨 Yes there we" Read more of this review »
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Review soon! Audiobook. For fans of sapphic romance, horromance, botanical/plants, apartments, insta-romance, lady killers, secrets & lies, fast read
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Review soon! For fans of beauty horror, body horror, dark tech, black mirror, social media, influencer culture, retelling (the Picture of Dorian Gray", obsession, faustian bargains ...more
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“I love a good story about everyone dying.”
― Sadie Hartmann, 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered

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“The moms at the tables all clasp their hands together proudly and grin, lobotomized and unvaccinated.”
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“I shall come into your house with burnt offerings.”
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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.”
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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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