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Sofi Claythorn

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Sofi Claythorn is a disabled indie author from Leeds, England. Their work aims to amplify underrepresented voices through a horror lens. The Weight of Fifty-Two Fingers is their debut novel, with a horror anthology, Salt Licker, planned for release soon. When they're not writing, they're busy yapping online about plants, books, and chronic illness. They also enjoy treating guinea pigs like royalty, losing at online chess, and hunting down the perfect gluten-free donut. ...more

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Calling all fans of weird literature... My debut body horror novel, The Weight of Fifty-Two Fingers, is being released in just one week’s time. It’s body horror with a political edge, stuffed full of psychological dread, surreal and cosmic elements, queer identity, and Northern British culture. I was born in West Yorkshire; I’ve lived in Leeds since university, and it was important to me to captur Read more of this blog post »
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Published on October 07, 2025 05:08 Tags: bodyhorror, contemporary-horror, indieauthor, lgbtq-horror
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Kat wrote one of my favourite books of last year (Bitterthorn) so I was very excited for this one! As always, Kat's writing style is beautiful and naturally compliments gothic storytelling. Imagine queer Dracula meets Wuthering Heights set in the She ...more
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