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Jason Garman

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Born

in Peoria, IL, The United States

Website

https://jasongarman.carrd.co/

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Genre

Horror, Thriller, Mystery

Influences

David Lynch, Mark Z. Danielewski, John Langan, Stephen King, Clive Bar ...more

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October 2025

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Jason Garman is the author of Reflections in the Dark: A Horror-Noir, a psychological thriller set in Chicago where reality begins to fracture at the edges. His work blends crime fiction with surreal, unsettling horror—drawing inspiration from the atmospheric dread of Twin Peaks, the procedural grit of The X-Files, and the psychological weight of modern noir.

He is the creator of the “Elsewhere Fold,” an ongoing story universe exploring fractured identity, mirrored realities, and the thin line between perception and truth. His fiction is known for its cinematic tone, slow-building tension, and moments of stark, haunting imagery.

Garman lives in Illinois with his family, where he continues to develop new entries in the Reflections in the Dark ...more

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Average rating: 4.76 · 29 ratings · 29 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Reflections in the Dark by Jason Garman (Goodreads Author), Mario Nevado (Illustrator) 4.65 avg rating — 20 ratings — 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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How a Failed Short Story Became a Novella

On June 30, my new novella, Viscera Varnish, will be released.

Part literary horror, part psychological suspense, and part dark character study, Viscera Varnish explores artistic obsession, identity, ambition, and the dangerous pursuit of authenticity. It’s a story about creation, transformation, and what happens when the desire to make something meaningful begins to consume the person doing the cr Read more of this blog post »

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Published on June 16, 2026 08:49 • Tags: horror, indie-author, mystery, psychological-horror, thriller

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Without Hesitation is one of those rare books that feels deeply personal while also speaking to something much larger and universal. What struck me most was the honesty. There is a quiet courage in the way this story is told—without sensationalism, wi ...more
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A.C. Hessenauer has written something genuinely special with Going to the Six. What impressed me most wasn't the mystery itself, but the confidence of the storytelling. This is a novel that trusts its readers. Rather than relying on cheap scares or ea ...more
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Rebellion of the Watchers is an ambitious blend of biblical mythology, epic fantasy, and adventure, but what really struck me while reading it was how much the story feels like an allegory for the world we're currently living in. On the surface, the ...more
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