Women in Horror
In celebration of WiHM, I’ve put together a list of women horror authors to follow! This list will likely be expanded. This list is all-inclusive.
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@maywalker.bsky.social
@laurelhightower.bsky.social
Horror loving mom. Author of that mothman book, BELOW. Also WHISPERS IN THE DARK, CROSSROADS, EVERY WOMAN KNOWS THIS, SILENT KEY, SPIRIT COVEN, and THE DAY OF THE DOOR
@elliottgish.bsky.social
TT, LL. Writer, librarian, too many freckles, not enough sleep. Debut novel GREY DOG available now. She/her. https://linktr.ee/elliottgish
@tiffmorris.bsky.social
Horror/Sff writer. L’nu’skw (Mi'kmaw). She/her. Bi cis anarchafeminist. Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will. Books: 🩸Carnalis (2025) 🌿 Green Fuse Burning 💀 Elegies of Rotting Stars 📧 Rep by Jo Ramsay at Transatlantic Agency
@teawitch.bsky.social
(she/her/ella) 🇲🇽🇺🇸🏳️🌈 ❤️🔥 Raw-hearted word sommelier 📖 Most recently published in My Galvanized Friend’s “No One Can Know” issue 💀 #amwriting THE GOLDEN STATE 🍵 CEO of Friday Afternoon Tea linktr.ee/fridaye
@arihellraiser.bsky.social
Horror fan from womb to tomb. Author of Millennial Nasties, regular contributor to The Pod and the Pendulum. Letterboxd: Ari_Hellraiser linktr.ee/Ari_Hellraiser
@dianedooley.bsky.social
Aging guttersnipe. Brit living in Vermont. Published author of Science Fiction, Horror, Romance. Interests: books, history, politics, tennis, music, poetry, travel, gardens. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/dianedooley
@amygrech.bsky.social
Prolific crime/horror author/poet based in NYC. Active HWA Member. Alien Buddha Press published my poetry chapbook, A Shadow of Your Former Self. SEO is my bread and butter. 🔪🩸 ☕️ https://ko-fi.com/amygrech 💻 crimsonscreams.com
@catrionaward.bsky.social
USA Today bestselling author of LOOKING GLASS SOUND 🪞💀🪞, THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET, SUNDIAL & more Rep @jennysavill1 & @RStrausAgency Film/TV @mldean_& @unitedtalent
@cynthiapelayo.bsky.social
Bram Stoker Award & Int’l Latino Book Award winning author| VANISHING DAUGHTERS, Thomas & Mercer| GHOSTS OF WHERE WE ARE FROM, Atria/Primero Sueño| LOTERÍA & CHICAGO SAGA, Hachette| School of the Art Institute MFAW, PhD English candidate | Rep-Lane Heymont
@kdbwrites.bsky.social
writer she/her Humor: I’m a Little Brain Dead; Birth and Other Surprises; No Help at All: 2025 Horror: Next Door, Revolve Voter suppression is a sign of weakness & poor hygiene #strokesurvivor linktr.ee/kdbwrites
@daphnefama.bsky.social
The awkward goth that used to sit in the back of your class. Repped by Dorian Maffe. House of Monstrous Women (August 12). ✨ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/207767929-house-of-monstrous-women
@gwendolynkiste.bsky.social
Horror Author. 3x Bram Stoker Award Winner. Lambda Literary Award Winner. Potato Chip Connoisseur.
@lizkerin.bsky.social
Author, Screenwriter, mother of corgis | I wrote those sad vampire books NIGHT'S EDGE and FIRST LIGHT. 🩸🥀 | 🌴 by way of 🗽, 💙💜💗
@authorkatm.bsky.social
Author of 👻 things, recently: THROUGH THE MIDNIGHT DOOR. Whiskey drinker. Hates feet.
@silviamg.bsky.social
Writer. THE BEWITCHING (2025), SEVENTH VEIL OF SALOME, MEXICAN GOTHIC, and others books. https://silviamoreno-garcia.com/
@wnwagner.bsky.social
Horror writer (GIRL IN THE CREEK due out 2025, Tor Nightfire); editor-in-chief of NIGHTMARE MAGAZINE, senior editor, LIGHTSPEED. Rep'd by Lane Heymont. 🏳️🌈 Portland, OR - plant nerd, foot traveler - she/her, they/them https://linktr.ee/wendynwagner
@haileypiperfights.bsky.social
Make horror gay AF, Stoker Award winner Aug 12: A GAME IN YELLOW Sept 16: TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS she/her; rep: Lane Heymont haileypiper.com
@rachelharrison.bsky.social
Friendly Ghost 👻 Author of The Return, Cackle, Such Sharp Teeth, Bad Dolls, Black Sheep, So Thirsty & PLAY NICE 9.9.25🖤
@okokno.bsky.social
I'm a writer, artist. A brain inside of a pile of blankets. Also check out my book, Midnight Rooms! Find me in these places: https://linktr.ee/okokno
@iameeadams.bsky.social
Storyteller of all things dark. Author of JACKAL and ONE OF YOU. Updates only https://linktr.ee/iameeadams
@vlatinalondon.bsky.social
2x Bram Stoker Award nominated author Chicana Aliens:Vasquez Rebel Moon (Netflix) The Haunting of Alejandra Immortal Pleasures Goddess of Filth The Queen of The Cicadas Rep-Beth Marshea/Ladderbird vcastrostories.com
@saratantlinger.bsky.social
5x Bram Stoker Award nominee; award-winning author of The Devil’s Dreamland. Cats & coffee 🖤
@jawmccarthy.bsky.social
2x Bram Stoker & 2x Shirley Jackson Award finalist. Author of SLEEP ALONE and SOMETIMES WE’RE CRUEL. Stories: Best Horror of the Year Vol 13, PseudoPod, Vastarien, Split Scream 3, more. Cat & lipstick enthusiast. She/Jen. Rep: Lane Heymont. jawmccarthy.com
@jennykiefer.com
Horror writer and owner of Butcher Cabin Books in Louisville, Kentucky. Author of THIS WRETCHED VALLEY & CRAFTING FOR SINNERS (Oct 25). Bram Stoker Nominee. Fuck fascists & AI
@almakatsu.bsky.social
Novelist. Former intelligence professional, tech futurist. My next horror novel, FIEND, comes out 9/16/25
@christaqua.bsky.social
Bram Stoker Award-winning & Shirley Jackson Award-nominated author of THE DAUGHTERS OF BLOCK ISLAND & BENEATH THE POET’S HOUSE. @murdercoaster.bsky.social cohost | she/her | Agent: Jill Marr
@hildur.bsky.social
Icelandic writer. The Night Guest is already out! // Dead Weight coming in 2026!
@angelasylvaine.bsky.social
Horror & thriller author & reader. HWA. Cheerful goth. Bi. She/her. No AI! Bram Stoker Award nominee Horror comedy FROST BITE Collection THE DEAD SPOT Mall slasher CHOPPING SPREE https://linktr.ee/angelasylvaine
@tananarivedue.bsky.social
Lifewriting Podcast - Exec Producer #HorrorNoire: A History of Black Horror, Writer: Twilight Zone. UCLA Lecturer. Vanity Fair. Author: American Book Award #BLM #blacksky She/Her - https://linktr.ee/tananarivedue