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A Horror Portfolio

Monsters, madness, and other stories lurk below.

 Welcome to Katie Garner’s author website.

Your resource for spine-chilling tales that haunt you long after you’ve said goodnight.

Featured Stories

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“CARNIVOROUS”

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“DEAR EDITOR”

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Thomas Ligotti

“Horror is not really horror unless it's your horror— that which you have known personally.”

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Clive Barker

“Horror fiction shows us that the control we believe we have is purely illusory, and that every moment we teeter on chaos and oblivion.”

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About the Author

Katie Garner is a writer and marketing specialist based in Santa Ana, California. When she’s not writing spooky stories, she can be found drafting Dungeons and Dragons campaigns and listening to Ghost.

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