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Tanya Pell

Bram Stoker–Nominated Voice in Horror

Tanya Pell

Tanya Pell is a narcoleptic horror author who drinks bougie coffee and lives in the American South. She is the Bram Stoker-nominated author of Her Wicked Roots, Cicada, and the forthcoming That B Just Won’t Die!   Her short fiction can be found in anthologies like Fever Dreams, Mother Knows Best, and Obsolescence. https://www.tanyapell.com/about

Books

Featured Work

Cicada

Cicada

Cicada (2024). A Southern Gothic-tinged horror novella about a young woman trapped in a small town hosting a deadly cicada film festival, blending nostalgic VHS horror with grotesque small-town terror.

Her Wicked Roots

Her Wicked Roots

Her Wicked Roots (2025). Set in Victorian England, this Gothic retelling of Rappaccini’s Daughter blends folk horror, poisonous beauty, and psychological dread in a style reminiscent of Hawthorne. Bram Stoker Award Nominee for Superior Achievement in a First Novel In this queer retelling of Nathaniel Hawthorne classic gothic story, Rappaccini’s Daughter, a young woman is lured […]

This B Just Won’t Die!

This B Just Won’t Die!

This B Just Won’t Die! (2026). A feminist slasher novel following an aging scream queen working horror conventions, a stalked killer copying her old films, blending celebrity horror with themes of aging, body image, and survival. This humorous, heart-pounding, feminist slasher follows an ageing scream queen as she is pursued by a serial killer impersonating […]

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