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Sarah Langan

Born January 1, 1974

Sarah grew up on Long Island and got her MFA in creative writing from Columbia University, and also received her Master’s in Environmental Health Science/Toxicology from New York University. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, daughters, and rabbits. She’s received three Bram-Stoker awards for her fiction, and her work has often been included in best-of-the year lists and anthologies. She’s a founding board member of the Shirley Jackson Awards, and works in both film and prose.

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Les Derniers Jours de Maple Street

Les Derniers Jours de Maple Street

Nightmare Magazine, Issue 1: October 2012

Nightmare Magazine, Issue 1: October 2012

with John Joseph Adams, John Joseph Adams

The Changeling

The Changeling

with Natalie Naudus

Trad Wife

Trad Wife

2026
Squid Teeth

Squid Teeth

2025
Pam Kowolski Is a Monster!

Pam Kowolski Is a Monster!

2025
The End of the World as We Know It: Tales of Stephen King's The Stand

The End of the World as We Know It: Tales of Stephen King's The Stand

2025

with V. Castro, Bryan Smith, Hailey Piper, Rio Youers, Somer Canon, Nat Cassidy, Cynthia Pelayo, Gabino Iglesias, Stephen King, Chuck Wendig and Josh Malerman

A Better World

A Better World

2024
Revelations: Horror Writers for Climate Action

Revelations: Horror Writers for Climate Action

2022

with Philip Fracassi, Priya Sharma, Gwendolyn Kiste, Stephen King, Josh Malerman, Clive Barker, Joe Hill, Laird Barron and Paul Tremblay

Good Neighbors

Good Neighbors

2021
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve

The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve

2020

with S. Qiouyi Lu, Ray Cluley, Stephen Graham Jones and Paul Tremblay

Nightmare Magazine 33: June 2015

Nightmare Magazine 33: June 2015

2015

with Maria Dahvana Headley, Erika Holt and Mike Davis

The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women

The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women

2012

with Amelia B. Edwards, Yvonne Navarro, Nancy Kilpatrick and Lilith Saintcrow

The Burning Maiden

The Burning Maiden

2012

with Mike Oliveri, Mort Castle and Orrin Grey

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: September/October 2011

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: September/October 2011

2011

with Deborah J. Ross, Albert E. Cowdrey and Jon Armstrong

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition

2011

with Angela Slatter, Steve Duffy, Tim Powers, Peter Atkins and Laird Barron

Lightspeed Magazine, October 2010

Lightspeed Magazine, October 2010

2010
Audrey's Door

Audrey's Door

2009
The Lost

The Lost

2008
Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet

Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet

2008

with Rick R. Reed, Lee Thomas and Jameson Currier

The Missing

The Missing

2007

with Paul Tremblay

The Keeper

The Keeper

2006

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The End Has Come

The End Has Come

2015

with Hugh Howey, Nancy Kress, Megan Arkenberg, David Wellington and Chris Avellone

The End is Nigh

The End is Nigh

2014

with John Joseph Adams, Nancy Kress, Megan Arkenberg, David Wellington and Matthew Mather

The End Is Now

The End Is Now

2014

with Hugh Howey, Nancy Kress, Megan Arkenberg, Desirina Boskovich and David Wellington