Rachel Harrison (I)

Rachel Harrison is an American author of horror fiction known for pairing genre scares with dark comedy and sharply drawn female characters. Her debut novel, The Return (2020), was praised by Kirkus Reviews as a stylish debut that sustains a low, visceral dread, and she followed it with Cackle (2021), Such Sharp Teeth (2022), and the story collection Bad Dolls (2022), along with Black Sheep (2023), So Thirsty (2024), and Play Nice (2025). The New York Times has called her novels among the most original and entertaining feminist horror being published, and Library Journal has praised her talent for writing "powerful and empowered women with razor-sharp wit." By 2026 she had published eight books, establishing a steady presence in contemporary horror built on comic, character-focused scares.