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Caitlin Starling

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Caitlin Starling writes genre-hopping horror and speculative fiction, spanning science-fiction survival horror, gothic fantasy, dark fantasy, and medical and psychological horror. Her bibliography includes novels and standalone novellas, while her shorter fiction and nonfiction have appeared in magazines and anthologies.

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Caitlin Starling's Newest Book

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The Graceview Patient

novel · First published 2025

Misery meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers in this genre-bending, claustrophobic hospital gothic from the bestselling author of The Death of Jane Lawrence. Margaret lives with a rare autoimmune condition that has destroyed her life, leaving her isolated. It has no cure, but she’s making do as best she can―until she’s offered a fully paid-for spot in an experimental medical trial at Graceview Memorial. The conditions are simple, if grueling: she will live at the hospital as a full-time patient, subjecting herself to the near-total destruction of her immune system and its subsequent regeneration. The trial will essentially kill most of, but not all of her. But as the treatment progresses and her body begins to fail, she stumbles upon something sinister living and spreading within the hospital. Unsure of what's real and what is just medication-induced delusion, Margaret struggles to find a way out as her body and mind succumb further to the darkness lurking throughout Graceview's halls.

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The Luminous Dead

Her debut novel and a representative entry point to her horror-tinged speculative fiction.

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Novels (7)
  1. The Luminous Dead

    novel · 2019

    When Gyre Price lied her way into this expedition, she thought she’d be mapping mineral deposits and that her biggest problems would be cave collapses and gear malfunctions. She also thought that the fat paycheck - enough to get her…

  2. Yellow Jessamine

    novella · 2020

    In Yellow Jessamine, shipping magnate Evelyn Perdanu controls the dying city of Delphinium with trade deals and secrets. But when mysterious sickness sparks death and obsession, all leading back to her, Evelyn's brittle existence is…

  3. The Death of Jane Lawrence

    novel · 2021

    Practical, unassuming Jane Shoringfield has done the calculations, and decided that the most secure path forward is this: a husband, in a marriage of convenience, who will allow her to remain independent and occupied with meaningful work.…

  4. Last to Leave the Room

    novel · 2023

    Last to Leave the Room is a new novel of genre-busting speculative horror from Caitlin Starling, the acclaimed author of The Death of Jane Lawrence. The city of San Siroco is sinking. The basement of Dr. Tamsin Rivers, the arrogant,…

  5. The Oblivion Bride

    novella · 2025

    In the glittering city state of Volun, Lorelei Steddart never thought she'd be anything but an office drone-until her family all die under mysterious and likely magical circumstances, leaving her to inherit everything. To figure out…

  6. The Starving Saints

    novel · 2025

    From the nationally bestselling author of The Luminous Dead and The Death of Jane Lawrence, a transfixing fever dream of medieval horror following three women in a besieged castle that descends ravenously into madness under the spell of…

  7. The Graceview Patient

    novel · 2025

    Misery meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers in this genre-bending, claustrophobic hospital gothic from the bestselling author of The Death of Jane Lawrence. Margaret lives with a rare autoimmune condition that has destroyed her life,…

Frequently asked questions about Caitlin Starling

Who is Caitlin Starling?

Caitlin Starling is a horror and speculative-fiction author based in the Pacific Northwest who also works in narrative design.

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Where is Caitlin Starling based?

She is based in the Pacific Northwest.

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What influenced Caitlin Starling to become a writer?

Starling began writing around age eight with Sailor Moon fan fiction, became serious about it in high school, and credits Anne Rice’s vampire novels with helping inspire her to become an author.

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What awards has Caitlin Starling won?

The Luminous Dead won the Ladies of Horror Fiction Award for Best Debut Novel and was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel and the Locus Award for Best First Novel.

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What other creative work does Caitlin Starling do besides writing novels?

She works in narrative design and has published short fiction and nonfiction in venues including GrimDark Magazine, Neon Hemlock, Nightmare, Uncanny, and Nightfire.

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