Hi, I’m C.J. Dotson!

Hi, friends, welcome to C.J. Dotson’s Dreadful Dispatch! I’m horror author C.J. Dotson. You can find my published short fiction here. I have two horror novels forthcoming from St. Martin’s Press: THE CUT coming 4/8/2025, and THESE FAMILIAR WALLS (more information to be announced).

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