Stacy Horn is a journalist and author of nonfiction books, including Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad & Criminal in 19th Century New York and The Restless Sleep: Inside New York City’s Cold Case Squad. Her last book, described on The Bowery Boys podcast as “your page-turning horror read for the summer,” turned out to be excellent preparation for the horror read she was to write next. Mary Roach has hailed her for “combining awe-fueled curiosity with topflight reporting skills,” while others have described her work as "immaculately researched" and "several notched above the typical reporter's insights." Horn’s commentaries have been heard on NPR’s All Things Considered, and she lives in New York City.
