Saratoga Schaefer (they/them) is the USA Today Bestselling and Independent Press Bestselling author of horror and thriller novels. Their books have been featured in Variety, People Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, and Glamour, and their horror novels Trad Wife and A Thousand Monstrous Forms were on New York Public Library’s “Best New Horror” list. Trad Wife was also a Goodreads Choice Awards nominee for best horror of 2026. Saratoga’s writing has appeared in Writer’s Digest, CrimeReads, The Claremont Review, and more. Originally from Brooklyn, Saratoga now lives upstate with several needy animals and a haunted clown table.
Saratoga is represented by Amy Giuffrida of Belcastro Agency.
