Sean Thomas McDonnell is a contest-winning Bay Area horror, noir, and speculative fiction writer who specializes in blending visceral imagery with moments of quiet dread. His stories delve into themes of powerlessness vs. agency, moral ambiguity, and human fragility. In 2024, he released Beneath the Valley Oak through Spareorgan, a collection of short fiction that sold out in just under 48 hours.
McDonnell’s debut novel, Cherry Kills, is available world-wide through Tiny Worlds Publishing.