Nat Cassidy

Nat Cassidy

Nat Cassidy writes horror for the pages, stage, and screen. He’s the author of the acclaimed novels Mary: An Awakening of Terror and Nestlings. His books have been featured in best-of lists from Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar, NPR, the Chicago Review of Books, the NY Public Library, and more, and he was named one of the “writers shaping horror’s next golden age” by Esquire.

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Titles by Nat Cassidy
I Know A Place: Rest Stop and Other Dark Detours
🏆 Bestseller
✎ Editor's Pick
★ Starred Review
I Know A Place: Rest Stop and Other Dark Detours
Nat Cassidy, Stephen King (Introduction)
Magazine Pieces by Nat Cassidy
The Art of What You Want - A Short Story by Nat Cassidy

"The Art of What You Want"

Nat Cassidy
The businessman and the doctor sit in the doctor’s private office deep in the bowels of the massive new medical complex. “Holeeeeeeeeeee shit,” the businessman says. He’s barely in his forties, but comfort and success have kept the years from his face, making him look more like the homecoming king he once was than the adult he currently is…
Nat Cassidy News
I KNOW A PLACE instant USA TODAY bestseller
May 13, 2026

Nat Cassidy’s I KNOW A PLACE is an instant USA TODAY Bestseller!

Huge congrats to Nat Cassidy! I Know A Place is his second USA Today Bestselling title after last year’s When the Wolf Comes Home…
I Know a Place Featured on ABC News
March 10, 2026

I KNOW A PLACE Featured on ABC News!

“A dream come true…” Nat Cassidy’s hometown ABC affiliate in Arizona ran a nice segment on their morning news show about Nat, I KNOW A PLACE, and the introduction from Stephen King…
I Know A Place - Stephen King quote
January 26, 2026

Stephen King calls Nat Cassidy’s I KNOW A PLACE “F*cking Great”

A new collection of short stories by bestselling author Nat Cassidy has received a rave review from modern horror literature’s biggest legend, Stephen King. I Know A Place is a collection of short stories that will be published by Shortwave Publishing on May 5th. The collection includes Cassidy’s novella Rest Stop, a 2024 Bram Stoker Award finalist, as well as a number of other new original stories…
Cover Reveal - I Know A Place: Rest Stop and Other Dark Detours by Nat Cassidy
November 6, 2025

Cover Reveal – I KNOW A PLACE

Today we are revealing the cover for Nat Cassidy’s debut collection, I Know A Place: Rest Stop and Other Dark Detours…
Rest Stop Locus Magazine
March 10, 2025

REST STOP Reviewed in Locus Magazine

A new review for Nat Cassidy’s REST STOP just dropped in Locus Magazine! “When done right, there’s nothing like a novella…”
Rest Stop - Stoker Award Nominated
February 23, 2025

REST STOP is a Bram Stoker Award Finalist

We are excited to announce Nat Cassidy’s novella, Rest Stop, which we published last October, has been nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction…
Kirkus praises REST STOP
October 8, 2024

Kirkus Reviews praises REST STOP

Kirkus Reviews recently published their review of Nat Cassidy‘s forthcoming novella, Rest Stop. Read an excerpt of the review below, or read the full review on…