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A.C. Hessenauer describes herself as a writer of horror, chaos, and madness. Her latest novel, Going to the Six, was published by Cemetery Dance Publications in June 2026 and was selected for the Cemetery Dance Trade Paperback Book Club alongside works by Jack Ketchum, Bentley Little, and Brian Hodge. Going to the Six will also be released as an audiobook by Simon and Schuster Audio's Simon Maverick imprint in fall 2026.

When she’s not participating in macabre ceremonies dedicated to the eldritch horrors out in the woods, A.C. enjoys spending time with her family. She loves a good horror movie, and of course, getting swallowed whole by a good book.

A.C. is represented by Mark Falkin of Falkin Literary.

One signed copy of Carl: An Easter Horror Thriller Novella, in paperback.

Carl-Signed Paperback

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Two weeks before Easter, fourteen-year-old Tess finds something she thought was long gone—a tattered stuffed rabbit named Carl, buried in a box of Easter decorations. Once her favorite childhood toy, Carl now seems... different. His button eyes glint in the dark. His stitched mouth curves in a way it never did before. And when Tess holds him, she feels something stir inside her—something wild, something wrong.

At first, it’s little things. Strange dreams. An unsettling sense that Carl is watching, waiting. Then the accidents begin. People around Tess start getting hurt. Friendships crumble. Tess starts losing time, waking up with dirt under her nails and the taste of copper on her tongue.

As Easter draws near, Tess realizes Carl isn’t just a toy—he never was. He’s come back for a reason, and he won’t stop until he’s finished what he started all those years ago.

This spring, something is growing– rising. And it’s not the resurrection anyone was expecting.

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