ABOUT SAMI ELLIS
Sami Ellis is a queer horror writer inspired by the horrific nature of Black fears and the culture’s relation to the supernatural. Don’t mess with teeth. Never give a stranger your hair. Hexes, Haint Blue, and hearing hymns from the ancestors.
You can support her work as the the co-founder of the Write Team Mentorship Program, use her writing resource, the Agent Adjacent Cheat Sheet, and check out her words in her debut novel Dead Girls Walking (2024) or the upcoming Funerals Are for the Living (2026).
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Sami Ellis is a queer horror writer inspired by the horrific nature of Black fears and the culture’s relation to the supernatural. You can check out her words in her debut novel Dead Girls Walking (2024) or the upcoming Funerals Are for the Living (2026).
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
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Campaign for the American Reader: Sami Ellis's "Dead Girls Walking," the movie
The Nerd Daily Guest Post: Horror Book Double Features
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Her Campus at NYU: Author Spotlight: Sami Ellis
Campaign for the American Reader: Q&A with Sami Ellis
Words, Images, & Worlds with Jason DeHart: Words, Images, & Worlds with Sami Ellis
Afronauts Podcast: 2024 Debuts Pt 2: Sami Ellis, Ashton Lattimore, Avione Lee, and Rae Giana Rashad
All These Sunken Souls: Virtual Launch Event
Afronauts Podcast: All About Anthologies with Shari Pennant and Sami Ellis
#PitBLK: Pitch your book on Twitter: A #PitBLK Workshop!
With Elnora Gunter: Writing Stories to Tell in the Dark: Sami Ellis