KC Grifant

KC Grifant | Author of Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy & Weird West Stories

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KC Grifant is a Southern Californian author who writes internationally published horror, fantasy, science fiction and weird west stories for podcasts, anthologies and magazines. She is a member of SFWA and HWA.

Her debut supernatural western novel, MELINDA WEST: MONSTER GUNSLINGER (Brigids Gate Press, Feb 2023), described as a blend of Bonnie & Clyde meet The Witcher and Supernatural, has received positive reviews internationally. Readers and reviewers call the book “a fun, fast-paced, monster-filled joy ride,” “genre-blending,” “fascinating and irresistible,” and a “massive crowd-pleaser.” (See what Library Journal and other reviewers are saying here or purchase online.)

She is also author of SHROUDED HORROR: TALES OF THE UNCANNY (Dragon’s Roost Press, 2024), and MELINDA WEST AND THE GREMLIN QUEEN (Brigids Gate Press, 2025).

Her short stories have appeared in magazines and podcasts including: Andromeda Spaceways Magazine (cover story for issue #70), Unnerving Magazine, Aurealis Magazine, Fission Magazine, Cosmic Horror Monthly, Dark Matter Magazine, Tales to Terrify, the Lovecraft eZine, Sley House Podcasts, and many others.

She has also written for dozens of anthologies, including: Chromophobia; Dancing in the Shadows: A Tribute to Anne Rice; Musings of the Muse; Field Notes from a Nightmare; The One That Got Away; Six Guns Straight From Hell; Trembling with Fear: Year One; Shadowy Natures; Beyond the Infinite: Tales from the Outer Reaches; and the Stoker-nominated Fright Mare: Women Write Horror.

Buy MELINDA WEST: MONSTER GUNSLINGER online or from your favorite book seller