Spirits like her are not drawn to the happy and carefree; they want salt, be it blood or be it tears.
My Darling Dreadful Thing
“Johanna van Veen reaches beyond the veil to conjure up
a gothic shocker like no other.”
– Clay McLeod Chapman, author of What Kind of Mother and Ghost Eaters
“This tale of monsters and monstrous love is a gorgeous gothic treat.
I drank up every delicious word.”
– Jennifer Thorne, USA Today bestselling author of Diavola
WORKS BY JOHANNA
Current and Upcoming Projects.
ABOUT ME
Johanna Van Veen
grew up in the Netherlands with her twin sisters; they are triplets and although not identical, they share a strong bond. She earned both an MA in English Literature and Digital Media from Leiden University. Johanna is the author of My Darling Dreadful Thing (2024) and Blood on Her Tongue (2025), as well as the upcoming middle-grade novel The Witch of Hagstone Hill (2025), the first installment of The Triplets Grim trilogy. When not writing, she enjoys spending time with her wife, her sisters, and her dog, though not necessarily all at the same time.
AUTHOR EVENTS
Stay up-to-date on events with me! Most of the time, I attend events in the Netherlands and across Europe. However, sometimes I have events in the US!