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1893–1953
Best known for eerie, psychologically charged tales, this early 20th-century writer published dark fiction under the name G. Ranger Wormser. Her work is still remembered for its quiet sense of dread and its place among rediscovered women writers of supernatural fiction.

by G. Ranger (Gwendolyn Ranger) Wormser
Gwendolyn Ranger Wormser, who published as G. Ranger Wormser, was an American writer associated with supernatural and weird fiction. Her best-known book, The Scarecrow and Other Stories, was published in 1918 and helped establish her reputation for unsettling, mood-driven storytelling.
Modern readers often encounter her through reprints, audiobook recordings, and public-domain editions, which have helped bring her work back into view. Reliable biographical details appear to be limited online, so it is safest to say that she is chiefly remembered today for her short fiction rather than for a widely documented public literary career.
Because clear, well-sourced personal information is scarce, some details about her life are hard to confirm with confidence. What does stand out is the staying power of her fiction: strange, intimate stories that continue to interest readers of classic horror and weird literature.