My short eco-horror story, "From Below," has been published in The Best of Metastellar (Year Four) anthology by @metastellar.bsky.social Content warning: cannibalism (implied), gore, suicide warrenbenedetto.com/2025/09/27/f...

The audio production of my dark fiction story, "Interminable," has been released on the @lunaticsproject.bsky.social podcast. It’s the story of a man trapped by an incurable condition and an inescapable fate. CW: suicidal ideation. warrenbenedetto.com/2025/07/11/l...

J.B. Ryder published his first novel, The Forgotten Colony, two years ago, when he was 16. Now, he’s back with the sequel, Us Before Them, an epic sci-fi adventure that picks up where the cliffhanger ending of the first book left off. www.amazon.com/Before-Them-...

My weird cosmic horror story, "To Die Unseen," has been published in the Three x The Fun anthology by Rebellion Lit. It’s the story of a man adrift at sea and the giant eye staring at him from below. warrenbenedetto.com/2025/06/17/t...

My horror story, "Breathtaking," has been published in @thetaborian.bsky.social. Set in 1930s Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl, it tells the story of a young girl and her brother who see a mysterious woman in white screaming outside their house during a dust storm. warrenbenedetto.com/2025/06/17/b...

My weird fiction story "It’s What’s Inside That Counts" has been published in NonBinary Review Issue: Epiphany by @zoeticpress.bsky.social. It’s the story of a young girl who realizes for the first time that there’s a ticking clock inside of every living thing. warrenbenedetto.com/2025/06/17/i...

My short horror story "Leftovers" has been published in the Hunger issue by @epoquepress.bsky.social. It's about an elderly woman living in a rapidly declining urban neighborhood who subsists on an unconventional recipe from the old world. warrenbenedetto.com/2025/06/17/l...

My weird fiction story "It’s What’s Inside That Counts" has been published in @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social. It’s the story of a young girl who realizes for the first time that there’s a ticking clock inside of every living thing. warrenbenedetto.com/2025/06/17/i...

My psychological horror story "I Row" has been published in the Ocean issue of Blood & Bourbon. It’s a story about trying to escape from the past by any means necessary, no matter how many tries it takes. warrenbenedetto.com/2025/05/02/i...

The audio production of my sci-fi horror story A Piece of the Sky has been released by @lunaticsproject.bsky.social. It’s told through the testimony of the surviving member of an asteroid mining crew that picked up an unfortunate souvenir during their expedition. warrenbenedetto.com/2025/04/13/l...

The audio production of my short horror story *Before* has been released by @talestoterrify.bsky.social. It’s about a baby in the womb who suddenly realizes she’s not alone. CW: pregnancy loss warrenbenedetto.com/2025/04/12/l...

Today’s é-zine feature is the #shortstory ‘Leftovers’ by @warrenbenedetto.bsky.social About how food is often the common thread that binds immigrants together and an elderly woman who subsists on a very unconventional recipe! www.epoquepress.com/ezine-hunger... #epoquepressezine #shortstories

My cosmic horror story "To Die Unseen" has been accepted into the Three x The Fun anthology by Rebellion Lit. It’s the story of a man adrift at sea and the giant eye staring at him from below.

My weird fiction story "The Salt Circle" has been published in Howl by @gravesidepress.bsky.social It’s not your typical werewolf story. Instead of turning into a wolf when the moon is full, the main character turns into a slug when he has an 8AM meeting. Were-slug? Yes. Were-slug.

My psychological horror story "I Row" has been accepted into the Oceans edition of Blood & Bourbon. It’s a story about trying to escape from the past by any means necessary, no matter how many tries it takes. warrenbenedetto.com/2025/03/02/i...

My short horror story "Something’s Wrong With Mom" has been published in Issue 8 of 7th Circle Pyrite. It’s the story of two brothers who wake up in the middle of the night to discover that their mother is on the ceiling. Again. CW: suicide (implied) warrenbenedetto.com/2025/02/24/s...

My sci-fi horror story "A Piece of the Sky" has been published in Wreckollections by Wicked Shadow Press. It's told through the testimony of the surviving member of an asteroid mining crew that picked up an unfortunate souvenir during their expedition. warrenbenedetto.com/2025/02/24/a...

My eco-horror story "From Below" has been selected by @metastellar.bsky.social for their Best of Metastellar (Year Four) anthology. This is the second time one of my stories has been selected for a Best of Metastellar anthology—"Unarmed" was included in Year Two. warrenbenedetto.com/2025/02/24/f...

My short horror story "Leftovers" has been accepted by @epoquepress.bsky.social. It’s about an elderly woman living in a rapidly declining urban neighborhood who subsists on an unconventional recipe from the old world. warrenbenedetto.com/2025/02/07/l...

My horror story "A Piece of the Sky" has been accepted into the Wreckollections anthology by Wicked Shadow Press. It’s told through the testimony of the surviving member of an asteroid mining crew that picked up an unfortunate souvenir during their expedition. warrenbenedetto.com/2025/02/07/a...

My underwater horror story "A Sinking Feeling" has been accepted into the Take a Breath: A Collection of Claustrophobic Horror anthology. It’s the story of two survivors trapped in an air pocket in a sunken ship at the bottom of the ocean. And they’re not alone. warrenbenedetto.com/2025/02/01/a...

My psychological horror novelette "Make It a Double" has been accepted into the Tiny Terrors anthology by @gravesidepress.bsky.social. It’s about a consolatory toast that turns into a blessing … and then a curse. warrenbenedetto.com/2025/02/01/m...

First publication of 2025! “Your Papa Wants His Dupont Back” is about a gangster named Chiquito Yurik and the strange horror of losing his dead Papa’s lighter. Very grateful to @bluestemmag.bsky.social and @magicmikewrites.bsky.social for running it! bluestemmagazine.com/w25/robert-n...

My surreal weird fiction story "It’s What’s Inside That Counts" has been published by Space Squid. It’s about a young girl who realizes for the first time that there’s a ticking clock inside of every living thing. Content warning: terminal illness of a child warrenbenedetto.com/2025/01/03/i...

My short horror story "Things Are Looking Up" has been published in Call Me When You’re Dead. After a man and his wife are in a fatal car accident, the man decides he will do anything to see his wife one more time. Even if he has to dig. warrenbenedetto.com/2025/01/03/t...

My urban fantasy story "Dragonsbreath" has been published in Spectacular, Spectacular!: An Anthology of Circensian Horror. It’s the story of a teen forced to wear a fireproof mask to protect himself and others from a power he can’t control. warrenbenedetto.com/2025/01/03/d...

My short horror story "Something’s Wrong With Mom" has been accepted by 7th Circle Pyrite. It’s the story of two brothers who wake up in the middle of the night to discover that their mother is on the ceiling. Again. warrenbenedetto.com/2025/01/03/s...

The audio production of winter horror story "Matches"—a dark(er) retelling of Hans Christian Anderson’s "The Little Match Girl"—is now available to listen to on the Lunatics Radio Hour (@lunaticsproject.bsky.social) podcast. warrenbenedetto.com/2024/12/21/l...

My cosmic horror story "Undone" has been published in the Winter 2024 issue of Chthonic Matter Quarterly. It’s about a man whose world is literally falling apart around him. warrenbenedetto.com/2024/12/21/u...

My short horror story "Things Are Looking Up" has been published by Exquisite Death. After a man and his wife are in a fatal car accident, the man decides he will do anything to see his wife one more time. Even if he has to dig. warrenbenedetto.com/2024/11/30/t...

My short (non-horror) story "Dawn Patrol" has been published by Written Tales Magazine. It’s about the sun setting on an old relationship that has run its course. warrenbenedetto.com/2024/11/24/d...

My story "Things Are Looking Up" has been accepted into the Call Me [When You're Dead] issue of Call Me [Brackets]. After a man and his wife are in a fatal car accident, the man decides he will do anything to see his wife one more time. Even if he has to dig. warrenbenedetto.com/2024/11/24/t...

My horror story "A Perfect Fit" has been published in The Literary Hatchet. The story is about a middle-aged woman who will do anything to maintain her youthful appearance. If the movie The Substance resonated with you, you should appreciate this one. warrenbenedetto.com/2024/11/16/a...

My modern fantasy story "It’s What’s Inside That Counts" has been published by @heimatreview.bsky.social. It’s about a young girl who realizes for the first time that there’s a ticking clock inside of every living thing. CW: terminal illness of a child warrenbenedetto.com/2024/11/16/i...