Corpses on the Vine at Substack

Over at my Substack, I posted a surrealist piece that used AI to assist in its creation. 

Read it here.  

New Story at Expat Press

My short story, "Messages from Paradise," has been published over at Expat Press. It's a surreal horror piece written as a series of text messages. Thank you very much to the kind folks at the press for publishing this on their site. 

Read it here. 

Out Now: PLAYS/hauntologies

PLAYS/hauntologies is out now from Madness Heart Press. You can get the ebook directly from the Madness Heart website, or from Godless. Physical copies are available from the Madness Heart website and Amazon. You can also get the ebook on Kindle. 

You can watch the book trailer for it here on YouTube. 

Christina Pfeiffer of the Mothers of Mayhem podcast had this to say about the book: ""Every play is stunning, beautiful, and forces the reader to question things. But 'An American Demon' is, by far, one of the most beautiful works I have read this year. Just... this is going to live rent free in my head until I die."

If you enjoy the book, please consider giving it a review on Goodreads. 

Thank you everyone for your support. 

Coming Soon: PLAYS/hauntologies

Coming September 18th from Madness Heart Press 

"Having dabbled in texts for performances in his prior books, PLAYS/hauntologies sees Ben Arzate’s first full-length foray into works for the stage. Combining the absurdity of Samuel Beckett, the cruelty of Antonin Artaud, the postdramatic vision of Heiner Muller, and a wide mix of inspirations from genre fiction, these pieces are a deeply eclectic mix.

From the surreal science fiction of “The Doomed Flight of the Taurus-19” to the pitch-black humor of “The Confessor” to the searing anti-war monologue “An American Demon,” these plays are guaranteed to entertain, horrify, and bring the minds of readers to new and strange places."

Pre-order the book here.

New Interviews Plus A Review

I recently had an interview go up at A Good Book to End the Day. That can be read here.

I also had a great interview with Jordan Rothacker go up at StatORec. That can be read here.

My newest review at Cultured Vultures is of Gabino Iglesias's first novel from a major publisher, The Devil Takes You Home. That can be read here. 

Read, read, read.

New Story at Godless: Baby, You'll Be Famous

 

Over at Godless.com, I have a new exclusive story. This is part horror, part satire about a sleazy entertainment journalist trying to break a scandal story about a pop singer. 

"Shawn Baker is a writer for a sleazy tabloid, trying to earn a living while chasing his rock star dreams. One day, while going through the garbage of famous pop singer Penni P, he discovers a scandal that just might make his career if he can break the story. However, what's going on with Penni P might be far worse than Shawn realizes."

Pick it up here.

Nafallen University 2022-2023 Course Catalog

 

The Nafallen University Course Catalog is live now! I have a few entries in this. Thank you to Madness Heart Press for having me in this interesting anthology. 

Pick it up here.