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Ben Monroe has spent most of his life in Northern California, where he lives in the East Bay Area with his wife and two children. He is the author of In the Belly of the Beast and Other Tales of Cthulhu Wars, the Seething (coming in 2023 from Brigids Gate Press), the graphic novel Planet Apocalypse, and short stories in several anthologies.
When not writing about slimy lake monsters, cosmic horrors, or other malevolent entities, Ben spends time with his family, reads a lot, works a perfectly normal day job, builds models of classic monsters, and enjoys hiking and running in the East Bay hills.
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	Attack From the '80s by Eugene Johnson (Editor), Mick Garris (Goodreads Author) (Introduction), Weston Ochse (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 88 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Belly of the Beast 3.53 avg rating — 79 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Were Tales: A Shapeshifter Anthology by S.D. Vassallo (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Steven M. Long (Editor), Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 55 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seething 4.22 avg rating — 58 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dangerous Waters: Deadly Women of the Sea by Julia C. Lewis (Goodreads Author) (Editor), John Higgins (Contributor), Patrick Rutigliano (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.06 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monsters, Movies & Mayhem by Kevin J. Anderson (Goodreads Author), Elizbeth Drisko, Angela Johnson 4.10 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood in the Soil, Terror on the Wind by Kenneth W. Cain (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ronald Kelly (Goodreads Author), Chad Lutzke (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 39 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dying of the Light 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quick Start Cthulhu by Ben Monroe (Goodreads Author), Sandy Petersen really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	REPORTS OF CASES AT COMMON LAW AND IN EQUITY, DECIDED IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF KENTUCKY. VOL. III, FALL TERM 1842 AND SPRING TERM 1843 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Been a busy few months!

I’ve been drinking from the firehose this past few months, and just realized I’ve let the blog go fallow here. So, here’s a quick update of sorts, to let folks know what I’ve been up to in the past few months.

The Seething released in March, to great reviews! I’m finding that folks who read it seem to like it, and that makes me happy. If you haven’t read it yet, you can find it in all the usual pla

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Ben Monroe wants to read Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King by Caroline Bicks	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Ben Monroe is now following Bill Kimberlin Author of Inside the Star Wars Empire: A Memoir
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Ben Monroe and 2 other people liked Horror Reads's review of The Seething: "A small town, a new start, and an ancient slithering horror living in the lake. When a family decides to visit a family home in a small town, they begin thinking it's a place they might move to permanently. Their fifteen year old daughter, Kimmie, is" Read more of this review »
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Ben Monroe and 3 other people liked Milt Theo's review of Monster Bones: "“Monster Bones,” an anthology about a variety of monsters, contains ten stories (among which one flash fiction and one novella), and five poems (among which Stephanie Ellis’ wonderful “Night Hunger” and Ai Jiang’s “Gold is god,” the latter reading li" Read more of this review »
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