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Ben lives in the Cincinnati, OH area with his family and dogs, where he is currently working on more stories which may or may not ever see the light of day. He does not enjoy writing about himself, especially in the third person like this. Find him online at www.benyoungstories.com ...more

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	Stuck 3.79 avg rating — 605 ratings — 4 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
	Home 4.02 avg rating — 418 ratings — 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
	The Horror Collection: Sinister Edition by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author), Jeff Strand (Goodreads Author), Brian Moreland (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 162 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
	Books of Horror Community Anthology Vol. 4 Part 1 by R.J. Roles (Goodreads Author) (Editor), M. Ennenbach (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Denise Hargrove (Foreword) 4.19 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2023 — 4 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
	Books of Horror Indie Brawl Anthology by Heather Ann Larson (Editor), Justin Boote (Goodreads Author), Nick Botic (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 115 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
	The Horror Collection: Amber Edition by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mark Lukens (Goodreads Author), Mark Towse (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 95 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
	Hurt People Hurt People: Volume 1 by Ben Young (Goodreads Author), Edmund Stone, Gage Greenwood (Goodreads Author) 4.70 avg rating — 53 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
	Screams From Beyond The Veil: A Horror Anthology by Heather Ann Larson (Editor), L.M. Kaplin (Goodreads Author), Josh Malerman (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.31 avg rating — 54 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
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This Book Is Full of Spiders (John Dies at the End, #2)

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No One Was Ever Really in This Place: A Horror Novel

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