A collection of ten-minute plays and college comedy sketches, from the author of "Fifteen Smells for $12.99." Dennis Needs A Some Sketches and Some Plays Whether they're yelling at clouds, burying ex-husbands outside of town, or running from ghosts, the characters in these plays are sure to make you smile, shake your head, and go, "Boy, do I need a cigarette." Just like Dennis! Nice! Dennis Needs A Cigarette contains four ten-minute plays by Sam Rebelein, as well as a collection of brief comedy sketches, each more bizarre than the last. Within these pages, you'll find everything from alien invasions to Christmas elves to Satanic rituals to mysterious fart noises. Sound like a lot? Don't worry. It all makes sense Dennis Needs A Some Sketches and Some Plays.
Sam Rebelein writes (and teaches writing) in Poughkeepsie, NY. His short fiction has appeared in PseudoPod, The Deadlands, Press Pause Press, Ellen Datlow's Best Horror of the Year, and elsewhere. His debut novel EDENVILLE was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award, and won a Wonderland Book Award for Best Novel. Sam's recent collection of interconnected short fiction, THE POORLY MADE AND OTHER THINGS, is set in the same fictional world as EDENVILLE; GALLOWAY'S GOSPEL (Sep 2025) is set in the same world as well.
For more about Sam's work, and pictures of his scruffy pooch Frodo, follow him on Instagram @rebelsam94.