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.
In addition to this website, Ben puts out a newsletter every couple of months.
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Appearances
While I’m pretty comfortable with my hermit-like introversion, I do occasionally make appearances at horror and literary events. If you want to meet me in person, here are some upcoming places I’ll be, and some places I was where you missed the chance:
Upcoming Appearances
On October 14th, I’ll be reading and signing copies of The Seething at the Barnes & Noble in Concord, CA from 3-5 PM. I’ll be there with local HWA chapter pals Francesca Maria, Lauren Blackwell, TE Macarthur, and Sumiko Saulson. Hope to see you there!
Past Appearances
May of 2023, I returned to the Bay Area Book Festival in downtown Berkeley, CA where I spent some time at the HWA booth, and then moderated the BABF’s first ever horror panel, “Horror: History That Goes Bump In the Night”. Details here.
In October of 2023 I read excerpts from The Seething with some of my friends in the local HWA chapter at the Hayward Public Library’s “Halloween Haunting With the HWA!” event.
The Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley, CA. May 7 & 8, 2022 I was at the HWA booth.
Reading with the local members of the HWA at the first annual Hayward Lithop on B St. April 4th, 2022.