Benjamin Larned (he/they) is a Brave New Weird-nominated author of surreal fables. Their work is featured in NoSleep Podcast, Seize the Press, hex literary, and Absolute Pleasure: Queer Perspectives on Rocky Horror, among others. Their short film "Payment" is streaming on ALTER. To learn more, visit curiousafflictions.com.
 

Published Work

"Challenge Day," Cosmic Horror Monthly #69

"Who Lives in the Old Dark House?", Absolute Pleasure

"My Lover, the Muck," Don't Ask, Ghosts Tell

"Perfect Match," Bowery Gothic Edition X

"That Red Hot Beat," Cold Signal Issue 3

"Baggage," NoSleep Podcast S22EP10

"The Local Titan," CommuterLit 1/6/25

"Lonely Waters," hex literary 8/20/24

"Our Neighborhood, In Decline," Trembling with Fear 6/16/24

"Mme. Babineaux's Request," Apocalypse Confidential 1/13/24

"The People Upstairs," Vastarien Vol. 7 Issue 0

"The Susurrus," Black Sheep Magazine No. 6

"Witness Statement," Black Hare Press Patreon 11/14/23

"Tooth Appointment," The McNeese Review's Boudin Halloween Special 2023

"The Ethics of Wishing People Dead: Rhetorical Horrors," Paramanu Pentaquark Issue 7

"The Clinging Affection," Creepy Podcast 6/18/23

"Department Store Dead Man," Dose of Dread 10/21/22

"Archive of the Pure Flesh," Seize the Press Issue 3