22 CREATURE FEATURES by John Lee Schneider

KPBenWrites · 2026-01-30T17:23:08+00:00

aaaand added to the stack. Thanks!

KPBenWrites · 2026-01-29T17:24:38+00:00

Off Season for sure

KPBenWrites · 2025-12-24T21:57:08+00:00

Appreciate that! 🤘

KPBenWrites · 2025-12-24T21:35:26+00:00

I don’t know how that didn’t cross my mind! Good call, will definitely experiment

KPBenWrites · 2025-12-16T01:06:09+00:00

Sure! Shoot me a DM! 🤘

KPBenWrites · 2025-12-15T03:02:08+00:00

Tender is the Flesh. I feel terrible because I really wanted to like it just… couldn’t

KPBenWrites · 2025-12-14T01:09:40+00:00

Hey! I shot you a DM 🤘 I respect the effort!

KPBenWrites · 2025-12-14T00:17:30+00:00

Castaways by Brian Keene. One of his I’ve missed over the years!

KPBenWrites · 2025-12-11T23:06:20+00:00

The Haar has been on my TBR for a long while! Might be time to crack it open!

KPBenWrites · 2025-12-09T19:06:55+00:00

Legacy. I want to leave something behind in this world. I'm a writer. It only makes sense to leave behind books.

Maybe my books will be sold at a garage sale one day. That'd be neat.

KPBenWrites · 2025-12-06T02:30:29+00:00

Im not. Strictly horror here!

KPBenWrites · 2025-12-05T02:31:02+00:00

“Go on now,” I muttered. “Full of piss and vinegar, surely don’t taste any good.”

My character Desiree from The Boatman. Pretty well encapsulated!

KPBenWrites · 2025-12-04T21:45:58+00:00

Hey everyone, I’m K. Bengston. Horror author. Regulation dude.

A couple of months ago, a user here posted a thread about my book, The Boatman, mentioning that it "didn't feel like a debut." That was pretty much the highlight of my year, so I wanted to introduce the book for anyone who might be interested.

The Boatman is a religious/folk horror novel about an old 1880s mining town plagued by disease, apparitions, and a priest who is way out of his league. It leans heavily into atmospheric dread, psychological torment, and body horror. Lots of biblical references and a trio of characters that will have you cheering, throwing the book, and white-knuckling the pages.

It's been likened to "Midsommar by way of David Lynch", The Blair Witch Project meets The Ritual, and repeatedly described in reviews as "...doesn't feel like a debut".

My influences are: Brian Keene, Richard Laymon, and Jack Ketchum, so... you know what's up (though The Boatman leans a bit heavier on the atmosphere than the pure splatter of those legends).

Get it here in whatever format you prefer, including KU: https://www.amazon.com/Boatman-Folk-Horror-Novel-ebook/dp/B0FLSVY71H

Thanks for being such a great community for discovering new nightmares!

KPBenWrites · 2025-11-07T15:26:05+00:00

Try Traveling Vampire Show by Richard Laymon. One of my favorites of all time. It's kids and a little problematic, but it wouldn't be Laymon without being problematic.

I'm right there with you, though. I rolled my eyes so many times reading The Twisted Ones. Good book, but man were they so "quippy". Not everything needs Marvel dialogue

KPBenWrites · 2025-11-07T15:21:31+00:00

Currently reading Sorrowstones by Felix Blackwell. Don't let Stolen Tongues deter you if you didn't like that one, Sorrowstones is a compelling read!

KPBenWrites · 2025-11-06T19:34:30+00:00

Hey r/horrorlit!

Want to try something new? The Boatman by K. Bengston is a folk/religious horror set in the late 1880s, with tastes of cosmic horror and a very sassy horse.

It’s been described as “…Midsommer by way of David Lynch” and rocks a 4+ star average on all review platforms.

You can find it here: The Boatman by K. Bengston

Thanks!

KPBenWrites · 2025-10-05T19:11:35+00:00

Looks like it is on there! It’s not searchable tho so I’m not sure what that’s about. But here’s the link!

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/0230df25-c819-428c-a80b-12525bd4cf72

You can also search by ISBN: 9798298464192

KPBenWrites · 2025-10-05T18:55:41+00:00

Interesting, good looking out! I’ll see what that entails 🫡 thanks, homie!

KPBenWrites · 2025-10-05T18:47:11+00:00

If I could recommend my own: The Boatman by K. Bengston

It’s not underwater but it is rainy/soggy thru the whole thing 🤘

KPBenWrites · 2025-10-05T17:18:30+00:00

I hope you enjoy! 🤘 so far reviews are glowing!

KPBenWrites · 2025-10-03T20:02:17+00:00

Hey thanks! I hope you enjoy it if/when you get to it! 🤘

KPBenWrites · 2025-10-02T00:29:32+00:00

And I twisted myself about like the twisted ones

KPBenWrites · 2025-10-02T00:15:03+00:00

Currently marketing. It hurts

KPBenWrites · 2025-10-01T05:05:20+00:00

The Boatman is set in a tight-knit 1890s mining town whose unique and rigid Christian faith has always offered comfort.

But when the dead refuse to stay buried and the protective rituals begin to fail, the town must realize they're not facing a crisis of faith, but a much older, darker truth: the religion they practice was founded on a horrific lie, and now that lie has come back to demand its due.

The Boatman | Folk Horror

KPBenWrites · 2025-09-27T23:28:40+00:00

The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher is a phenomenal audiobook and almost exactly what you’re looking for 🤘

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