The Dinner Show and Other Consumptions: Stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798278105039)

A vacationer finds himself suddenly alone in a tourist city. A tabloid journalist makes a horrifying discovery about a famous pop star. A woman joins an eating challenge reality show that turns deadly. A vengeful ghost haunts a poem.

This is just a sample of what's on the menu in this serving of a dozen morsels of horror cooked up by the amazing mind of Ben Arzate.

"Arzate's America is much like ours, dangerous and twisted, except there's something...off. If you think you can escape, it's too late. Just try to stay on the beaten path. You'll make it. Probably."
- John Bruni, author of Tales of Questionable Taste

"Ben Arzate showcases his prowess in the Horror and Bizarro genres with inventive-as-hell body horror, truly scary, slow-burn found footage, and fun with form, like his text message account of the apocalypse. His collection is bleak and lonely some places, terrifying in others, with his signature dry, dark comedy showing up exactly when needed.

Arzate is a trope-crusher. Anytime you think a story might sound familiar, he tells us all why he's the one to tell this particular tale, and each time, he proves you haven't read one quite like this before. Feast your eyes on this one. It's one wild-ass ride!"
- Lauren Bolger, author of The Barre Incidents

"The Dinner Show is a literary smorgasbord of Transgressive and horrific stories. These stories show a wide range of Ben's talent. From crafting Clive Barkerian nightmares to haunting pieces that drag at your soul. Reading this collection is like stepping into a world parallel to ours; one that's covered in a grimy film, distorted by a layer of static.

Ben Arzate writes the kind of stories I love to read; strange, atmospheric, and fantastic!"
- Matthew Vaughn, author of Bowery

Author: Ben Arzate
ISBN-13: 9798278105039
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 01/13/2026
Pages: 194
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.41d