MATTHEW WARNER

Novels

Novellas

Chapbooks

Short Stories

Second Wind

• IFComp2021. Text adventure parser game adaptation.
• Dominoes in Time. Thunderstorm Books, Sept. 2015; Cemetery Dance Publications, Nov. 2015; MW Publications, May 2019.
• Comic adaptation by Michael Heath Pecorino. March 2013.
• Horror World. August 2012.

Diary of the Cryonic Pharaoh

• Spoon Knife 6: Rest Stop. Autonomous Press. Coming Fall 2021.

The Confession

• Il Grande Libro Blasfemo. Independent Legions. July 2021.
• The Big Book of Blasphemy. Necro Publications. Nov. 2019.

Tea Party

• Coffin Bell Journal, Vol. 4 Issue No. 3. July 2021.

Backwards Man

• Discoveries: Best of Horror and Dark Fantasy. Dark Regions Press. Jan. 2016.
• Dominoes in Time. Thunderstorm Books, Sept. 2015; Cemetery Dance Publications, Nov. 2015; MW Publications, May 2019.
• Dark Discoveries magazine. Nov. 2005. (“Matthew Warner’s Backwards Man turned out to be my favorite tale here, and let me just state once again that Warner is someone to keep your eye on; this sucker is a gem and a half.” — The Horror Fiction Review #12)

And That’s When the Bathroom Exploded

• Author reading at The French Press cafe, Jan. 19, 2016
• Dominoes in Time. Thunderstorm Books, Sept. 2015; Cemetery Dance Publications, Nov. 2015; MW Publications, May 2019.
• Horrorfind Fiction. Nov. 2004–Dec. 2004.
• Mid-Atlantic Horror Professionals chapbook. Aug. 2004.
• Gothic.net. Sept. 30, 2002.
• Horrorfind Fiction. Oct. 2001–Jan. 2002.

Picture Perfect

• Dominoes in Time. Thunderstorm Books, Sept. 2015; Cemetery Dance Publications, Nov. 2015; MW Publications, May 2019.
• Terrible Beauty, Fearful Symmetry, DarkHart Press. March 2010. (“…a chilling story about the loss of physical beauty”—Count Gore De Vol’s Tomb of Dark Delights)

Muralistic

• Dominoes in Time. Thunderstorm Books, Sept. 2015; Cemetery Dance Publications, Nov. 2015; MW Publications, May 2019.
• Eulogies II: Tales from the Cellar, HW Press. July 2013. (behind the scenes)

At Death We’ll Not Part

• Dominoes in Time. Thunderstorm Books, Sept. 2015; Cemetery Dance Publications, Nov. 2015; MW Publications, May 2019.
• Blood Rose e-zine. Feb. 2004.
• Tourniquet Heart anthology. Prime Books. April 2002.
• The Black Abyss magazine. Sept. 1998.

Springs Eternal

• Dominoes in Time. Thunderstorm Books, Sept. 2015; Cemetery Dance Publications, Nov. 2015; MW Publications, May 2019.
• Bonus supplement to hardcover edition of No Outlet, Thunderstorm Books. Sept. 2012.
• Legends of the Mountain State, Vol. 3, Woodland Press. Oct. 2009.

Cocktail Party of the Dead

• Dominoes in Time. Thunderstorm Books, Sept. 2015; Cemetery Dance Publications, Nov. 2015; MW Publications, May 2019.
• LampLight Volume 1. Apokrupha. Sept. 2013.
• LampLight #3. Apokrupha. Feb. 2013.
• Bonus supplement to hardcover edition of No Outlet, Thunderstorm Books. Sept. 2012.

Life Insurance

• Dominoes in Time. Thunderstorm Books, Sept. 2015; Cemetery Dance Publications, Nov. 2015; MW Publications, May 2019.
• Variant Frequencies audio podcast, performed by Matthew Warner. Oct. 2009.
• Deena Warner Halloween Card, with 1-of-1 limited book. Oct. 31, 2005.

Cat’s Cradle

• Dominoes in Time. Thunderstorm Books, Sept. 2015; Cemetery Dance Publications, Nov. 2015; MW Publications, May 2019.
• Horror Drive-In. May 2010.

With the Eyes of God

• Dominoes in Time. Thunderstorm Books, Sept. 2015; Cemetery Dance Publications, Nov. 2015; MW Publications, May 2019.
• Horror Isn’t a 4-Letter Word. Guide Dog Books. Sept. 2008.
• Eulogies: Horror World Yearbook, Vol. 1 anthology. March 2006. (“… an unflinching, original tale with a shocking end. Warner also has a few articles in the book and one of the best is about how this story came to be.” The Horror Fiction Review #14)
• Horror World. May 2005.

Maybe Monitored

• Dominoes in Time. Thunderstorm Books, Sept. 2015; Cemetery Dance Publications, Nov. 2015; MW Publications, May 2019.
• Bonus story to Eyes Everywhere eBook edition. January 2012.
• Dark Fiction Spotlight. Jan. 2011.

It’s Just Business

• Dominoes in Time. Thunderstorm Books, Sept. 2015; Cemetery Dance Publications, Nov. 2015; MW Publications, May 2019.
• Slices of Flesh, Dark Moon Books. March 2012. (Honorable Mention, Best Horror of the Year, Vol. 5, Ellen Datlow, ed.)

The Three Golden Eggs

• Dominoes in Time. Thunderstorm Books, Sept. 2015; Cemetery Dance Publications, Nov. 2015; MW Publications, May 2019.
• Matthew Warner Blog, June 8, 2012.

Bummers

• Dominoes in Time. Thunderstorm Books, Sept. 2015; Cemetery Dance Publications, Nov. 2015; MW Publications, May 2019.
• Alt Hist: The new magazine of Historical Fiction and Alternate History. Nov. 4, 2011.

Monarch of the Mountains

• Dominoes in Time. Thunderstorm Books, Sept. 2015; Cemetery Dance Publications, Nov. 2015; MW Publications, May 2019.
• The Lovecraft eZine, #33. Dec. 2014.

Noah’s Temple

• Dominoes in Time. Thunderstorm Books, Sept. 2015; Cemetery Dance Publications, Nov. 2015; MW Publications, May 2019.
• Variant Frequencies audio podcast, performed by Matthew Warner. April 2010.
• L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest. Honorable Mention. 2nd quarter 2003.

Drinking it In

• Horror World, Sept. 2013.

The Lovecraft Chronicles: Raven

• Tie-in short story insert to the Lovecraft Chronicles, Vol. 1 DVD collection. Darkstone Entertainment. Sept. 2010.

Rip Van Winkle’s Decision

• Beam Me Up & WRFR (Rockland, Maine) audio podcast, performed by Matthew Warner. Nov. 21, 2009.

War of the Inner Worlds

• Book: The Sequel, Public Affairs. 2009.

Under the Bridge Downtown

• Horror Library, Vol. 3. Cutting Block Press. Nov. 2008. (“…a chilling account of a man’s ambiguous feelings about the death of his disabled pre-teen daughter.” BookGasm)
• Variant Frequencies audio podcast, performed by Matthew Warner. Oct. 5, 2008.

Starting to Like It

• MicroHorror. Oct. 31, 2008.

Four Four Nine

• MicroHorror. Oct. 31, 2008.

Blessed Among Women

• Down in the Cellar. March 2008.

The Akashic Records

• Dark Recesses magazine, issue 6. Jan. 2007.

A Gift of Candy

• Chapbook handout at The Sweet Shoppe candy store in Staunton, Virginia. Oct. 2006.

Grandma-Sitting

• Inclinations. March 2006.

The Magic of Court Reporting: A Halloween Story

• Virginia Court Reporting Association newsletter, winter 2005 issue. Dec. 2005.

The Cave

• Cemetery Dance magazine, #53. Cemetery Dance Publications. Nov. 2005.
• Death Sentences: Tales of Punishment & Revenge. Undaunted Press. Aug. 2005.

Middle Passage

• Audio book recorded by Matthew Warner. Aug. 2005.
• Death Sentences: Tales of Punishment & Revenge. Undaunted Press. Aug. 2005.
• Excerpt at Horrorfind Fiction. June 2005.
• Extremes III: Terror on the High Seas. Lone Wolf Publications. Aug. 2001.

Angel’s Wings

• Death Sentences: Tales of Punishment & Revenge. Undaunted Press. Aug. 2005.
• Tales from the Gorezone. Apartment 42 Publications. June 2004. (Honorable Mention, The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror, 18th ed.)

A Second Chance

• Death Sentences: Tales of Punishment & Revenge. Undaunted Press. Aug. 2005.

The Forgiving Type

• Death Sentences: Tales of Punishment & Revenge. Undaunted Press. Aug. 2005.

Landini the Magnificent

• ReallyScary.com podcast. Read by Matthew Warner. June 3, 2005.
• 1st Place, Twilight Tales Flash Fiction Contest. World Horror Convention 2004.
• LitWit #1 magazine. May 2002.
• Ascent. Aug. 1997.

Meatotomy

• Rain Graves WHC Gross-Out Archive. April 2005.
• 2nd Place, Gross-Out Contest. World Horror Convention 2004.

Snow Snakes

• Ambitions magazine. Nov. 2004.
• The Murder Hole. Aug. 2003.
• The Chancery House. Feb. 2003.

Riders

• Tales of the Unanticipated #25, “Weird Romance” issue. Aug. 2004.

The Power Rolodex

• Quantum Barbarian #6. June 2004.

Demon’s Fee

• Chrysalis magazine. Spring 1991.
• 3rd-place contest winner (Lake Braddock Secondary School). Spring 1991.

A Guy’s Gotta Have Standards

• Honorable Mention, Gross-Out Contest. World Horror Convention 2003.

Map Maker

• The Murder Hole, “Bad Boys of Horror” issue. Nov. 2002.
• Scar Tissue magazine. Oct. 1996.

Through the Tigress

• Alternate Species. Aug. 2002.

Hungry

• Stories of Fear III anthology. Osoroshii.com. May 2002.
• Dreaming Blood. Nov. 2001.
• Alexandria Digital Literature. March 1998.
• Symphonie’s Gift magazine. Feb. 1995.

The Cargo

• “Part I: The Scam,” The Outer Rim: A Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine. Oct. 2000.
• “Part II: The Phoenix and the Griffin,” The Outer Rim: A Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine. Nov. 2000.

Death Scent

• Insects Are People Too #3 magazine. Nov. 1999.
• Alternate Realities. July 1998.

Shattered

• Alexandria Digital Literature. March 1998.
• The Blue Lady magazine. April 1996.

Dents

• Alexandria Digital Literature. March 1998.
• Phantasmagoria magazine. Dec. 1995.

Gnaw

• Alexandria Digital Literature. March 1998.
• Grim Commander’s Fright Library. July 1996.

A Virtual God

• Alexandria Digital Literature. March 1998.
• Classic Pulp Fiction Stories #25 magazine. May 1997.

Art’s Garbage

• Art’s Garbage Gazette magazine. Feb. 1994.

Houdini’s Smile

• Chrysalis magazine. Spring 1991.
• The Bear Facts Newspaper (Burke, VA). Oct. 1990.
• The Fairfax Journal Newspaper (Fairfax, VA), 1st-place contest winner. Oct. 1990.

Screenplays

The Organ Donor

• 1 trailer, Nov. 2017.

The Seventh Equinox

• Clifton Film Fest official selection. July 19, 2014.
• 1 trailer, Oct. 2013.

Blood Born

• 3 trailers, Oct. 2009–Feb. 2010.

Eyes Everywhere

• Claw Award Nominee, 2010 Terror Film Festival.
• Finalist, 2008 Virginia Governor’s Screenplay Writing Competition. (article)

Plays

Articles

Where We Work

• Horror Writers Association Newsletter. October 2020.

Audiobook Production Tips: A Step-By-Step Guide to Swearing at Your Cats

• MatthewWarner.com. July 2019.

Where Ideas are Born

• Blood Born afterword. MW Publications, May 2019.
• Somebody Dies. May 31, 2011.

Jiu Jitsu Toddler at age 42

• Total Defense Martial Arts. Sept. 1, 2016.
• Valley Jiu Jitsu. April 10, 2015.

On Aging and a Writer’s Job

• Laughing at the Abyss. Nov. 23, 2015.

What’s Halloween Good For, Anyway?

• Halloween Haunts. Horror Writers Association. Oct. 25, 2015.

Writing Emotional Dark Fiction: A Letter to My Estranged Father

• Fictorians. Oct. 19, 2015.

The Correct Response is “Whoa”

• Tell Me. Jennifer Brozek. Oct. 7, 2013.

That’s My Boy

• Halloween Haunts. Horror Writers Association. Oct. 4, 2013.

Ninjas Here

• Horror World. Sept. 17, 2012.

Author’s Notes

• Article (March 2009) reprinted on the Horror Writers Association Dark Whispers Blog, titled “October is All About the Creepy.” Oct. 2011.
• Horror World. Nov. 2004-Nov. 2009.
• Article (Dec. 2004) reprinted in The Dream People: A Journal of Bizarro Texts, issue #30, website. Oct. 2008.
• Selected articles* reprinted in Horror Isn’t a 4-Letter Word. Guide Dog Books. Sept. 2008.
  *Nov. 2004, Dec. 2004, Jan. 2005, Feb. 2005, March 2005, April 2005, May 2005, June 2005, July 2005, Aug. 2005, Sept. 2005, Oct. 2005, Nov. 2005, Dec. 2005, March 2006, June 2006, Sept. 2006, Dec. 2006, March 2007, June 2007, Sept. 2007, Dec. 2007
• Article (Dec. 2007) reprinted on Augusta Free Press website. Jan. 2008.
• Article (Dec. 2006) reprinted in The New Dominion magazine. Nov. 2007.
• Selected articles* reprinted in Eulogies: A Horror World Yearbook, Vol. 1 anthology. HW Press. March 2006.
  *Nov. 2004, Dec. 2004, May 2005, Sept. 2005, Oct. 2005, Nov. 2005

The Sardonic Enigma

• Introduction to Cthulhu Fhtagn, Baby and Other Cosmic Insolence by Will Ludwigsen. Lethe Press. March 2007.

Plebes Graduate from First Borderlands Boot Camp

• Horror Isn’t a 4-Letter Word. Guide Dog Books. Sept. 2008.
• Hellnotes Newsletter. Feb. 3, 2005.

Chapter News

• HWA Newsletter. Horror Writers Association. Aug. 2002-Aug. 2003.

China’s Organ Trade and Horror Novels: How I Brought in an Unusual Pro Bono Client

• Horror Isn’t a 4-Letter Word. Guide Dog Books. Sept. 2008.
• The Pro Bono Bulletin, page 4-5. Piper Rudnick LLP. Winter 2002.

About the Willis Conover Jazz Preservation Foundation, Inc.

• Lovecraft at Last, 2nd ed., by H.P. Lovecraft & Willis Conover. Cooper Square Press. Aug. 2002.

Fears of Virtual Reality

• Scavenger’s #154 newsletter. Dec. 1996.
• The Nightmare Express magazine. Nov. 1996.

To Be A Writer

• Writer’s Ink newsletter. Nov. 1996.

Medicine on a Mission; Resources

• The New Physician magazine. Sept. 1996.

Approx. 30 newspaper articles

• The Breeze newspaper. Harrisonburg, VA. Jan. 1992–Feb. 1995.

Approx. 40 newspaper articles

• The Times Community Newspapers. Fairfax County, VA. June–Aug. 1993.

The Moral Thermometer

• The Madison Review. Harrisonburg, VA. Jan. 1993.

Approx. 70 newspaper articles

• The Connection Newspapers/Centre View/Manassas Weekly Gazette. Fairfax County, VA. June–Aug. 1992.

Approx. 20 newspaper articles

• The Bear Facts newspaper. Burke, VA. Sept. 1987–June 1991.