Short Stories

Diary of the Cryonic Pharaoh

• Spoon Knife 6: Rest Stop. Autonomous Press. September 2022.

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.

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.