The Rock N' Roll Horror Zine

The debut short story collection from The Rock N' Roll Horror Zine's creator Ben Fitts is out now! It Features two stories previously included the zine plus seventeen more that span a variety of genres. From the back cover: "Welcome to a world where the irrational and unexpected is just a way of life, and normality is reserved to be nothing more than a perpetuation of victimization… A House in the sky – Existence amongst human statues – A decomposing corpse in a water-cubed desert – Mysterious conversations with an old oil-painting – Western erotica by way of Webster’s Dictionary – Heavy Metal infants in utero – A grotesque rotting ailment – Coma-based realities – Unusual private investigators for God – Male body dysmorphia – A fever-dream punk show – Part human, part clownfish… all elements in an experiment that’s completely unstable, and highly explosive – NOT SAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION! My Birth and Other Regrets is a wonderfully weird and beautifully bizarre venture...

The Rock N' Roll Horror Zine creator Ben Fitts talks about zines, writing and music on the recent episode of The Bizzong! Podcast with Frank Edler. Listen here:  http://bizzong.projectentertainment.libsynpro.com/fittness-ben-fitts-bizzong-podcast

The Riffmaster General by Ben Fitts Lilith trembled as she plugged her Gibson Explorer into the massive Orange stack on the stage. Of course, her guitar wasn’t really made by Gibson and the amplifier wasn’t really made by Orange. They were just clones of the original brands. It was possible that those companies still existed back on Earth, but Lilith thought it was unlikely. Ever since the United Nations Of Earth ordered the exile of all metalheads from the planet, citing their presence as a danger to religious freedom and Christian values, the gear manufacturers must have been hit pretty hard. Lilith thought Fender was probably fine, though. The decision had no impact on indie rock bands or country singers. Everyone from the village was there watching her, sitting solemnly in their ceremonial patch jackets and bullet belts. She was able to make out her parents in the dim blue light shining on the audience. They sat front and center by the stage, as was customary fo...

Issue #6 of The Rock N' Roll Horror Zine is out now!!! Back with another six horror/bizarro/weird fiction stories!  This issue includes some returning right as well as some new ones. In its pages, you'll encounter haunted drum sticks, a planet of only metalheads, a singer who just won't stay dead and more!  Featuring stories by Charlotte O'Farrell, Micah Castle, Michael Bitten, Ben Fitts, Matthew Wilson and Ken Goldman plus cover art by Rose Chateau. Edited by Ben Fitts.  Order direct for a slight discount here (U.S. only):  https://doomgoat666.wixsite.com/benfitts/zines Or order through Etsy here (U.S. + international):  https://www.etsy.com/listing/674614280/the-rock-n-roll-horror-zine-6

Issue #5 of The Rock N' Roll Horror Zine is out now! Featuring six new stories of rock, punk and metal themed horror/weird fiction, issue number six includes members of The Sex Pistols, Grateful Dead and Warrant as they have some really rough days and more! Includes stories by R.A. Goli, Selene MacLeod, Matthew Wilson, Frank Edler, Josh Schlossberg and Marc Shapiro and artwork by Melissa "The Druid" McGee. Edited by Ben Fitts. Issue #5 is available through Etsy here (worldwide):  https://www.etsy.com/listing/675468353/the-rock-n-roll-horror-zine-5 or you can order direct here for a slight discount (U.S. only):  https://doomgoat666.wixsite.com/benfitts/zines

Choose Your Own Death is a 50-page interactive horror zine from the creator of The Rock N' Roll Horror Zine. This zine is a choose your adventure horror story for adults! Pick up a copy here:  https://www.etsy.com/listing/672181809/choose-your-own-death-an-interactive or order direct for a slight discount (U.S. only) here:  https://doomgoat666.wixsite.com/benfitts/zines

It Just Sounds Better On Vinyl By Ben Fitts I’m very excited. I just got the new record by Capra Coven from Light Side Records downtown. I haven’t heard them yet but my friend Jack says these Englishmen are the best heavy metal band ever. He told me that they’re heavier than Venom, Bathory and Mercyful Fate all put together. As if that wasn’t enough of a selling point on its own, the local preacher came to our high school to warn us not to listen to Capra Coven. He said they were Satanists and would corrupt our innocent young minds. So like pretty much every other kid crammed into that gymnasium, my reaction was sign me up! I can’t wait to listen to it. I stare at the drawing of a severed goat head decorating album cover, then slip the black record out of its sleeve, place it on my turntable and drop the needle. The black vinyl spins and the needle traces its way through the grooves, but no music comes out. Instead a blood red finger reaches out from the twirli...

Issue #4 of The Rock N' Roll Horror Zine is out now! This issue is a strange one and while reading, you’ll encounter a rock and roll cult, reanimated Ramones, a demon who lives inside vinyl records and more. Featuring stories by A.K. McCarthy, Laslo Tamasfi, Willow Croft, Ben Fitts, D.J. Tyrer, Chase Block and cover art by Rose Chateau.  Available in turquoise and grey. Purchase directly for a slight discount (U.S. only) here:  https://doomgoat666.wixsite.com/benfitts/zines Or anywhere in the world through Etsy here:  https://www.etsy.com/listing/639457118/the-rock-n-roll-horror-zine-4

Planet Of The Elvises By Ben Fitts “We’re picking up signs of life on the planet’s surface.” Heather forgot to breathe for a moment as she heard those words. They had finally done it. “Alright, let’s land,” she instructed. Tom, the ship’s pilot, nodded and adjusted a series of knobs, dipping the spaceship towards the planet. Many had doubted the life detecting technology when it was first developed, claiming that it had been built essentially to detect terrestrial life and that there was no guarantee that it would be able to detect the alien life forms it was invented to find. The critics stated that the technology relied primarily on thermal signals consistent with life on Earth and that it was unlikely that extraterrestrial life forms would give off the needed signals. A government funded mission to find alien life almost thirty years earlier that had not only been unsuccessful but also vanished without a trace had not helped to quiet the detractors, but eviden...