Warren Benedetto

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Warren Benedetto writes short fiction about horrible people doing horrible things.

He has published dozens of stories in publications such as Dark Matter Magazine, The Dread Machine, Sanitarium Magazine, MYTHIC, and Metastellar; on podcasts such as The NoSleep Podcast, Tales to Terrify, and The Creepy Podcast; and in anthologies from publishers such as Scare Street, Ghost Orchid Press, Eerie River Publishing, Sinister Smile Press, and Dragon Soul Press.

He studied Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University, and has a Master's degree in Film/TV Writing from the University of Southern California. When he's not writing, he works as Director of Global Product Strategy at PlayStation, where he holds 25+ patents for various types of gaming technology.

He is also the developer of StayFocusd, the world's most popular anti-procrastination app for writers. He built it while procrastinating.

For more information, visit www.warrenbenedetto.com and follow @warrenbenedetto on Twitter.

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Night Terrors Vol. 1: Short Horror Stories Anthology Sep 7, 2020

by Scare Street, Peter Cronsberry, Tarphy W. Horn, K. M. McKenzie, Emil Pellim, Ryan Benson, Rosie O'Carroll, C. B. Channell, A. M. Todd, Karl Melton, J. M. White, Bob Johnston, Warren Benedetto, Ron Ripley

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Terror stalks the night…

An old woman’s obsession with youth leads her to purchase a cursed appliance from a sinister antique shop. A new homeowner discovers her property comes with a deadly addition. And dark forces stalk a troop of innocent boy scouts when they spend the night on a haunted aircraft carrier…

Scare Street delves into the darkness to bring you a new collection of spine-tingling terror. This diabolical tome is bursting with thirteen sinister stories of supernatural horror, featuring ghastly ghosts, cold-blooded killers, and fiendish visions torn from your worst fears.

Just be careful you don’t lose track of time as you meander through this shadowy landscape of dreams and nightmares. Because once the sun sets, something waits for you in the darkness of night.

And if it finds you, you may never see daylight again…

This bone-chilling supernatural collection contains:

1. Cool Air by Peter Cronsberry
2. The Presentation by Tarphy W. Horn
3. The Homeowner's Guide to Sanity by K. M. McKenzie
4. Retrospective: Florne's Ghost by Emil Pellim
5. 7734 by Ryan Benson
6. Aisle 3 by Rosie O'Carroll
7. Pumpkin Patch by C. B. Channell
8. The Third Father by A. M. Todd
9. Troop 94’s Last Scouting Trip by Karl Melton
10. Play It, Win It, Kill It by J. M. White
11. Satan's Town by Bob Johnston
12. Everything as It Was by Warren Benedetto
13. Summer Camp by Ron Ripley

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Night Terrors Vol. 6: Short Horror Stories Anthology Nov 9, 2020

by Scare Street, Warren Benedetto, Peter Cronsberry, Jason E. Maddux, Dominick Cancilla, Daniel Comnenus, Bradley Walker, Jim Horlock, Carl Hughes, John Wayne Comunale, Shannon Brady, Brian Sperl, Jon McGoran, Ron Ripley

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Something deadly hides in the dark of night…

A health-conscious tenant must battle his apartment’s demonic refrigerator. The shadow of death clings to a woman, as she strives to find a way to escape her fate. And a mysterious runaway wreaks havoc at a secluded motel, when the guests discover the deadly secret that follows in her wake…

A new night of terror begins with Scare Street’s latest bone-chilling collection. This pulse-pounding volume contains thirteen new supernatural tales of terror. And each story brings you deeper into the dark realm of nightmares.

As the inky black shadows close in, you realize you are not alone. Something stalks you through this strange netherworld. You hear snarls in the distance. The howling grows louder and louder.

Death itself has been unleashed from this book of darkness. And it’s too late to return to the light…

This volume features the following stories:
1. Leftovers by Warren Benedetto
2. The Refrigerator by Peter Cronsberry
3. Shadow by Jason E. Maddux
4. Painless by Dominick Cancilla
5. Issue 32 by Daniel Comnenus
6. My Daughter's Ghosts by Bradley Walker
7. Waters Take Me by Jim Horlock
8. Walled In by Carl Hughes
9. Collection Day by John Wayne Comunale
10. Sleep Paralysis by Shannon Brady
11. The Road to Hell by Brian Sperl
12. Mother Love by Jon McGoran
13. Beyond the Wall by Ron Ripley

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Night Terrors Vol. 15: Short Horror Stories Anthology Jul 12, 2021

by Scare Street, Justin Boote, Erica Schaef, Douglas Ford, S. D. Campbell, Azzurra Nox, Derek Clendening, Bob Johnston, Veronica Zora Kirin, Warren Benedetto, Michael D. Nye, William Read, John Gallant, Peter Cronsberry, Ron Ripley, Kevin Saito

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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the scariest of them all…

An ancient South American cathedral extracts a heavy price from a visiting photojournalist. Ghost hunters stumble across a cursed field from which there is no escape. And a friendly neighbor discovers the new girl in town is more than she appears…

Peer into the depths of Scare Street’s latest collection, a fun house mirror full of terror and nightmares. This spine-tingling tome is packed with fourteen tales of supernatural horror. And every page reveals a distorted reflection of your own worst fears…

Go ahead, take a look… What do you see when you look in the mirror? Is it your own face, looking back at you? Or something else… a dark doppelgänger returning your gaze?

Your evil twin leaps from the silvery glass, wrapping its clawed fingers around your throat. It wants out, into the real world. Leaving you trapped in its mirror realm—your reflection frozen in a scream for all eternity…

This volume features the following short stories:
1. Do Not Open by Justin Boote
2. The Cathedral of Smoke by Erica Schaef
3. The Last Pay Phone by Douglas Ford
4. Spinne by S. D. Campbell
5. Fields of Blood by Azzurra Nox
6. Norma's Tea Party by Derek Clendening
7. 19 Clayslaps Road by Bob Johnston
8. Of Darkness and Doughnuts by Veronica Zora Kirin
9. Dragonsbreath by Warren Benedetto
10. Dark Eyes by Michael D. Nye
11. The Ocean Above by William Read
12. Wanderola by John Gallant
13. Premature Burial by Peter Cronsberry
14. The Watcher in the Woods by Ron Ripley and Kevin Saito

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Night Terrors Vol. 9: Short Horror Stories Anthology Feb 1, 2021

by Scare Street, Angelique Fawns, Warren Benedetto, J. Z. Pitts, K. D. Bowers, Sean Goulding, D. M. Woolston, Sinéad McCabe, Bryson Tuckerman, Carl Hughes, Stuart Hardy, Dominick Cancilla, Holley Cornetto, Thomas C. Mavroudis, Ron Ripley

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Your worst nightmares stalk you from the shadows…

Polluted waters unleash a bloodthirsty terror in a small Ontario town. A father and daughter seek sanctuary in an old village church, only to discover that evil knows no bounds. And insanity plagues a young girl, as she struggles to prove the monster in her basement is not a figment of her imagination…

Evil is unleashed in Scare Street’s latest bone-chilling collection of supernatural horror. Fourteen tales of terror lurk within this new volume—more than enough to give even the bravest soul a reason to fear the night.

As your eyes flutter open, you can still see dark images in your mind… Horrifying monsters, demons, and ghouls with a hunger for human flesh. You could hear their cries, feel their razor-sharp claws against your skin. But was it real? Or was it just another bad dream?

Then you hear footsteps in the shadows beyond your bed. And a hungry howl echoes through the night once more. A chill runs down your spine.

Because this time, the nightmare is real. And it’s getting closer…

This bone-chilling supernatural collection contains:
1. The Metamorphosis by Angelique Fawns
2. The Churchyard Grim by Warren Benedetto
3. In the Pale Blue Light by J. Z. Pitts
4. Josephine's Darlings by K. D. Bowers
5. Last Dance by Sean Goulding
6. Elias Loch by D. M. Woolston
7. Eddie by Sinéad McCabe
8. The Rustle of Autumn Leaves by Bryson Tuckerman
9. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall by Carl Hughes
10. Black Mold by Stuart Hardy
11. Awash by Dominick Cancilla
12. Cicada's Song by Holley Cornetto
13. The Cats in the Walls by Thomas C. Mavroudis
14. In Rose Hall by Ron Ripley

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Night Terrors Vol. 7: Short Horror Stories Anthology Dec 14, 2020

by Scare Street, Warren Benedetto, Nate Lock, Andrew Jensen, P. L. McMillan, John Wayne Comunale, B. D. Prince, Al Hagan, Renee Miller, Peter Cronsberry, Kohl Neal, Kris Ashton, C. B. Channell, Caleb Stephens, Ron Ripley

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Tonight’s forecast calls for terror…

Survivors trapped in a sunken vessel find themselves hunted through the depths by a deadly adversary. A skeptical journalist discovers the sinister inhabitants of a fake haunted house are all too real. And a husband commits murder to protect his wife, only to learn he has created something even more dangerous…

A dark and stormy night of terror awaits in Scare Street’s latest bone-chilling collection. This sinister volume contains fourteen tales of terror and supernatural horror. And each story brings you deeper into the dark realm of nightmares.

As you devour each tale with morbid delight, black clouds roll across the sky. Thunder rumbles in the distance, and jagged lightning screams above.

Be sure to close the window. You wouldn’t want to let the storm inside. After all, this is perfect weather for ghosts and ghouls to roam the night…

This volume features the following stories:

1. A Sinking Feeling by Warren Benedetto
2. The Winter Cabin by Nate Lock
3. How to Make a Troll by Andrew Jensen
4. Mistress Edge’s House of Horrors by P. L. McMillan
5. Groundhog Day by John Wayne Comunale
6. Into the Shadows by B. D. Prince
7. The Rancher by Al Hagan
8. Trial by Water by Renee Miller
9. Sugar Day by Peter Cronsberry
10. A Cold Day in Helheim by Kohl Neal
11. Testing Times by Kris Ashton
12. Coming Home to Mansion Hill by C. B. Channell
13. The Backward Man by Caleb Stephens
14. Dead Dogs and Murdered Men by Ron Ripley

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Drabbledark II: An Anthology of Dark Drabbles (Shacklebound Books Drabble Anthologies) Jun 1, 2022

by Eric Fomley

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Drabbledark II is an anthology of dark science fiction, dark fantasy, and dark horror drabbles, stories of exactly 100 words. Within its pages are dark morsels of other worlds by Michelle Ann King, Liam Hogan, Ai Jiang, Dorian J. Sinnott, Joachim Heijndermans, Jacob Steven Mohr, and many others!

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Night Terrors Vol. 12: Short Horror Stories Anthology Apr 12, 2021

by Scare Street, Peter Cronsberry, William Sterling, Justin Boote, Bryan Clark, Susan E. Rogers, Kyle Winkler, Charles Welch, Andrey Pissantchev, Shell St. James, Zach Friday, C. M. Saunders, Warren Benedetto, Ron Ripley, Scare Street

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Prepare for a lethal dose of terror…

A young boy’s art takes a sinister turn when the monstrous creature from his drawings reaches into the real world. The clues to a fiendishly clever crossword puzzle predict a series of tragedies for a witch’s nosy neighbors. And a creepy old doll brings pain and misfortune to a woman struggling to cope with her mother’s illness…

As you’re about to go under the knife, Scare Street’s latest collection of supernatural horror is the morphine you need. This new volume holds thirteen tales of bone-chilling terror. More than enough to send a shock though your system.

Goosebumps, nightmares, shivers running down your spine… The physiological symptoms of fear infest your body. Just relax as your demonic nurse tightens the straps on the operating table. The doctor is in, and he’s ready to begin the operation.

All you need is a good old-fashioned scream—and this just so happens to be this sinister surgeon’s specialty. So, shall we begin?

This is going to hurt a little. Or a lot…

This volume contains the following:
1. Cross Words by Peter Cronsberry
2. Hybrid by Justin Boote
3. Pipe Dreams by William Sterling
4. “For My Next Trick...” by Bryan Clark
5. Blood Debt by Susan E. Rogers
6. Smudge the Head by Kyle Winkler
7. See Me by Charles Welch
8. Half Larva, Will Travel by Andrey Pissantchev
9. Just We Two by Shell St. James
10. Caustic Whispers by Zach Friday
11. Roach by C. M. Saunders
12. Unarmed by Warren Benedetto
13. Gwen Speaks by Ron Ripley

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The Omens Call: A Horror Anthology Oct 1, 2021

by Daniel Willcocks, Julie Hiner

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Unravel their message. Translate their meaning. Your life may just depend on it…

The world has its messengers, its harbingers of bad tidings. Some call them premonitions, others call them superstitions, all we know for certain is that in the cracks between the layers of our reality the truth is known. Warnings come in a strange array of mediums; from circling ravens, to withering crops, to nightmarish late-night visitors, and it is up to us to hear the messages they bear on their tongues…

In this horror anthology, eleven talented authors explore the prophetic nature of dark omens. Featuring tales of demonic possession, prophetic storms, nocturnal insect clouds, small-town cover-ups, and breaking skies, “The Omens Call” will open your eyes to the primal languages that humans dare not speak.

Dare you heed the omen’s call?

This hair-raising collection features:

“Everything As It Was” by Warren Benedetto

“The Lamb of Stull” by David Ivey

“Nails” by R.A. Busby

“Room Thirteen” by Julie Hiner

“The Human Stork” by Zoltán Komor

“Morton Cottage” by Leeroy Cross James

“Juniper's Spring” by Daniel Willcocks

“The Mourning Veil” by Mary Rajotte

“Knock One Down” Kevin R. Doyle

“Meltham's Children” by Chris Moss

“The Split Through the Sky” by Lena Ng

This collection has been edited by Daniel Willcocks and Julie Hiner, and published by Devil’s Rock Publishing. For more information, visit www.devilsrockpublishing.com

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Legends of Night: a Horror Anthology Sep 17, 2021

by Black Ink Fiction, Amber M. Simpson, C.E. Stokes, Chisto Healy, Dan Allen, David Green, Dorian J. Sinnott, Gabriella Balcom, Gary Kruse, Jodi Jensen, Jonathan Inbody, K.B. Elijah, Kevin Hopson, Leanbh Pearson, Maggie D. Brace, Meera Dandekar, N.M. Brown, Patrick Winters, Rachel C. Pendragon, Radar DeBoard, Tony Logan, Warren Benedetto, Zachary Hennis, Brandi Hicks, Shelly Jarvis

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People say legends never die. Maybe that’s why the creatures that go bump in the night live forever. The ones the put fear in our hearts the moment they’re mentioned. They make even the least spiritual cross themselves and ward against evil.

Vampires, werewolves, the normal legends that we know cover the pages of Legends of Night. But also, Slayers from Atlante, the Dullahan causing a century of neighbors feuding, and many more. Leave the lights on, lock the doors, check under your beds and pick up a copy of Black Ink Fiction’s short story collection—Legends of Night.

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Dark Magic: Dark Fantasy Drabbles of Magic and Lore (Eerie Drabbles of Fantasy and Horror) May 1, 2021

by Eerie River Publishing, A.E. Hellstorm, A.S. MacKenzie, Adrian J. Johnson, Al Provance, Alanna Robertson-Webb, Alex Azar, Amber M. Simpson, Andrew Kurtz, B. J. Thrower, B.B Blazkowicz, B.K. Bass, Belinda Brady, Brandan Hingley - Lovatt, C. Marry Hultman, Callum Pearce, Nicole Honl, Charlotte Langtree, Chisto Healy, Chris Bannor, Chris Hewitt, Chris Lilienthal, Chrissie Rohrman, Christian Boustead, Clint Foster, Constantine E. Kiousis, Curtis A. Deeter, D'mitri Blackwood, Dale Parnell, Damien Allmark, Daniel Loring Keating, Darlene Holt, David Green, Derek Dunn, Diana Allgair, Dustin Walker, E. Joan Armstrong, Elizabeth Davis, Emma K. Leadley, EZ Whitney, Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito, G.L. Dalton, Georgia Cook, Gordon Dunleavy, with apologies to Henry David Thoreau Henry Herz, Holley Cornetto, J. A. Skelton , J. David Reed, J.W. Garrett, Jacek Wilkos, Jacqueline Moran Meyer, John Cady, Josh Grant-Young, Joshua E. Borgmann, K. B. Elijah, K. G. Lewis, K.T. Tate, Kaitlyn Arnett, Katie Jordan, Kimberly Rei, Kris Kinsella, L. T. Emery, Lamont A. Turner, Lauraine S. Blake, Laurence Sullivan, Lucy Rose, Lyndsey Ellis-Holloway, Marc Sorondo, Marsha Webb, Mary Rajotte, Matthew Tansek, McKenzie Richardson, Michael D. Nadeau, Michelle Bryan, N.M. Brown, Neen Cohen, Nerisha Kemraj , Nick Wilkinson, Paul Benkendorfer, Peter Andrew Smith, Peter J. Foote, Peter VanGelderen, R. H. Newfield, R. S. Pyne, Radar DeBoard, Rich Rurshell , S. N. Graves, S.O. Green, Sandy Butchers, Sarah Matthews, Scott McGregor, Sheldon Woodbury, Sherry Osborne, Sonya Lawson, Sophie Wagner, Spencer Helsel, T.M. Brown, Terrence McKinnies, Thomas Sturgeon Jr, Warren Benedetto, William A. Wellman, Ximena Escobar

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There is darkness in magic and we have given life to that darkness.

Dark Magic is a collection of over two hundred bite-size drabbles of dark fantasy and horror.

Enter a world of curses and creatures, the hideous and the hexed, where love is cruel and victory is tainted. Where gods and demons hold sway over mortals, senses are enticed and spirits ensnared. Angels fall, dragons rise, shadows hide secrets and power comes from blood and bone and death itself.

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Infection: Drabbles 1 (Legends of Night) Jun 29, 2021

by Black Ink Fiction, McKenzie Richardson, Nicole Little, Brieanne O'Reilly, Alex Avery, Rachel C. Pendragon, BF Vega, Stephen Herczeg, A. S. Charly, Alison Kaiser, Amanda Arab, Amber M. Simpson, Andrew Kurtz, Andrew McDonald, April Yates, B. A. Nielsen, Bill Bibo Jr, Brian Foley, Brook Sullivan, Brynna Jones, Chisto Healy, Chris Bannor, Chris Hewitt, Christopher T. Dabrowski, ChrystalVixen, Collin Yeoh, Dan Allen, David Bowmore, David Green, David Owain Hughes, Davion Moore, DeBraal, Declan Liam McKendrick, Destiny Eve Pifer, Devin Beggs, Diane Arrelle, Dorian J. Sinnott, Dusty Davis, Ed Ahern, Ella Everly, Emilian Wojnowski, Emma K. Leadley, Fariel Shafee, Gabriella Balcom, Gary McDonough, Hari Navarro, Helen M. Merrick, Hillary Lyon, J.M. Faulkner, J.S. Nel, Jacek Wilkos, James S. Austin, Jamie Blyth, Jeremy Zenter, Jessica Wilcox, Jodi Jensen, Jodie Angell, Jodie Francis, John Lane, K.B. Elijah, Katherine Howard, Kerri Jesmer, Kevin E.C. Curdgel, Kevin Hopson, Lana Trick, Laura Shenton, Leanbh Pearson, M.B. Pedersen, Madeline Mora-Summonte, Maggie D Brace, Maxine Churchman, Meera Dandekar, Michelle Brett, Monster Smith, N.M. Brown, Natasha Sinclair, Nerisha Kemraj, Nick Watts, Nicole Henning, Patrick C. Harrison III, Patrick Winters, Peter Foote, Philip Rogers, Radar DeBoard, Ralph Benton, Reyna Young, Rich Rurshell, Rickey Rivers Jr, Riley Odell, Rotten Akers, S.O. Green, Scott Marshall, Scott Smith, Shawn M. Klimek, Simon J. Plant, Sophie Wagner, Stuart Conover, Thomas Sturgeon Jr, Tiffany Christie, Tim Law, Tony Logan, Tyson Miller, Umair Mirxa, Victor Nandi, Warren Benedetto, Zachary Hennis, Brandi Hicks, Shelly Jarvis

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The undead are among us. Shambling, groaning, eating brains…taking trips to Vegas all-you-can-eat buffets?

Everyone knows the zombie apocalypse is bound to happen, these authors just bring it to you sooner than you expected. Authors from all over the globe spin terrifying tales of the infected and undying in just 100 words per story.

From soccer mom zombies to military experiments; reanimated commanders directing an army of zombies to a monster-esque meteorologist. Get a fresh take on an undead theme with Infection from Black Ink Fiction.

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Screaming in the Night (Sinister Supernatural Stories Book 1) Apr 4, 2022

by Sinister Smile Press, R.E. Sargent, Steven Pajak, Scotty Milder, Nick Roberts, Scott Harper, Renee M.P.T. Kray, Richard Clive, David Rider, Matthew R. Davis, Alexandr Bond, Warren Benedetto, Daniel O’Connor, Curtis A. Bass, Gary Robbe, William Malmborg, William Malmborg

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Beware of the night, for it shows no mercy.

Anxieties run rampant as the last sprinklings of light twinkle out on the inky horizon. The shadows dance their choreography in the damp, dusky air. Night is taking over, and it knows how to keep a dark and deadly secret, for it allows no witnesses. And that screaming you hear nearby? Watch out, because you might be next.

The Sinister Supernatural Stories series brings you delicious horror that focuses on elements of the supernatural. Pull up a chair and dig in, but never after dark—everyone knows bad things always happen after dark.

Contains stories by Nick Roberts, Matthew R. Davis, Alexandr Bond, Scott Harper, R.E. Sargent, Richard Clive, Renee M.P.T. Kray, Warren Benedetto, Daniel O’Connor, Steven Pajak, Curtis A. Bass, David Rider, Gary Robbe, and Scotty Milder.

Foreword by William Malmborg.

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Terror stalks the night…

Something deadly hides in the dark of night…

Your worst nightmares stalk you from the shadows…

Tonight’s forecast calls for terror…

Prepare for a lethal dose of terror…

Unravel their message. Translate their meaning. Your life may just depend on it…

Dare you heed the omen’s call?

Beware of the night, for it shows no mercy.

Contains stories by Nick Roberts, Matthew R. Davis, Alexandr Bond, Scott Harper, R.E. Sargent, Richard Clive, Renee M.P.T. Kray, Warren Benedetto, Daniel O’Connor, Steven Pajak, Curtis A. Bass, David Rider, Gary Robbe, and Scotty Milder.

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