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Matthew Salinas is an author from Illinois who writes short horror stories and novels. He also dabbles in micro-fiction. He is a member of the Chicago Writers Association and Horror Writers Association. He had the honor of being a member of the first-ever American Library Association Reader's Advisory Panel on Horror Fiction. He lives with his wife, son, and their cats. Apart from writing, he also performs editing and interviewing duties for Fairfield Scribes based in Connecticut.
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- November 2026
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★★★★★
“This godforsaken pit!”
What a ride! Weird. Intense. Creepy. Matthew twists the brightly colored pit of fun into a pit of fear. A great Cosmic horror told through journal entries and recordings. Creative. Vivid. Shocking. I will NEVER look at a ball pit the same…something lurks BENEATH.
Sugar-n-Sass · · BENEATH
★★★★☆
I never liked the ball pit at a certain fast food restaurant. Never could explain why. Germs maybe. Or maybe deep down I always knew it was an entrance to something underneath. You read that right. That is the premise, and before you laugh, don't. I thought this was going to be a fun, silly ride and Salinas had me genuinely unsettled inside a ball pit. A ball pit. The audacity. A crew investigates a series of disappearances connected to ball pits across multiple locations, which is somehow both absurd and completely terrifying once the story gets going. What lies beneath is not something I will spoil. What I will say is that the format is what elevates this. Recovered journal entries, video recordings pieced together after tragedy struck. Found footage energy in novella form, and it works beautifully.
Lia's Haunted Library · · BENEATH