Ritch Duncan

My first published work of fiction is a nasty little post-apocalyptic horror story titled “Sardines” I wrote for Deathbed, a collection of scary stories written by funny people. Link in comments! Read/share/subscribe! Happy Halloween!

Incredibly pleased to share John DeVore’s SARDINES, a post apocalyptic short horror tale that’s tangentially, also kinda about the male loneliness epidemic. Read now for free on DEATHBED: Horror Stories by Comedy Writers Http://www.DeathbedWriting.com

I see how it is, @newyorker.com I see it CRYSTAL CLEAR. (Read NORMAL LIKE ME on DeathbedWriting.com )

My buddy @ritchied.bsky.social’s online horror comedy magazine, Deathbed, is name checked in Fangoria!!! Cool as hell.

Read NORMAL LIKE ME by Matt Gourley (Superego, Conan O’ Brien Needs a Friend) right now with a free subscription to DEATHBED: Horror Stories by Comedy Writers. Subscribe.DeathbedWriting.com Subscribe free to get short horror stories by comedy writers sent directly to your inbox. ❤️, 💀🛏️

The sheep stared back at him with placid, wide-set eyes, then stamped its hoof on the ground a single time, as if to echo: “One.” Read SHEEP by Dan McCoy deathbed.ghost.io/sheep/

If you haven’t yet, now would be a great time to subscribe (for free!) to Deathbed: subscribe.deathbedwriting.com

I wrote a new blog at TheDeathbed.Substack.com about why I published a fictional pulp horror story about real life politics.

My latest horror story on DeathbedWriting.com is called “Saint Vengeance” and it is about a bunch of murderous ICE agents who behave like they’re above the law. Unlike most stories about that topic these days, mine is fictional. #AbolishIce

You know what happens when the Mother Cabrini, the undead Patron Saint of Immigration meets up with a lawless band of ICE agents in New York City on the Fourth of July? FIREWORKS Read “Saint Vengeance” on DeathbedWriting.com

I wrote the newest horror story for DeathbedWriting.com, it is called SAINT VENGEANCE, and it’s about what happens when rogue ICE agents face the reanimated corpse of St Frances Xavier Cabrini, the Patron Saint of Immigration, on the Fourth of July in New York City. It’s a tired, huddled MASSACRE.

sharing this because not only is ritch my friend but because this is the best author credits parenthetical I've ever read

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Don’t sweat it. He’ll catch one of the next ones.

Nice convo about DeathbedWriting.com with Mike from the Letterman Podcast:

Last month, a band called TOPHOUSE got on my radar because they release new songs every Monday, and one was a banger called DEATHBED. Since I publish horror stories by comedy writers every Monday, it only made sense to respond with a short story called…TOPHOUSE. DeathbedWriting.com

New on DeathbedWriting.com, it’s ATLANTIS a short horror story, with claws. Read ATLANTIS by Jeffrey Kaufman now and subscribe to Deathbed free at subscribe.DeathbedWriting.com to get a horror story from a comedy writer every week.

This weekend, I saw the play “Liberation”on Broadway and “Madama Butterfly” at the Metropolitan Opera. They are 180 degree opposites of each other.

My latest for Deathbed dropped this week, and it’s a fun one. Enjoy THE DAY GEORGE DANVERS BOUGHT THE FARM at DeathbedWriting.com:

Worried that DeathbedWriting.com hasn’t had an Alien abduction story yet? JUST RELAX

I wrote the latest on Deathbed, and yes, it’s a Christmas story. Read “Nibbles” right now at DeathbedWriting.com and subscribe free to get an original horror story by a comedy writer sent to your inbox every Monday. Subscribe.DeathbedWriting.com

The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go? If you need me next year, I’ll be saving my friends, completing my training and taking down an evil empire. Who’s in?

You ready for work? SURVIVAL JOB by @benzelevansky.com (Brooklyn 99, Parks and Recreation) is live now on DeathbedWriting.com. It’s a charming tale of a young artist struggling to succeed in late stage capitalism, and yes, there’s a Japanese pull saw involved. Subscribe.DeathbedWriting.com

Coming Monday to DeathbedWriting.com: SURVIVAL JOB, our first story from Emmy award winning writer and actor @benzelevansky.com (Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine.) Subscribe free at Subscribe.DeathbedWriting.com and get it delivered to your inbox first thing Monday…just in time for work.

You guys, it's Cyber Monday, so make sure to remember to look at your phones today.

Happy Holidays from Deathbed: Horror Stories By Comedy Writers! Enjoy links to all nine of our previously published stories, and catch up on all things Deathbed in the first Deathbed Digest! Subscribe now at Subscribe.DeathbedWriting.com

Black Sabbath > Black Friday

Buckle up, clowns. It’s gonna be a gory night. New from Gena Radcliffe @genadoesthings.bsky.social , co- host of the Kill by Kill Podcast: THE TELLTALE HONK subscribe.deathbedwriting.com

LOL Hi, Kathy.

Find yourself someone who loves you as truly and deeply as Spectrum customers in Spectrum commercials love their Spectrum service:

Here’s a cute joke you can do while you’re watching the new Ken Burns documentary. When it starts, and the announcer says “Major Funding for The American Revolution was provided by-“ yell “FRANCE!”

New story up now. I wrote this one. I’m proud of it. Read and subscribe to Deathbed here: tinyurl.com/3s7mvk3d

Always lovely when people still remember Jest Magazine- nice mention in Dan McCoy's Special Interests newsletter: danmccoyinterests.com/misty-waterc...

I wrote a new short story coming out next Monday. It’s called THE TANTRUM. It’s scary, and I think, pretty good. Read it first by subscribing free at DeathbedWriting.com

New on DEATHBED: Horror Stories by Comedy Writers by @bobpowers.bsky.social : deathbed.ghost.io/i-once-perfo...

BEST VEGAN SLOPPY JOES RECIPE BY Ritch Duncan Ingredients: One (1) 12oz can diced tomatoes Instructions: Serve

A Brand New Story available now, free, on Deathbed: Horror Stories by Comedy Writers THE MONSTER HUNTER CHANGES HIS MIND A sweeping tale of medieval beasts, mind-bending metaphor, and mountainous cleavage. By Dan McCoy Read or subscribe free at DeathbedWriting.com