I've been so busy with screenplay development and film editing projects, I failed to notice that the Los Angeles Screamfest 2026 Screenplay Competition finalists were announced last weekish. My A24-style quirky horror mystery was a seminfinalist. Better, I suppose, than a kick in the stones. Here, courtesy of Screamfestla.com is the list: WINNING SCREENPLAY: 72 … Continue reading 2026 ScreamFest LA screenplay finals announced

https://youtu.be/XejCq9egJwE Here's a trailer for the new comedy feature film I wrote. If you enjoyed Pineapple Express, Half Baked, and Friday ... you're going to love Are You High Yet? Directed by Daniel Wyland Starring Hasani and Maurice Pringle Produced by Tony Tanelli Written by Benjamin J. Gohs

“It’s a journalist’s job to be a witness to history. We’re not there to worry about ourselves. We’re there to try and get as near as we can, in an imperfect world, to the truth and get the truth out.” —Robert Fisk I was there and I watched it die.I sold my first few freelance … Continue reading No news is good news

Everyone's screaming about how bad everything is, as if now is some special time in history when things are particularly bad. You know, as oppossed to that time when everything was good. But I find myself wondering whether things are actually worse or if we're just more aware of the bad stuff happening all around … Continue reading Bethlehem Revisited: The scary prescience of Didion’s ‘Slouching’

No artificial intelligence programs have been used in any part of my writing process—from brainstorming to editing final drafts. Humans make art. Robots steal and regurgitate. Don't be a robot.