Asher Cantrell is the author of Other Gods, an anthology of short horror, and The Book of Word Records, a comedic look at the English language. He has written hundreds of non-fiction articles for sites like Cracked.com, Mental Floss, SlashGear, Grunge, Film School Rejects, and more.

He has worked in tech and digital media as an author, editor, publisher, and engineer. In his spare time, he reads and watches a lot of horror, plays 30-year-old video games, builds computers, fiddles with gadgets, goes down internet rabbit holes, and pets animals.

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A selection of pieces:

• The 7 Creepiest Old School Robots, Cracked.com, 2011
• 5 Ridiculous Origins of Famous Urban Legends, Cracked.com, 2012
• 5 Internet Annoyances That Are Way Older Than the Internet, Cracked.com, 2012
• 10 Letters That Didn’t Make the Alphabet, Mental Floss, 2012
• 12 Proposed U.S. States That Didn’t Make the Cut, Mental Floss, 2012
• 10 Famous Films That Surprisingly Fail The Bechdel Test, Film School Rejects, 2013
• 4 Director’s Cuts That Are Worse Than The Original, Film School Rejects, 2015
• Mythical Monsters That Might Have Actually Existed, Grunge, 2020
• The Tragic True Story of the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping, Grunge, 2020
• The Ruby Ridge Standoff Was Worse Than You Think, Grunge, 2020
• The Truth About the Mysterious Toxic Lady, Grunge, 2020
• Science Rivalries That Took Things Too Far, Grunge, 2020
• The Strange and Tragic Death of Elisa Lam, Grunge, 2021
• The Reason Why Some Cellphone Providers Are Worse Than Others, SlashGear, 2023
• The Byford Dolphin Accident: The Explosive Decompression Of 5 Deep Sea Divers, SlashGear, 2023
• The Terrifying Effects Submarine Radar Can Have On Humans, SlashGear, 2023