Matt Dinniman

Soundbooth Theater takes over Author Nation in Las Vegas! This live recording of our first-ever variety show includes original sketches, music, and more. Watch out for genre police, potion salesmen, Chat-Sandra, and the general chaos of the world of independent writing. All proceeds benefit the ASPCA. Featuring the following sketches: An excerpt from Dungeon Crawler Carl — By Matt Dinniman; Starring Jeff Hays, Annie Ellicott, Ryan H. Reid, and Justin Thomas James; Music performed by Aaron J. Morton; Sound effects performed by Tony Brewer "Infinite Hustle" — By Jeyla Briar; Starring Justin Thomas James, Rebecca Brokaw-Sands, and Annie Ellicott; Music performed by Aaron J. Morton; Sound effects performed by Tony Brewer "Tuesday Night Writes" — By Melissa Storm; Starring Jeff Hays, Annie Ellicott, Rebecca Brokaw-Sands, and Ryan H. Reid; Music performed by Aaron J. Morton; Sound effects performed by Tony Brewer An excerpt from Space Buns — By Emily Labes and Annie Ellicott; Starring Jeff Hays and Annie Ellicott; Music performed by Jeff Hays, Aaron J. Morton, Jacob Raccuia, Sam Ward, and Justin Thomas James; Sound effects performed by Tony Brewer "Helmont’s Greatest Hits and How Not to Be One," Bonus Content from Time-Marked Warlock — By Shami Stovall; Starring Jeff Hays, Ryan H. Reid, Annie Ellicott, and Justin Thomas James; Sound effects performed by Tony Brewer "This Really Sucks" — By Matt Dinniman; Starring Jeff Hays, Justin Thomas James, and Annie Ellicott; Music performed by Aaron J. Morton; Sound effects performed by Tony Brewer "Genre Police" — By Harmon Cooper; Starring Ryan H. Reid, Rebecca Brokaw-Sands, Annie Ellicott, and Jeff Hays; Music performed by Aaron J. Morton and Justin Thomas James; Sound effects performed by Tony Brewer

An artist, still broken from a horrific family tragedy, takes on a commission that seems too good to be true: $15,000 to paint a mural. But there’s a catch. He has to first enter the deep-dive, VR videogame, Kaiju: Battlefield Surgeon in order to see what the client wants him to paint. Trapped in a bloody, merciless nightmare, Duke only has one goal -- to survive. And in order to survive, he must play the game. He must win the game. And to do that, he must become the most cruel, most ruthless monster of them all. In this first episode, Duke receives an offer he can't refuse.

WARNING! Incomplete, UNSTABLE audio. Listen at own risk! Raw audio of upcoming audiobook No edits - includes chatting, mess-ups, cursing and laughing Available for a limited time! (Until complete version is published to Audible) New Achievement! Total, Utter Failure. You failed a quest less than five minutes after you received it. Now that’s talent. A floating fortress occupied by warrior gnomes. A castle made of sand. A derelict submarine guarded by malfunctioning machines. A haunted crypt surrounded by lethal traps. It was supposed to be easy. One bubble. Four castles. Fifteen days. Capture each one, and the stairwell is unlocked. Here's the thing. It's never easy. Carl and his team can't go it alone. Not this time. They must rely on the help of the low-level, I-can't-believe-these-idiots-are-still-alive crawlers trapped in the bubble with them. But can they be trusted? Welcome, Crawler. Welcome to the fifth floor of the dungeon.

Carl tries to save the cat. The world ends. The game begins. As it turns out, the apocalypse will be televised.

Banksy levels up. The team joins the outside world. Duke helps a child in need.

The team gets dirty. Carl and Donut save children from a drug war.

Duke participates in a religious ceremony. Another player emerges. A hidden kaiju reveals itself.

Frank learns how saferooms work. Carl and Donut hit the gym.

A pair of Kaiju get into a scuffle. Banksy reunites with his master. Duke is offered a refreshing drink.

Carl and his new friends interrupt an intimate get together.

Yoshi rolls out the red carpet for Duke. Banksy leaves the nest. Aunt Bernadette generates a quest.

WARNING! Incomplete, UNSTABLE audio. Listen at own risk! Raw audio of upcoming audiobook No edits -- includes chatting, mess-ups, cursing and laughing Available for a limited time! (Until complete version is published to Audible) Attention. Attention. The gates are down. The hunters are loose. Run, Run, Run. A lush jungle teeming with danger. Savage dinosaurs seeking blood. A fallen princess intent on vengeance. A mysterious, end-of-floor celebration for the top crawlers, dubbed “The Butcher’s Masquerade.” The sixth floor. The Hunting Grounds. As the remaining crawlers battle for their lives, a new, terrible threat looms. Outside tourists are finally allowed to enter the game, and they are here and ready to hunt. Among them is Vrah, a famed and veteran hunter, intent on collecting the biggest trophy of her career. But their prey is far from harmless, and this season they are fighting back. Dungeon Crawler Carl and Princess Donut return in book five of the acclaimed LitRPG series.

Princess Donut’s dreams of intergalactic stardom finally come true.

Duke jumps headfirst into the art of Kaiju husbandry and then makes an in-person visit to the clinic. Legal trouble abounds.

Carl and Donut briefly consider a business proposal. A bathroom break goes awry.

So, you know the song, “Rats,” by the band, Ghost? This is kinda like that, but take out all the Satanic stuff, add a few scientists, add a gore-themed trigger warning somewhere, and you get the idea.

Duke serves his time. Epsilon catches a cold. Clara tells on herself.

An exploit is used to its full potential. Carl and Donut encounter an old friend.

The Royal Court of Princess Donut has spoken...

Duke and Clara deal with some bull. Olga misbehaves.

Donut gains a new ally. The second floor comes to an end.

Duke welcomes a new life into the world.

Cutscenes give us some back story. Duke and Clara steal some flowers.

Duke and Clara head south. Duke gets an update from the outside. A deal is brokered.

Revelations abound. The game comes to an end. This was never too much.

WARNING! Incomplete, UNSTABLE audio. Listen at own risk! Raw audio of upcoming audiobook No edits -- includes chatting, mess-ups, cursing and laughing Available for a limited time! (Until complete version is published to Audible) A pantheon of forgotten gods. An old grudge between a talk show host, an heiress, and the man they shattered along the way. A rapidly deteriorating AI system. An inconvenient tiara upon the head of a friend. It is bedlam on the eighth floor. As management reels from the unexpected conclusion of the seventh level, the surviving crawlers stumble onto the eighth and find themselves scattered. It’s a map based on Earth’s final days before the collapse, where ethereal, intangible ghosts of humanity go about their lives, oblivious of the impending doom. Living amongst these ghosts are monsters based in Earth lore. “Legendary” creatures tied to the geographical location they inhabit. Each team of crawlers is given a task: find and capture six of these beasts. The captured monsters will be turned into cards. Cards that can be summoned into battle again and again. The stronger, the deadlier, the better. At the end of the floor, the bad guys will also have decks, and they will have some of the most powerful cards available. So it’s crucial to assemble the toughest squad possible. But, like always, there is a catch. There’s always a catch. As Carl and Donut know all too well, just because someone is captured, it doesn’t mean they have been tamed. Her name is Shi Maria. She’s easily the most powerful monster in their area. If they want to survive, they must capture her. But she is no ordinary beast. She’s intelligent. She was once married to a god, a god who is now missing. Her special attack is known to drive one insane. They call her the Bedlam Bride. “Beware, beware. Beware the Eye of the Bedlam Bride”