Robert E Stahl

Robert E. Stahl is the Dallas-based author of Show Me Where It Hurts by JournalStone Publishing. A Texas native and former bartender, Stahl's new collection features thirty haunting works of prose and poetry. His work pulls readers into the depths of human pain, transformation, and horror—both supernatural and psychological.

Written with raw emotional resonance and unsettling imagination, Show Me Where It Hurts explores fractured characters facing the darkest corners of their existence. Whether it’s monsters, masochists, or the soul-crushing weight of a dead-end job, Stahl’s stories are fueled by grief, voice-driven prose, and moments of unexpected beauty.

“There is something here for everyone,” says Richard Thomas, author of Incarnate and Spontaneous Human Combustion. “Zombies and cannibals, witches and ghosts, Bigfoot and Halloween...follow these stories into the shadows. Something awful awaits you there—monstrous, full of awe, and shimmering with hope.”

Drawing comparisons to Chuck Palahniuk, Grady Hendrix, and Clive Barker, Show Me Where It Hurts stands out with its Texas grit and grounded emotional resonance. Whether he's writing prose or poetry, Stahl scratches at old wounds to deliver horror that’s as vulnerable as it is vicious—while refusing to play by the rules.