Kathy Benjamin

With Us Since
2015
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Location
Austin, Texas
School
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, University of Kent at Canterbury
Expertise
Oasis, Suspicious musician deaths, Tragic band accidents
  • Kathy has written four non-fiction books about death and is fascinated by the history of strange or suspicious musician deaths and tragic band accidents.
  • She has also penned a sci-fi novel about an alien discotheque at Area 51 inspired by her love of disco music.
  • A fan of Oasis since they released "Definitely Maybe" when she was 11, she has seen them in concert three times, including flying 10 hours to attend their reunion tour at Wembley Stadium in 2025.

Experience

A full-time professional writer since 2009, Kathy's work can be found on many websites including Cracked.com and Mental Floss. She joined Grunge as a writer in 2017 and began editing for Static Media in 2019. She is the author of multiple novels: "Funerals to Die For: The Craziest, Creepiest, and Most Bizarre Funeral Traditions and Practices Ever", "It's Your Funeral! Plan the Celebration of a Lifetime -- Before It's Too Late", "Texas Mass Graves: Burial Grounds of Atrocity, Massacre and Battle", and a forthcoming book with The History Press on women undertakers of Texas from 1880-1930.

Education

Kathy has a bachelor's degree in history from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and a postgraduate diploma in Medieval and Tudor studies from the University of Kent at Canterbury.

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