Huzzah! Strangely Funny VI is now available on Kindle, and is free on Kindle Unlimited. Join the authors below for tales of paranormal humor:

• Angel in Hell’s Kitchen By Beverly Alice Black
• Ghost Heist By Kate Franklin
• The Creeping Crust By R.C. Mulhare
• If the Deviant Fits By N.L. Dalton
• Scrim and Shaw and the House Full of Bones By Daniel Hale
• Do I Fat? By Rob Smales
• Poteen and Stout By Stephen McQuiggan
• A New Source of Energy By Rosalind Barden
• Spongeworthy By Stacey Longo
• Papa’s Primo Deli By David Bernard
• Eyewear of the Damned By C.D. Gallant-King
• Accident Prone By Gwen Mayo
• How a Vampire Gets A Tan By Paul Wartenberg
• A Terrible Thing to Waste By David Perlmutter
• Skunknado By B. David Spicer
• In a Silent World By Curtis A. Deeter
• Dial M for Marvin By Robert Allen Lupton
• Interview with Rufus Crain: Rorkson County By Cheryl Zaidan
• Basil's Dream Date By Sarah E. Glenn
• The Last Resort By D.J. Tyrer

The print version will also be available in the near future. 
As always, stay tuned...

MAHLLC will open to novel and story collection submissions on May 1st. So, let me tell you a little bit about what we’re looking for.

First, while we are always open to a story collection that grabs our imagination, we've already heard from two authors interested in submitting theirs to us this year. We'd like to see some novels, too. Please note that an overarching storyline with a group of tales counts as a collection in our eyes. We love them, but would like to mix it up a little.

So, what are we looking for in a novel? Your story should fit into the horror or mystery genre and should run from 40,000 to 75,000 words. The lower end of this technically counts as a novella, but if it’s a good story we’ll consider it.

We require that your story be interesting and that it be well-written. Grammar and spelling are important, but the author should also be able to string sentences together into a coherent story. If we trip over a bunch of awkward phrasing, we will reject it. If we can't tell which character is speaking, or the viewpoint changes from one character to another in the same paragraph, it won't get very far. If you get your history wrong, and it's important to the plot, we will reject it. Many authors want to write about the Salem Witch Trials, but you would be surprised at how many of them think the witches were burned (Europe) instead of hanged (Salem).

Next: In your query, we would appreciate a notion of your intended audience and ways you intend to promote the book. We purchase (affordable) ads and promote via social media, but there's a lot more to book promotion than that. Our most successful authors have their own Internet presence, work with other authors to cross-promote, sell their work at conventions, or have some contacts with their local media.

Finally: Terrible things happen in mystery and horror, but if you use hate speech (anti-gay, anti-Muslim, anti-women, etc.) in your story, we'd better be able to tell that it is a character with a problem and not you, the author. Also: no ‘on-screen’ depictions of rape (adult or child). Implication is one thing, depiction is another.

If this doesn't scare you off, or you regularly send out your (mystery or horror) trunk novel despite the odds, send it to us.

Please come support our books in the 2018 Critter Readers' Poll!
Sparky of Bunker Hill and the Cold Kid Case:
Young Adult Books
Mystery Novel

Strangely Funny V:
Anthology Category
Short Story - Horror (by story)
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We love it when our authors win. They get a handy-dandy graphic for their site, and we get bragging rights. So drop by and support them!
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Great Escapes is hosting a blog tour for Sparky and the Cold Kid Case, beginning December 13. Visit the tour stops below to read reviews, interviews with Rosalind Barden, guest posts, and a giveaway!

Come learn more about Ruschelle Dillon and her unique brand of dark humor this coming week, courtesy of Tomorrow Comes Media! Her schedule is below.

Traditionally, we have opened for Strangely Funny submissions during the month of October, with the goal of publishing in April. Unfortunately, it's rarely worked out that way. Okay, maybe it worked out the first year, but not since then. We get your great stories, we begin to process them, then NaNoWriMo hits, followed by the holidays. All of our open time starts disappearing, and I’d like to claim that we also spend the holidays inebriated, but it would be a lie… unless SSRIs count.

Our responses fall behind, fewer and fewer emails going forth, until our beloved authors are writing us, wanting to know if we received their stories in this first place. Yes, we did, and it’s our fault we’re behind. So, this year, we’re opening for subs in August, two months early.

Please read the description on the Submissions page for details on how and where to submit your stories. Once submitted, please give us till at least October before asking us if we received your story, especially if you are part of the rush at the end of the submission period. After that, post away!

Strangely Funny V is now available in print and Kindle on Amazon!
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You've all heard tales of the phantom hitchhiker, but what about her parents? How do they feel after a few decades of boys showing up on their doorstep looking for their jackets? Take this journey with us and find out what club the Devil use for a short putt. Discover where werewolves retire when their muzzles turn gray.

Explore the stories of Strangely Funny V and join authors Eldon Litchfield, Dan Foley, Juliet Boyd, and many more, as they explore the strange happenings that could be in your neighborhood. But watch out for the prankster gargoyles!

The stories have been chosen, and the contracts have been sent out. I’ve replied to all submissions, but email can go awry. If you’re unsure of your story’s status, drop us a line at mysteryandhorrorllc@gmail.com .