New Releases
Monstrous Outlines!
05 years ago
Before we get to the actual announcement, Migraineers, we’d like you to take a look at this moth. It’s called a Metalmark Moth, of the genus Brenthia in the family Choreutidae. And what this critter does is very rare: they mimic the Jumping Spider, which is (wait for it) their main predator. From the markings, to the way they move, their whole defensive schtick is about making the things that hunt them believe that they are them.
Watching this moth, as we’ve watched and researched so many other examples of mimicry in nature as we’ve been putting together the Monstrous Outlines anthology, we wonder about ourselves. After all, homo sapien sapiens are the possibly the world’s best predator (or at least the most soulful, as Father John Misty tells us and affirms!)… are we camouflaging ourselves as something worse? Something higher up the food chain, maybe? POINTS TO PONDER!
And while you do, ponder this Table of Contents for Monstrous Outlines… with the dual exceptions of authors Cody Goodfellow and Jonathan Raab (each with stories in the 2017 anthology A Breath from the Sky) this is an all new line-up of incredibly talented writers that we know you’ll be thrilled by! (Oh, and that Blackwood fellow, of course. Algie’s The Willows will be in there as well, as the seed story from the heady days of classic weird fiction.)
The Willows — Algernon Blackwood
Restoration — Holly Lyn Walrath
His Little Heart, Dispossessed
— Ben Blattberg
Asleep in the Deep End
— Cody Goodfellow
A Monster Story — Evan Marcroft
Lux Aeterna — David H. Varley
The Mountain’s Wife
— Jennifer R. Donohue
The Agnostic Gospels:
Variations on a Theme — Rachel Rodman
Like Glory — Joanne Rixon
White Elephant — Rachel Weist
Continuing Ed — Michael Gray Baughan
Core Rules — Jonathan Raab
The Gate, The Key; His Peacock Tongue
— James B. Pepe
Crypsis — Dakota Crane
The Disappearing Apprentice
— Nathan Alling Long
We’ll be keeping you updated over the next few months as the book nears completion, Migraineers! The theme of the anthology may be weird camouflage horror, but we here at MMP HQ are up-front about our intent with Monstrous Outlines… we expect you’ll love it. More to come, so stay connected with Martian Migraine Press on Twitter and Facebook.
Monstrous Outlines Table of Contents!
05 years ago
Before we get to the actual announcement, Migraineers, we’d like you to take a look at this moth. It’s called a Metalmark Moth, of the genus Brenthia in the family Choreutidae. And what this critter does is very rare: they mimic the Jumping Spider, which is (wait for it) their main predator. From the markings, to the way they move, their whole defensive schtick is about making the things that hunt them believe that they are them.
Watching this moth, as we’ve watched and researched so many other examples of mimicry in nature as we’ve been putting together the Monstrous Outlines anthology, we wonder about ourselves. After all, homo sapien sapiens are the possibly the world’s best predator (or at least the most soulful, as Father John Misty tells us and affirms!)… are we camouflaging ourselves as something worse? Something higher up the food chain, maybe? POINTS TO PONDER!
And while you do, ponder this Table of Contents for Monstrous Outlines… with the dual exceptions of authors Cody Goodfellow and Jonathan Raab (each with stories in the 2017 anthology A Breath from the Sky) this is an all new line-up of incredibly talented writers that we know you’ll be thrilled by! (Oh, and that Blackwood fellow, of course. Algie’s The Willows will be in there as well, as the seed story from the heady days of classic weird fiction.)
The Willows — Algernon Blackwood
Restoration — Holly Lyn Walrath
His Little Heart, Dispossessed
— Ben Blattberg
Asleep in the Deep End
— Cody Goodfellow
A Monster Story — Evan Marcroft
Lux Aeterna — David H. Varley
The Mountain’s Wife
— Jennifer R. Donohue
The Agnostic Gospels:
Variations on a Theme — Rachel Rodman
Like Glory — Joanne Rixon
White Elephant — Rachel Weist
Continuing Ed — Michael Gray Baughan
Core Rules — Jonathan Raab
The Gate, The Key; His Peacock Tongue
— James B. Pepe
Crypsis — Dakota Crane
The Disappearing Apprentice
— Nathan Alling Long
We’ll be keeping you updated over the next few months as the book nears completion, Migraineers! The theme of the anthology may be weird camouflage horror, but we here at MMP HQ are up-front about our intent with Monstrous Outlines… we expect you’ll love it. More to come, so stay connected with Martian Migraine Press on Twitter and Facebook.
Innsmouthbreathers ToC Announcement
05 years ago
The last quarter of 2018 saw some delays and general hold-ups here at MMP HQ, but we’re happy to announce that operations are back on track and the two anthologies that were planned for 2019 are still on their way. The first book will be Innsmouthbreathers: Cautionary Tales of Cthulhu Mythos Fandom.
Here’s the Table of Contents, replete with riffs and re-presentations on classic Lovecraftian themes, sassy takes on social justice, and liberal sprinklings of satire and parody. There are authors herein that we’ve had the pleasure of publishing before and a good many new names as well that we’re excited to introduce…
The Dude Who Collected Lovecraft — Nick Mamatas and Tim Pratt
The Yuggoth Club — John Linwood Grant
Beautiful In Their Sins — Lawrence Berry
Two Aunts and the Cornwall Horror — K. G. Anderson
The Weird Shadow Over Melrose — Tom Breen
The Theory of the Weird Fiction Critic — Jayaprakash Satyamurthy
The Last Cultist — Helen E. Davis
The Incorrect Translations of Juan Romero — K. Sullivan
The Statement of Randy Carter — Patrick Berry
The Bane of Robin Butler — Rose Banks
The Referendum Over Innsmouth — S. L. Edwards
Migraineers, we think you’ll get a serious kick out of this one. If you’re a fan of Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos, but more importantly, a fan with a sense of humour about yourself and this… thing that we all love, then you’ll find much to enjoy in this anthology of cautionary tales. Innsmouthbreathers has a release date of TUESDAY 16 APRIL 2019, and pre-orders will be available soon. We’ll be keeping you updated on all related news, so if you haven’t done so already, Like us on the ol’ Facebook and follow us on the Twitter.
The second 2019 anthology is, of course, the much anticipated Monstrous Outlines, a book of camouflage-themed horror. The slush reading for this one has been challenging, but we are currently (finally!) getting into the shallow end of that pool. There is no final story count for this book, not yet, but we have confirmed three authors so far, and the Maybe file is healthy. Authors, if you’ve received a rejection for your submission, we’d like to apologize for the lengthy wait times. If you haven’t heard from us, yay or nay, take heart, as we expect to be done with all the subs within two weeks. Thank you for your patience.
