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READING PERIOD OPENING JUNE 1!

MORE MONSTERS NEXT DOOR

Announcing our latest horror/fantasy anthology, the follow-up to THE MONSTERS NEXT DOOR!

MORE MONSTERS NEXT DOOR will be accepting 20 short stories, each one focused on a monster living in a mundane setting. The Tudor house across from you may be Dracula's summer home. That apartment down the hall may be Cthulhu's downsizing goal. The hairy guy who just moved into the trailer court sure does make a lot of noise during the full moon.

The genre may be classic horror, comedy, science fiction -- so long as your story meets the theme, it is up for consideration.

Manuscripts should be submitted as a Word docx file, in the William Shunn format. Submissions should be emailed to anthology@criticalblast.com.

Reading period is open from June 1, 2025 through July 31, 2025.

Word Length: 2500 / 10K

Payment: $25 USD + contributor's copy. Extra contributor copies are available at print cost.

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