What we are looking for:
DREAMING IN R'LYEH is a journal of Mythos fiction, and to that end we are looking only for Mythos fiction. So, what does that mean? The story must be about the Mythos. While this may seem at first limiting vast multitudes have been doing it for decades regardless of success. Feel free to write a story that takes place in any age. A tale need not be set in the early 20th century to be called Mythos.
FICTION:
We're looking for innovative and enticing fiction. We seek well-written and well-realized stories that evoke the "cosmic" and "weird" essential to the truly great Mythos tales. (If you have yet to read some truly great Mythos tales, please choose the "shards" tab on the menu and there you will find a list of great Mythos tales.)
We are not interested in reading any explicitly gory stories - we are familiar enough with Lucio Fulci-- or stories that rely solely upon needlessly base shock effects. Likewise, please - for the love of all that is good - don't send any vampire tales unless you can somehow mix David Madison's "Tower of Darkness" with Manly Wade Wellman's "The Terrible Parchment".
All said, look at the list on the "shards" page and you'll get a good idea of the kind of stories we're looking to publish.
Also, feel free to send stories that have been rejected by other publications. Send us old stories, early stories, stories you assumed would never see the light (or dark) of the press. Perhaps there is a gem amongst the rubble?
Please include a brief bio, with previous publications, with your submission.
NON-FICTION:
We seek academic, textually grounded, pieces that further our understanding of Mythos fiction and weird fiction in general. Please abide by academic standards and give those you quote their full due. We are not interested in reading 9th grade essays, no matter how many gold stars they received.
REVEIWS:
We are most interested in short story reviews of long-since forgotten tales. We'd like the reveiw section to be a place where old stories, lost to the ages but deserving of rediscovery, can be trotted back out and discussed. I'm speaking here of tales like Robert J. Curran's "Voice from the Well" (1985) and Ross F. Bagby's "The Horror in the Blue Glass Bottle." Go through those old issues of now defunct horror magazines, 'zines and journals and tell us about your favorite long forgotten stories.
ART:
Feel free to submit any form of illustration so long as it pertains to the Mythos and is in either jpeg or gif format.
WHAT YOU GET:
Fame, fortune and celebrity! But, more likely, to see your name in print and a copy of the issue in which your work appears.
TO SEND US SOMETHING:
Well, after all that you're still interested? Great. Email us by clicking the tab labeled " Email the Editor".
