MX Sherlock Holmes Anthology IV and My Peculiar Family Kickstarter Ending This Weekend!!

There's only a mere 48 hours or so left in our current Kickstarter campaigns!! Yep, just a few hours to be the first to get your hands on two of the best books to be published this year. I can say this with confidence because the first three volumes of the MX Anthology of New Sherlock Holmes Stories was called the greatest collection of new Sherlock Holmes stories ever published by Sherlockian legend Philip K. Jones who has literally read thousands of Holmes pastiches. You know that with David Marcum, one of the best current Sherlock Holmes authors, at the helm as editor, MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part IV will be just as incredible as the last three. So don't delay. Follow the link to the MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part IV now!

The other book which is a must have for fans of horror and Holmes alike is the gothic horror anthology My Peculiar Family which surprisingly, still has some incredible awards available!! As of my writing this blog post, backers can still get:

7 of the "Vanished Killer" Reward
You get both the e-book version of My Peculiar Family plus the illustrated e-book of my Sherlock Holmes story, "The Case of the Vanished Killer" all for just 10 bucks!! Plus, your name will be published in My Peculiar Family as a patron of the project.

5 of the “Second Chance Collections Edition” Reward."

This award gets you the softcover My Peculiar Family , your name in the book as a patron, plus an original historic tintype used as a basis for a story in the collection.

2 of the "Stacey Longo Book and Bloody Pillow" Reward.

One of my favorite stories in the collection was penned by horror writer Stacey Longo. For just 75 dollars, you get a horror anthology with one of her stories, a handmade bloody pillow designed to look like a blood splot, My Peculiar Family, and your name published as a backer in the book. Personally, I can't believe this award is still available!! I think this one is a steal. So, definitely check it out at the My Peculiar Family Kickstarter page.

3 of the “Co-Host Sci Fi Saturday Night For An Episode” Reward.

Yes, you can co-host an episode of the show that has had such sci-fi legends as Harlan Ellison and Tracy Hickman as guests. Imagine which literary legend could be talking with you. Maybe it would be one of the NY Times Bestselling authors who are part of the My Peculiar Family anthology.

8 of the “Christopher Golden Signed AND Personalized Book” Reward.
And “The “Tracy Hickman Challenge” Reward.

You can get the My Peculiar Family book, your name published as a patron, and a signed and personalized book by Christorpher Golden and Mike Mignola. Since it is personalized, you can say who Mr. Golden makes the book out to and a small amount of text you'd like him to include.

The Tracy Hickman Challenge Reward

Ever want to be a published author? How about co-writing a story with a living legend NY Times Bestseller? That's what you get for the Tracy Hickman reward. You will get a tintype image sent to you. You tell Mr. Hickman the names of the characters in the story and the basic plot, and he will write the tale based on your plot and descriptions. You will be listed as a co-author, so this is a huge opportunity!! Only one available!! Check it out at My Peculiar Family!

Remember, there's only a few hours left to get in on these FUNDED Kickstarter projects!


For one last time, it is my pleasure to share with you the stories included in the My Peculiar Family anthology.

Christopher Golden and James A. Moore - The Genealogy of Chastity Willingham Dimsdale
Stacey Longo - Miss Elizabeth’s Poison
Jason J. Mooers - Law and Mother
Robert Mayette - Solomon’s Mirror
William Meikle - The Luck of Walter Dimsdale
F. Allen Farnham - Tuckahoe Marble
Samantha Boyette - A Twisted Vine
David Schechter - Just Words
Rob Watts - Crowninshield’s Apothecary
Kristi McDowell - With This Ring, I Thee Bind
Karen Gosselin - Eggsetential Circumstances
George O'Conner - Joshua Was My Favorite
Derrick Belanger - Pieces of Rosalee
Bracken MacLeod - Know All Men
John Pallisano - The Space Between
Tracy Hickman - (TBD)
STRETCH GOAL STORY - Scott Thomas (Agatha)

Original Artwork by Sara Richard and Peter Vinton, Jr..



So, get your copy of MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part IV and My Peculiar Family today!!

Next month comes another incredible Sherlock Holmes anthology, Beyond Watson, more info on that collection and how you can submit a Sherlock Holmes story to two additional upcoming anthologies in my next blog post. Stay tuned!!

Derrick Belanger is the author of the #1 bestselling book Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Peculiar Provenance which was in the top 200 bestselling books on Amazon. He also is the author of the MacDougall Twins with Sherlock Holmes books, the latest of which is Curse of the Deadly Dinosaurand edited the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle horror anthology A Study in Terror: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Revolutionary Stories of Fear and the Supernatural. His latest novella Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure Of The Primal Man is currently available as an ebook from Endeavour Press. Mr. Belanger also is a frequent contributor to the blog I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. Mr. Belanger resides in Colorado and continues compiling unpublished works by Dr. John H. Watson.