Like Flies To Honey
FEATURED IN: Shroud 8 from Shroud Publishing
- Publication date: May 2010
- Editor: Tim Deal
- Cover art & woodcut illustrations: Danny Evarts
ABOUT LIKE FLIES TO HONEY
On the day of the annual Honey Ball, newcomer Robert Blythe spends his day rubbing elbows with the cream of the crop. But that does not necessarily safeguard him from being judged by the company he keeps.
PUBLICATION DETAILS
A thrilling collection of horror, suspense, bizarro, and dark fantasy from some of the most respected and talented writers in their genres.
CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
- With Bram Stoker Award winner, Brian Keene, Kealan Patrick Burke, Kevin Lucia, Gemma Files, Derek M. Fox, Nathaniel Lambert, Belinda Frisch, Craig D.B. Patton, Jeff Edwards, Richard D. Findlay, Mary Rajotte, Glen R. Krisch, Joe Nazare, Norman L. Rubenstein, Lawrence Vernon, Ginger Nielsen, and Tim Deal. Interviews with Joe Morey, David Conyers, Joe Schrieber and Lisa Mannetti. Beautiful cover and woodcut embellishments by Danny Evarts!
AN EXCERPT
© MARY RAJOTTE
The Wilsons pulled back the white sheet. For a moment, there was no sound at all. Then the low rumbling of stomachs and the distinct smacking of lips could be heard as the crowd stared up at the stage.
Robert turned. Two rectangular glass cases had been revealed. The larger one sat empty, while the other was filled with honey. Or at least that was what it looked like upon first glance.
READER REVIEWS
In the past few years, Shroud has become one of the semi-pro magazines of note for horror writers. With a quick glance at #8, it’s easy to see why. The production value is top notch, the fiction chilling with enough variety to satisfy hungry readers, and plenty of columns, including a regular entry by Brain Keene. One of my favorite pieces from #8, “Like Flies to Honey” calls to mind the best of Shirley Jackson. The author, Toronto native Mary Rajotte, sets the story at an annual gathering in a seemingly bucolic town, hypnotizing the reader with the normalcy of it all before striking a terrifying chord in the story’s final pages. The writing is crisp, well-paced, and quite addictive, and the characters painfully believable.
– Aaron Polson
Rajotte takes us to a simple meeting of the richest of the rich—without the cameras, when no one but them are around. We easily slide into the protagonist and this opulent world because he’s not one of them; he’s just like you and I. Sublime in its approach—reminiscent of the early works of J.G. Ballard—Like Flies To Honey evokes every emotion that makes horror what it is today. And just when you think the author won’t go there… Rajotte eviscerates the 1% and exposes a side far darker than our imaginations dare to venture.
– Ben Eads
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