The Lockwood Collection - MaryRajotte.com

FEATURED IN: The Scrolls of Anubis – Library of Horror Press

Publication date: Winter 2010
Editor: T. Patrick Rooney and Kody Boye

ABOUT THE LOCKWOOD COLLECTION

After struggling artist Regan Lockwood receives a mysterious gift from her father, her work begins to take on a horrifying tone. Terrified of this darker side and her unraveling sanity, Regan is forced to confront her father and unearths a decades-old secret from her family’s past.

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Ages. Centuries. Millennia. Human essence trapped withing dead flesh. These are the things that rest within our tombs, that have waited for the day to come when they could finally rise from the depths of the underworld. These are the creatures that man always intended to rise.

Their time has come!

Featuring 29 terrifying tales of the undead, The Scroll of Anubis takes you to places you could never imagine. From the depths of Egypt to the streets of the suburbs, enter a world where the dead have risen, where terror walks the Earth.

AN EXCERPT

The last scene showed the skeleton man on the slab, laying flat with a gaping wound oozing crimson where his heart should have been. The sense of urgency gone from his face, his features appeared frozen, his eyes two black chasms looking skyward in an unending gaze. The two dark figures stood off to the side of the scene at a long table with a blood-soaked pestle, mortar, and a series of small jars, each of their heads cocked back and mouths drawn tight in laughter, their eyes soullessly smudged in coal.
© MARY RAJOTTE

READER REVIEWS

A terrifying story of a haunted set of painting supplies, a terrifying family curse, and a mad family which tries to force the next generation to follow in their footsteps! I like it! There’s a strong sense of Lovecraft-style horror here, even if it’s lacking in the tentacles and oogie-boogies. I applaud the author for coming up with a short but entertaining piece like this.
– CT

“The Lockwood Collection” is a fantastic short read. Heavy and relevant, the subject matter included, which doesn’t appear to have a scientific title… yet, seems to be a hot topic issue at the moment but has been prevalent throughout Europe, in a less (debatable) morbid fashion. I.E. Catacombs, Sedlec Ossuary. But an artist dabbling in this medium has to expect (or maybe is hoping for) a shroud of darkness to permeate their lives. Equal parts chilling and curious. I loved “The Lockwood Collection” and experienced some shivers while reading it. This is my first taste of Mary Rajotte’s work and I am sold. I will be reading more.

– Kim