The Mourning Veil

The Omens Call

FEATURED IN: The Omens Call from Devil’s Rock Publishing

  • Publication date: October 2021
  • Editors: Daniel Wilcox & Julie Hiner

ABOUT THE MOURNING VEIL

A Mexican migrant worker is protected from her oppressive boss by a mysterious force revered by her ancestors

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PUBLICATION DETAILS

Unravel their message. Translate their meaning. Your life may just depend on it…

The world has its messengers, its harbingers of bad tidings. Some call them premonitions, others call them superstitions, all we know for certain is that in the cracks between the layers of our reality the truth is known. Warnings come in a strange array of mediums; from circling ravens, to withering crops, to nightmarish late-night visitors, and it is up to us to hear the messages they bear on their tongues…

In this horror anthology, eleven talented authors explore the prophetic nature of dark omens. Featuring tales of demonic possession, prophetic storms, nocturnal insect clouds, small-town cover-ups, and breaking skies, “The Omens Call” will open your eyes to the primal languages that humans dare not speak.

Dare you heed the omen’s call?

CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS

  • “Everything As It Was” by Warren Benedetto
  • “The Lamb of Stull” by David Ivey
  • “Nails” by R.A. Busby
  • “Room Thirteen” by Julie Hiner
  • “The Human Stork” by Zoltán Komor
  • “Morton Cottage” by Leeroy Cross James
  • “Juniper’s Spring” by Daniel Willcocks
  • “The Mourning Veil” by Mary Rajotte
  • “Knock One Down” Kevin R. Doyle
  • “Meltham’s Children” by Chris Moss
  • “The Split Through the Sky” by Lena Ng

AN EXCERPT


There are no sweet nothings out here in the sugarcane fields. No one singing me to sleep in a place like this, where shushing sweetgrass whispers poisonous intent like a decaying lullaby. Here, there is only the overbearing shroud of humidity hanging over the Rio Grande Valley and a despair that seeps into every surface.

© MARY RAJOTTE

READER REVIEWS

A delightful horror anthology. I had the pleasure of reading a few of the opening stories during a thunderstorm but that is here nor there. The collection overall was enjoyable and if you are a fan of short horror stories, I recommend it.

“The Mourning Veil” by Mary Rajotte and “The Split Through the Sky” by Lena Ng were my personal faves.
– Elaine

Rating: 4 out of 5.

A tidy little collection of creepies. A little something for everyone no matter your style preference. I enjoyed the majority of these quick snack tales of dark omens.
– Cat B.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

Coming this October from Devil’s Rock Publishing…my story, The Mourning Veil will be featured in The Omens Call

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