Mary Rajotte’s Blog Posts

IN SOMNIO is up for Pre-Order

If you missed out on the Kickstarter but still want to get a copy of IN SOMNIO, now’s your chance! Pre-orders are now open for the haunting anthology with something NEW that I’m so excited to share…the illustration for my story! I didn’t know until I was reviewing the author ARC that my story was…

Autumn Noir is up for Pre-Order

I’ve been waiting for this day and it’s finally here – Autumn Noir is now up for pre-order! So excited for this one. Those Forgotten Places was a tough story to place. It’s more unsettling than horrific (though still very dark) so it’s fitting that it’s now part of the Unsettling Reads family) and I…

New Releases: Vampires & Moths

No, not vampire moths – though that might be a pretty cool story! It’s a busy day today because I have two new stories out in the world! The Mourning Veil is now available in The Omens Call from Devil’s Rock Publishing – a story I wrote in Kristi DeMeester’s class Horror Among The Kudzu: Writing Modern Southern Gothic at LitReactor. I also have…

Guide to the Bram Stoker Awards

Thanks for your interest in this guide! The rules have been updated since I first created it. I’ve tried to include any changes, but be sure to check the official rules to make sure you understand them. The HWA also has a guide HERE. One of the biggest awards in the horror/speculative fiction community is…

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Pre-orders are live for The Omens Call

Pre-orders are now available for The Omens Call from Devil’s Rock Publishing, featuring my modern Southern Gothic story, The Mourning Veil About The Omens CallUnravel 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,…

Handmade Horror Stories book cover

Story Release: In Token and Pledge

Are you ready for Handmade Horror Stories? My latest story, In Token and Pledge, is out today in paperback & ebook! ABOUT HANDMADE HORROR STORIES Stories featuring artists, crafters, DIYers, and more. The writers in this anthology came up with creative takes on the theme. There are twenty-one stories in this book, including several flash…