{"id":7429,"date":"2023-07-05T12:29:25","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T16:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=7429"},"modified":"2023-07-05T12:29:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T16:29:26","slug":"breeding-ground-an-homage-macabre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/05\/breeding-ground-an-homage-macabre\/","title":{"rendered":"BREEDING GROUND: An Homage Macabre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"244\" data-attachment-id=\"5293\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/22\/the-one-week-countdown-is-on\/breedinground_logo2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/breedinground_logo2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"635,244\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"breedinground_logo2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/breedinground_logo2.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/breedinground_logo2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/breedinground_logo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/breedinground_logo2.jpg 635w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/breedinground_logo2-600x231.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/breedinground_logo2-200x77.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Breeding Ground is a series of posts where I share sources of inspiration for my fiction, including research or articles that inspired my tales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This month I\u2019m sharing details about my story <a href=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/an-homage-macabre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cAn Homage Macabre\u201d<\/a>, published in <a href=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/product\/frightmarish-zine-issue-6-print\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 6 of Frightmarish Zine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HOW I WAS INSPIRED<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You probably won\u2019t be surprised to hear that the initial seed for An Homage Macabre came from a superstition! I touched on this in \u201cFolkways: Graven Images\u201d, the non-fiction piece in Issue 6 of Frightmarish Zine, but in case you haven\u2019t read that, I\u2019m here to share how this little tidbit became the harrowing tale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*** SPOILER ALERT! ***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what I found while researching this superstition:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>To deliver a curse against someone, the simplest procedure is to turn a photograph of them to the wall of turn it upside down (or, even better, to do both). <\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on to see how I took this seed and built an entire world around it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ABOUT AN HOMAGE MACABRE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>On what should have been an idyllic wedding night, Emiline uncovers an unsettling truth about her beloved husband, who is using powerful magic to control her. Before this terrifying power can subjugate them, Emiline and her fellow womenfolk must join together in a brave fight against this insidious oppression.<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">THE METHOD TO MY MADNESS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think the main thing I try to do when I\u2019m inspired by these strange superstitions and old wive\u2019s tales is to look at the root of the idea. Why do people believe these things? And in the case of the photo\/portrait superstition, what actions do they take as a result of believing this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything starts when Emiline\u2019s bridegroom, Grayson, gives her a portrait on her wedding night. When she rebukes his offer, she experiences strange happenings that only escalate as she discovers more morbid paintings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my story, the men of the village aren\u2019t simply trying to hide things from their wives. It\u2019s about control. Punishment. And even about knowledge &#8211; their desire to keep their wives subservient by literally in some cases, keeping them in the dark about their intentions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The real challenge I had was in describing the senses &#8211; and the lack of those sensory experiences &#8211; when Emiline was affected by the paintings Grayson had done. But there is a catharsis in this story, one that I felt was well-deserved for the women in the village and that allowed them to take back control of themselves and their bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">READ AN HOMAGE MACABRE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven\u2019t picked up a copy of Issue 6, you can grab individual issues (both <a href=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/product\/frightmarish-zine-issue-6-print\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">print <\/a>&amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/product\/frightmarish-zine-issue-6-digital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">digital<\/a>) on my website. I hope you\u2019ll read it and let me know what you think about Emiline &#8211; and Grayson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1084\" height=\"1084\" data-attachment-id=\"7430\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/05\/breeding-ground-an-homage-macabre\/homagemacabre\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/homagemacabre.png\" data-orig-size=\"1084,1084\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"homagemacabre\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/homagemacabre.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/homagemacabre.png\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/homagemacabre.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/homagemacabre.png 1084w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/homagemacabre-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/homagemacabre-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/homagemacabre-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/homagemacabre-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/homagemacabre-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/homagemacabre-800x800.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1084px) 100vw, 1084px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breeding Ground is a series of posts where I share sources of inspiration for my fiction, including research or articles that inspired my tales. 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