A Collection Of Three Stunning Folk Horror Insta-ClassicsBy Mary Howard
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They buried their grief. The land buried them back.
In three unforgettable tales of rustic terror, Mary Howard invites you into isolated villages where ancient bargains were never broken—only forgotten. The Lantern-Born follows a surveyor who discovers that the mountain's widows have been feeding their stillborn daughters to candle flames for nine winters. The Swaddling Pit sends a young priest to a chapel where moss grows teeth and the earth beneath offers a terrible trade: one infant's warmth for the valley's survival. The Twelfth Ploughman drags a traveler into a midnight furrow where straw hides human skin and the harvest requires twelve souls—no more, no less. The land remembers every promise. And it always collects.
Mary Howard writes dark romance from her candlelit farmhouse in upstate New York, where six black cats serve as judgmental beta readers. A former crime journalist turned full-time purveyor of wickedness, Mary doesn't just explore the shadows—she lives there. Her stories blur obsession with devotion, control with surrender, and monstrosity with love. She believes every broken character deserves a chance to break someone else beautifully. When not typing furiously past midnight, Mary is probably plotting your next favorite morally gray antihero. Warning: her happily-ever-afters come with a body count.View all by Mary Howard
