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The Portrait Artist: A Short Story Detailing the Work of Postmortem Photography Preparation

Are you interested in the world of postmortem photography? The Portrait Artist, by Katriona E MacMillan, is a grim introduction into the Victorian fascination with death. The Victorians were macabre. Arguably sparked by Queen Victoria’s lengthy 40-year mourning period, the colour black was the main feature of the period. Between 1837 and 1901, the peopleContinue reading “The Portrait Artist: A Short Story Detailing the Work of Postmortem Photography Preparation”

Writing the Shadow People

Developing a short story by Katriona MacMillan. Hello again and welcome to another exciting episode of “what the hell was going through my head when I wrote that?!” This week we will be focusing on The Shadow People, a short story I released for Halloween in 2023. FYI in the horror sector, there’s a bunchContinue reading “Writing the Shadow People”