“There is something at work in my soul which I do not understand”
~Mary Shelley
Author, Frankenstein
Debut Release update
Coming 2026!
Author P.M. Raymond has sold her short story collection THINGS ARE AS THEY SHOULD BE and other words to die for to Uncomfortably Dark Horror. Pitched as Blood Simple meets Eve’s Bayou with a dash of Skelton Key and I Saw The Devil, this interconnected collection blends psychological horror with the ambiguous morality of crime noir.
Coming in 2025!
New short stories and non-fiction work coming soon!
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2025:
ELLERY QUEEN MYSTERY MAGAZINE: My short story, “Rage Ritual” is my first appearance in this esteemed publication. I am beyond thrilled!
WRITER’S DIGEST: A non-fiction article, “Crafting an Interconnected World One Short Story at a Time”, with tips on building a universe of characters through short stories.
LATER 2025:
“Double Dutch Dare”, a crime noir short story, will be featured in LEVEL BEST BOOKS anthology - THE MOST DANGEROUS GAMES. With stories from a stellar lineup of authors including Heather Graham, you need this on your TBR list!
What are you reading right now?
New Blog Posts!
Killer Shorts Film & Short story Review
SHORT STORY REVIEW:
New reviews coming soon!
FILM REVIEW:
Writers Todd Spence and Zak White and director Ryan Doris challenge the viewer’s sense of reality and deception in “Who's There?”, playing now on Alter’s YouTube channel. Review coming soon!
Competition Update
2025 Awards season!
Short stories, “Things Are as They Should Be”, “Don’t Drink the Water”, and “Pied Piper of Presage” made waves in the 2024 Killer Shorts Screenplay Competition as a semifinalist, quarterfinalist, and honorable mention, respectively.
“Things Are as They Should Be” and “Adventures in Babysitting” placed as a semifinalist and quarterfinalist, respectively, in 2024 Horror2Comic competition.
Excited and grateful these stories did so well in 2025 and I look forward to 2026 competitions!
Check this out!
Dread Central Editorial
Live at Dread Central is a new editorial, “Deconstructing How ‘The Skeleton Key’ Depicts African Spiritual Beliefs (and 3 Films That Do It Better)”. Dive into spiritual practices and how the films ‘Eve’s Bayou’, ‘Daughters of the Dust’, and ‘His House’ portray these practices with nuance and the space they deserve.
Other Stories
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The Most Dangerous Games
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The Entitled Life and Untimely Death of King Booker
Dark Yonder, Issue 1
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Rent Party
Punk Noir Magazine
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Malice, Matrimony, & Murder
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Illicit Motions
Unnerving Books
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The John Hughes Guide to High School Girl Transformations
Pyre Magazine
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The Day The Music Died
Rock, Roll, and Ruin: A Triangle Sisters in Crime Anthology
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Adventures in Babysitting
The Furious Gazelle
2022 Halloween Contest Finalist
Reviews
Splendid. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I look forward to reading more of your work!
~Hannibel Lecter
From “Backward and Forwards”,
Flash Fiction Magazine
Ooh. Love this. Playing with language, psyche. And the twist, right at the end. Well crafted.
~Paulene B.
From “Backward and Forwards”,
Flash Fiction Magazine
Events
Stay tuned!
*Image courtesy of Louis Maistros from Old Arabi Lighthouse reading
The Author
P.M. Raymond is an award-winning author living on the East Coast with 27 cookbooks and an imaginary dog named Walter.
