Beneath the Bluebonnets

Welcome to Beneath the Bluebonnets-- Tales of Terror by Texas Women

"A visceral, haunting collection that punches between beauty and terror, gore and catharsis, fury and justice. A harrowing indictment of our current times. With stories as diverse and variegated as the experience of womanhood itself, this a collection that refuses to go quietly. Not easily contained, each voice demands attention, so settle in and brace yourself."

-- Leanna Renee Hieber, award-winning, USA Today Bestselling author of America's Most Gothic and A Haunted History of Invisible Women

From Mary Shelley to Tananarive Due and Mariana Enríquez, women writers of horror have long shaped the genre, often without the same recognition as their male counterparts. Yet women live closest to horror's edge. Forced marriages, lost autonomy, violence, childbirth, and survival-these fears are not abstract; they are lived.

Set across Texas, a land of haunted histories and increasingly restrictive laws that disempower women, these stories rise from the raw intersection of terror and endurance. Written by twelve Texas women writers, this collection is unflinching, urgent, and deeply haunting.

These are stories that refuse to look away.

Edited by Carmen Gray, Featuring the work of R. J. Joseph, Lauren Oertel, L.H. Phillips, Kathleen Kent, Madison Estes, Jess Hagemann, Emma E. Murray, Jae Mazer, Carmen Gray, Iphigenia Strangeworth, Jacklyn Baker, and S.G. Baker.