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Sinister Settings: ATALAYA
Posted by kristipetersenschoonover
Myrtle Beach has always been a favorite destination for me and my husband, and in June, 2013, we went down for a week for his family’s biannual reunion. I’d just been asked if I’d like to submit a story to an upcoming anthology, the theme of which was Mummies and Canopic Jars. An “Under the Boardwalk” setting seemed like an odd backdrop for a story about ancient Egyptian curses, but I was excited. A visit to a different place always gets my creative wheels turning.

A set of Canopic Jars, which the Egyptians used to store the innards someone who had been mummified (presumably so the individual had access to them in the afterlife). These happen to be very plain. There are some that are much more colorful and decorative.
Although we’d been there before—we even have a favorite Read the rest of this entry →
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Posted in Deep Thoughts & Fun Stuff, horror short stories, The Shadows Behind
Tags: Anna Hyatt Huntington, Atalaya Castle, Canopic Jars, Egyptian Revival furniture and architecture, haunted castles, Huntington Beach State Park, Jarring Lucas, Murrells Inlet, Myrtle Beach, Polynesian Beach & Golf Resort, Polynesian Oceanfront Hotel