RAIN SHADOWS

Coming July 2025

RAIN SHADOWS:

Dark Tales from Washington State

Tamara Kaye Sellman & Clay Vermulm

The culminating collection of fiction written in “real time” for the PNW horror writing podcast, Beneath the Rain Shadow.

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What people are saying about Rain Shadows:

“These tales are like a drive down a darkened Pacific mountain highway, you can’t see around the next turn, and you feel something reaching for you from the darkness. Read with the lights on!” — Jack Finn, author, Prey Upon the Lambs (2025)

“…A wild range of experiences, really exploring the full range of horror stories from classic to supernatural to psychological… You’ll get a little of everything in this collection… twists and turns, surprises around every darkened corner, things never quite what you thought they were.” — Bram Stoker/Shirley Jackson/Thriller Award finalist Richard Thomas, editor, and author of Incarnate

“A certified creepshow from Sellman and Vermulm. Rain Shadows is prepared to make you twitch at tapping sounds and question what’s in the corner of your eye.” — Johnny Compton, Bram Stoker nominated author of The Spite House and Devils Kill Devils

“Super fun and super creepy. Rain Shadows is full of stories set in places that feel familiar but smudged at the edges, featuring characters that feel genuine and relatable. Haunting, full of heart, and better yet, full of dread.” — Sam Rebelein, Bram Stoker-nominated author of Edenville and Galloway’s Gospel

“Rain Shadows offers a collection of deliciously unsettling tales set in Pacific Northwest forests, shores, byways…and in hearts and minds. The words of Tamara Sellman and Clay Vermulm will have you looking over your shoulder!” — Jendia Gammon, Nebula and BSFA finalist author of Doomflower and Atacama

“Tamara Kaye Sellman and Clay Vermulm will lead you down dark paths with unexpected turns and believable horrors in these richly layered stories. Clever and compelling, you just might allow yourself to wander off and get lost in the Rain Shadows.” — Robin Knabel, horror anthology publisher, Inky Bones Press

“Far from your typical short story collection, Rain Shadows provides readers with a refreshing assortment of horror stories with new takes on classic tropes and creatures. My favorite aspect of the collection is the variety of formatting throughout the book. From blog posts and letters to text messages and camera logs, the array of storytelling methods keeps you locked in. This variety makes each individual story unique while the overall prompts intertwine these tales into one cohesive book. Between the present-day creepy situations and the descriptive Pacific Northwest locations, this collection is sure to grab your attention no matter what page you open it to and start reading.” – Brianna Malotke, author, Fashion Trends, Deadly Ends (2023)

“There is no horror without love, and in Rain Shadows, Clay Vermulm and Tamara Sellman each take a hand and drag you to that conclusion with each story. Explore with them: marriage, the loss of family, the loss of oneself. Hold onto their hands tightly and be grateful that when you reached out in the dark, they didn’t slap your desperate fingers—or worse: take them between teeth sharp as a buzzsaw.”—Christopher O’Halloran, author of Pushing Daisy

“Highly anticipated.”—Jeff C. Carter, author and host of the horror podcast, We Bleed Orange & Black

“Atmospheric horror that pulls apart the fabric of your deepest fears. Sellman and Vermulm are masterful at mixing nature and nightmare which keeps you thinking about their stories long after you’re finished. This is a must read.”—PNW horror writer M. Leigh 

RAIN SHADOWS print edition will be available for purchase starting July 19, 2025.

You can also pre-order the e-book version
now through July 19, 2025!
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Other fiction also available from the authors:

Nonfiction available from Tamara Kaye Sellman:

Forthcoming from the authors:

  • Cairn (December 2025: Dark Forest Press || second book in the Voices from the Cold series by Clay Vermulm)