A clearing surrounded by a stand of trees. Short grass glade save the centered solitary willow. Crowned head draped in majestic arraignment. A reflection of the humbleness of prayer before benediction. And the solitude of guilt. Not twisted dogwood for a sacrifice. Not oak strong to stand alone. Stretching toward…
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Development
new homes use old brick for “the aged” look old brick homes use young weeds as green roof toppers new streets wind through homes, all are beige old streets’ wind-broken branches litter the broken curbs new neighbors park in garages to not see new neighbors old neighbors…
Christmas Horror — it’s movie time
I’ve seen a few (somewhat repetitive) lists floating around with best Christmas horror movies to watch this season. As an avid horror fan, I’ve actually seen a good number of these (links below). My personal favorites are: 1. Black Christmas (1974) I watch this movie every Christmas season, to, you know, get in the spirit…
Supernatural Survival Skills # 8
You never know when the supernatural will strike. It pays to have your skills honed for an impending (and possibly stealthy) attack. Test Question #8 You suspect your new next-door neighbor is a vampire. How do you plan to confirm his undead status?* A) Invite him in to your place with your fingers…
Werewolves: Because the greatest evil is inside us
As an author, I’m always on the lookout for folklore and legendary tales. I think the stories that have fueled our fears for eons continue to resonate because they speak to base fears, such as betrayal, the unknown, the dark. We know the real monsters are inside of us. These tales expose our greatest fear:…
The great deluge
a silver cloud on the horizon, a storm of epic estimation, the prophesied harbinger of change will bring rain to fall for forty days, rising over the disbelievers, they will be towed under by their chains. a mass of water will plummet down this way washing out the idle foundation farms, houses, people─gone they cannot…
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Life moves as a cat scratching its back on a doorway: over time its mark is revealed. Moments adding up, encapsulated in minds, on photos, diaries, colorings and drawings, stuffed animals and cast clothing. Ordinary days are a precocious bouquet: schooling, working, eating, fighting, playing, writing, crying, reading, bitching, praying, learning, begging, embracing, watching TV…
Dead by Halloween?
Halloween Night Dark black plumes of smoke and steam billowed into the nighttime sky, vanishing in the darkness as they ascended away from the flames flickering from the engine of the burning pickup truck. The truck rested down an embankment at a 45 degree angle, the back end higher than the front. The one working…
Exhumed: the watcher
he feels your decay: with his hands, his touch on your skull. he is finally inside your mind, pulsating energy rushing through his finger tips. your thoughts melt into him. “I am skin and blood and rot and mud.” before his eyes, you blur. beauty falls away, snowflakes of flesh and teeth catch on your…
Halloween issue
Hello Horror has released its Halloween 2013 issue, filled with zombies, death, afterbirth, dark poetry, a tale of Walt Whitman, and my own little story, Remembering Tommy, and much, much more. It’s a true Halloween treat. grab some cider, cocoa, or what-have-you, curl up next to a fire, and enjoy the read. Hello Horror
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