BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS

  Written by James Sanders and HastyWords Branches, dry and brittle, snap beneath my feet Stained circles of torched grass litter the ground And the sun… Well… It strains to find purchase inside this compound   Oh it’s no paradise, perhaps more like paradise lost But understand, my being here ain’t what it seems I…

THE DEATH OF SILENCE

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! I think marriage is sometimes like being in a horror film.  Communication stops and it feels as if you are a ghost trapped inside the confines of a broken down house. The best part about a horror film though, is the ending… if you aren’t afraid to sit through it all. It can…

PARTY SPIRITS

31 DAYS OF HORROR (LINK UP YOUR SCARY STORIES IN THE COMMENTS BELOW) WRITTEN BY TWINDADDY AND HASTYWORDS Streams of orange Torrents of black Dangled overhead Twisting and turning Ebbing and flowing Driving me mad The haunting grows closer I can’t stand to watch I know what is coming The fear, the bleeding The ethereal…

SOLIDARITY

31 DAYS OF HORROR (LINK UP YOUR SCARY STORIES IN THE COMMENTS BELOW)   Written by Lizzi and HastyWords The tattered Maybe Warrior Quailed to see The hurt contained Within the beastly Monstrosity Such towering Pain and love Conjoined By nine heads Tying survivor Knots into Each others Loosened threads The Demon Snickered, sharpening His…

CRUSH

31 DAYS OF HORROR LINK UP YOUR HORRIFIC TRUTHS OR FICTION IN THE COMMENTS BELOW Written by Matticus and Hastywords Rogue waves gather their strength and formidable reserves, Hiding amongst lesser brethren, stealthily approaching, Caring nothing for fairness, they know nothing of deserve, Emotionlessly crush, sending their victims reeling. Whitecaps surface indicating turbulent seas mixing…

UNDERWATER

31 DAYS OF HORROR (Last week of link ups…link post in comments) I keep breaking down; it’s the way things are now Just a series of ebbs and flows, ceaseless movement No way out of the waves pushing me endlessly towards Towards… Towards… Heels digging in as I fight the future; tumbling, falling Marking every…

WHO IS JESSICA?

31 DAYS OF HORROR Who is Jessica? Well, all I really know is… Written by Jessica B. Bell and Hastywords “It’s the house on the left,” I told her with fright “The one with the gate that looks like broken teeth And smells like old meat that’s been left overnight and something unthinkably fouler beneath.”…

THE AIMLESS TRAVELER

Originally posted on jlindsey88's Blog:
The paths are in front of him. One to the left. One to the right. Both look seemingly harmless. No signs of either being broken. Which to choose though? The decision seems hard. The direction to walk seems confusing. Which path will lead to the ending desired. Which one…

THE DEVIL’S MAIDEN NAME

31 DAYS OF HORROR – LINK UP IN COMMENTS Written by ERIC KEYS and HastyWords ~2013   Blood shot eyes stared back from the darkness Unholy nights visiting with no holding out allowed Time slides languid, no taking back choices made In love with you I fell into hell before having died And I learned…

HALLOWEEN FUN

31 DAYS OF HORROR – LINK UP IN COMMENTS TO BE FEATURED ON SUNDAY’S POST Last Halloween I felt up for having a bit of fun so I used the Poetry Prompt from Writing Forward and wrote a Halloween tale used all the words below. Sheer Horror Ghostly Ghouls Kids and Candy scythe mask bloody…