The Darker Realms
This blog is about the darker realms, the places where nightmares and dreams lurk below conscious thought. Join me in a journey into the night.
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Crows Fly at Night
Crows fly at night Dawn wakens bright Red with blood and death As we lay the wreath Perfect in our sight Crows sing at dawn New world is born Red with death and blood Ushers in a god Heaven plundered, … Continue reading
In Dolls
ImageCredit:Shchus/Shutterstock.com They hide in dolls she told us, but we didn’t listen. Just a little girl with her fantasies and games we thought. And while her fear of the toys we gave her did seem extreme, we simply put it … Continue reading
Ghost in Chains
ImageCredit: kawephoto/Shutterstock.com Here I remain Here I reside Your ghost in chains Latched to your side Your victim still My rosy breath A bloodless kill Your perfect death As once in life I suffered pain Your dutiful wife In death … Continue reading
A Visit to the Dentist
Open wide. The implants have taken nicely and I’m sure you’ll have found the multitude of incisors more efficient than the older model. Why yes, we worked this version for many months in the laboratory. There’s some talk around we’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Horror Flash Fiction
Tagged cannibal, dentistry, Horror, horror flash fiction, incisors, teeth
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Despair
We didn’t count on the despair. Utopia, they said. Freedom they cried. Equality they demanded. They trusted the revolutionaries, the ones that said we became moral, virtuous, just by simple agreement. A blog post here, a tweet there,and that’s all … Continue reading
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Tagged Agenda21, despair, future, politics, predictive programming, propaganda, revolution, Trickery
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Come to Me, Speak
Come to me, speak I beg of you now I’m misshapen and weak but I loved once as though Even someone like me Could some beauty bestow Draw you out of the dark On this board may your voice … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged death, lost love, ouija board, seance, spirit, spiritism, unrequited love
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What Will You Write?
What will you write In the book of the night? What will you say As the dark takes the day? What will you see In the branch of the tree Or the swirl of the brook Or the spine of … Continue reading
Another One?
Davis: Another one? Wilson: ‘Fraid so, sir. Davis: Third in a week… Wilson: Yep, it’s turning out to be a bumper crop this year sir. Business is booming. Davis: That’s one way of looking at it. Wilson: Beats actually … Continue reading
Posted in Horror Flash Fiction
Tagged cults, dark, horror flash fiction, investigations, murder, police, ritual
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Mask
Image Credit: Frankie’s/Shutterstock.com I believe my aunt knew she was dying long before the cancer finally took her that cold September evening last week. I do not believe it from prejudice or even knowing her well – no indeed, I … Continue reading
Posted in Horror Flash Fiction
Tagged family, Horror, Inheritance, Magick, Mask, secret, trick, wealth
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Clarifying Pain
Image Credit: Nomad_Soul/Shutterstock.com The clarifying pain Remains beyond the tears and cries And all the bargaining and lies Even now as the blood red dries And the Inquisitor dabs The weeping eyes Which watch him with such dull surprise … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged belief, darkness, guilt, Horror, horror poetry, Inquisition, Persecuation, shame, torture
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The Darker Realms 