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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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Movie Mayhem
He had a reputation for taking his films to the very edge. Love scenes verged on pornography, death scenes verged on snuff and psychological horror famously drove various studio unfortunates completely mad. Darious King ensured, like his name, he was … Continue reading
Posted in Horror Flash Fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged cruelty, death, fame, film, Horror, horror flash fiction, movies, sacrifice
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Midas Kiss
They said she had the Midas Kiss. One touch, one caress, of her lips and all turned to gold in your world. Not literally, of course. Well..not at first.. That’s the thing, isn’t it, with promises too sweet? With the … Continue reading
Posted in Horror Flash Fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged death, fame, flash fiction, Fortune, Gold, greed, Horror, Midas, Trickery
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Career Advice for the Afterlife
So let’s look at your life resume. What did you excel at, what did you achieve, before you skipped off the mortal coil and found yourself here? They say you were a ruthless salesperson, a money maker through cutting through … Continue reading
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Tagged afterife, black comedy, careers, darkness, death, Horror, Reaper, recruitment, satire
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Mr Movie Man
Please Mr Movie man Turn out the lights Show me the new release I will delight As all the actors dance Maybe they’ll sing I will be satisfied With anything If please Mr Movie man You just start the show … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged dark, ghost, lonely, lost child, movies, requests, theatre
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The Nuns of Saint Claire
Beware they said The nuns of Saint Clare Don’t go there they said Never go there For they’ll eat you alive It’s how they survive The terrible nuns of Saint Claire None spared they said The nuns of Saint Claire … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged cannibals, darkness, death, demons, fear, Horror, nursery rhyme, poetry, possessed
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The Search Party
He stayed out past the time the search party gave up. He knew he was probably searching for her ghost now, his little girl, because he knew the statistics of time and missing children and he knew the rumours of … Continue reading
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Tagged death, grief, Horror, kidnapping, loss, lost children, search party, searching
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Girl Power
In my town ‘girl power’ means something different I know what it means in comics and movies. I know it’s all about super powers and aliens, or magical suits, or being bitten by spiders or some such rot. And I … Continue reading
Posted in Horror Flash Fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged belief, cult, death, girl power, harvest, ritual, sacrifice
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Older Gods
They said the older gods were returning. They kept skulls of animals to approximate their gods. She liked the skulls very much. She could feel their power and promise when she held them. She could almost hear the gods on … Continue reading
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Tagged belief, old gods, power, religion, ritual, sacrifice, skulls
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Black Cat
Black cat watching Deep in the night Spring out one moment Kill us with fright Black cat purring Stalking its prey Who will survive till Sweet break of day? Black cat omen Witches and spells All of your secrets Nobody … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged bad luck, black cat, death, fear, Horror, omen
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Night Stalker
He was a night stalker. Her night stalker. He came in the dark of the night, pitch black like his heart, a shadowy form at one with the shadowy realms. He never touched her, just watched her sleep. There was … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Horror Flash Fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged fear, Horror, invasion, night, stalker
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