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.
Tag Archives: devil
Angel Of Light
They say I come as an angel of light, that I am beautiful. They Lie. I am ancient and my visage might once have been admired, but now it is feared. I am part angel, part animal, like you, but … Continue reading
Posted in Horror Flash Fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Ancient, angel, blood, devil, fallen angel, Horror, love, sacrifice
3 Comments
Look Back
He learned many secrets as a child. Most of all, he learned how to hide his true self, even from himself. “Never look back,” they said, “into a mirror, for you will see your soul.” He understood their advice,and why … Continue reading
Posted in Horror Flash Fiction
Tagged beauty, belief, devil, Fall, fallen, memory, mirror, redemption, soul
3 Comments
Black Cat, Black Cat – Horror Nursery Rhyme
Black cat, black cat Purring in the night Black cat, black cat Creeping out of sight Harsh cry, harsh cry As you must descend Sharp claws, sharp claws As you tear and rend Devil spawn, devil spawn Mewing at the … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged attack, black cat, dark, devil, evil, horror nursery rhyme, nursery rhyme
2 Comments
My Dear – Horror Nursery Rhyme
You are old my dear You are cold and drear To the devil your soul is sold it’s clear The clock will chime you’ll hear One more time this year Then be silent forevermore I fear (c) Helen M Valentina … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged clock, dark, death, devil, horror nursery rhyme, nursery rhyme, old
3 Comments
Flash fiction – Devil
The devil lives here. All the older inhabitants of our little town say so. They say on winter nights you might catch his shadow in the moonlight as he stands at his window, looking out. Many years ago, they say, … Continue reading
Posted in Horror Flash Fiction
Tagged dark, devil, fear, flash fiction, Horror, horror flash fiction, life, small towns, spells, threat, yearning
3 Comments
Woods
I met the devil in the woods Emerged from fire as he should The flames he brought within his wake I saw the trees had yet withstood And here I made my first mistake For fire was water like a … Continue reading
(Flash Fiction) Three: Greed
I had to laugh. The devil looks exactly like you’d expect him to look. Perhaps that’s the point. But for me, raised on too many horror movies about yuppie sociopaths, I expected a cross of Patrick Bateman from American Psycho … Continue reading
Posted in Horror Flash Fiction
Tagged ambition, American Psycho, black comedy, contracts, devil, flash fiction, greed, Horror, seven deadly sins, Wall Street
3 Comments
The Darker Realms 