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: fear
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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Die-Baby
Don’t be a die-baby Don’t make us die Never a cry-baby Only we cry Over our heads See how you fly We’ll never catch you We’ll never try Dear little die-baby Mercy is sweet Don’t make us sigh, baby Fall … Continue reading
Entropy
I am living entropy dissolving Into the uncaring sky Surrounded by the cacophony of lives lived unseeing Floating dissolution, dislocation Piece by piece I am my father’s child Loveless and alone Barren and old now Fulfilling the genetic blueprint Set … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged death, dissolution, entropy, family, fear, isolation, the end
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The Journeyman
Did you hear the story about the journeyman? They say he comes on the coldest of nights, walking only by the light of the moon, from the darkness into a small town, somewhere, in the heartland, always the same. He’s … Continue reading
Posted in Horror Flash Fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged bad portent, death, disease, fear, Horror, journeyman, madness, omen
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This Blood I Have Shed
This blood I have shed for you. To free you. To stop the pain. He will not hurt you, touch you, make you his, ever again, ever again. My sins overwhelm me constantly but I’m not alone. All of those … Continue reading
Posted in Horror Flash Fiction, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged death, fear, Horror, killer, love, protection, sacrifice
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Purgatory
I scream every day in purgatory. No-one hears. I think there are others, standing close to me, but I’m never sure. No-one reaches out, no-one dares touch. We do not understand the potential consequences. No-one explains the rules to us … Continue reading
Posted in Horror Flash Fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged darkness, faith, fear, isolation, purgatory
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Light in the Dark
Just a little light In the deepest dark Just a little hope The merest spark It could be a ghost Shining in the hall It could be the end The end of it all It could be an angel Weeping … Continue reading
Portal
Mommy disappeared into the portal on Saturday. Daddy said he thought she didn’t mean too, but she did anyway. Mommy often did things she didn’t really mean to, it was one of her things. One of Daddy ‘s things was … Continue reading
Posted in Horror Flash Fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged bravery, fear, hero, loss, parents, portal
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Eye
What do I spy With my little eye? The food on my table The day that you die What do I see Running from me? A sheer delicacy Waiting to flee Reptilian cold I am so old Your fortune told … Continue reading
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