My Horror Haiku
It dawned on me that I have a page of Haiku on my website, but I'm a horror author. I need to write haiku that is all fear and putrid death, not nature and loving seasons. So, this is my new horror haiku page. I am going to try to put something up weekly. I hope you enjoy.
Basically, the rules of horror haiku are:
They are usually about natureA reference to a season (spring, winter, summer, autumn)- There should be some reference to blood or death (this is a suggestion more than a rule)
- It is three lines
- There are five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third (this isn't a hard and fast rule)
- Either the first or the third line is set apart
My Horror Haiku
| Curse of the undead —
drinking of vampire blood brings one back to life — Sunday, May 17, 2009 |
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| The Grand High Priestess
annoints her athame with blood — in invocation — Sunday, May 17, 2009 |
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| The sulfurous odor
of the burning pits of Hell — the gnashing of teeth — Sunday, May 17, 2009 |
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| Fur and claws emerge
as the moon begins to rise — becoming the wolf — Friday, May 22, 2009 |
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| The wolf's reign ended —
death came from a smoking gun and silver bullet — Tuesday, June 2, 2009 |
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| A serial killer
On a mission of murder — will you be the one? — Sunday, June 14, 2009 |
The death of the flesh
is not enough to kill you — you hunger for brains — Sunday, June 21, 2009 |
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| it's really not me
but I am the one who hears — the voices within — Friday, June 26, 2009 |
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| I realized
as the darkness approached — death is forever — Sunday, July 5, 2009 |
I'm not your daughter
since you made me a vampire — careful what you sire — Thursday, July 16, 2009 |
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| Terrible dark caw
of the raucous black raven — herald of despair — Monday, August 24, 2009 |
Drawn across the skin
it leaves a thin line of blood — the point of the knife — Monday, September 7, 2009 |
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| Drinking in graveyards
spinning the empty bottle — don't look behind you — Saturday, September 26, 2009 |
Blood dripped from his lips
He preferred his meat served raw — cannibalism — Friday, September 19, 2009 |
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| The kids didn't know
that the game would turn deadly — drowning for apples — Sunday, October 4, 2009 |
She was unaware
How much danger she was in — In oblivion — Wednesday, October 14, 2009 |
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| Before descending
Santa had a bad feeling — Shotgun reception — Tuesday, December 22, 2009 |
The elevator
Freefell from the nineteenth floor — Foul play suspected — Friday, January 22, 2010 |
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| Asleep in my bed
Blankets pulled tightly to chin — Afraid of the dark — Monday, March 1, 2010 |
No groundhog shadow
Six more years of harsh winter — after the fallout — Tuesday, February 2, 2010 |
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| The theme of horror
Just when you thought it was safe — unheeded warnings — Thursday, April 1, 2010 |
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| Silent in the dark
heart pounding within my breast — burglar in my home — Thursday, May 6, 2010 |
With an upward flick
I expose the doomsday switch — waiting for orders — Wednesday, June 30, 2010 |
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| You can't be saved by
technological wonders — haunting ghosts in space — Saturday, July 3, 2010 |
The view from the roof
— Absolutely breathtaking Until I looked down — Wednesday, August 18, 2010 |
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| The ghosts from my past
return to haunt my slumber — digging up the bones — Sunday, September 19, 2010 |
I couldn't jump from
atop a bridge looking down — afraid to succeed — Tuesday, October 19, 2010 |
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| The werewolf took flight
Through the shadow of the night — hunting the vampire — Sunday, January 2, 2011 |
Stones crumbled and fell
The gargoyles came to life — the end of the world — Wednesday, December 8, 2010 |
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| nothing could have prepared
the Punxsutawney fathers — zombie groundhog — Wednesday, February 1, 2012 |
