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leelee101
leelee101

Igor

Yes, it's an #acorn, but it's also a little clue to what I have in mind for Mondays #acrostic... Here's a tale of Igor, Dr.

36 20 306 words
BethyBoo
BethyBoo

Her Change

The wind howling, wanting more,. The wind howling, at your door,. The rain pelts, on the ground. The rain pelts, disguising the sound. The blood shed, bleed now bleed.

20 6 67 words
yikici
yikici

Beyond the Crypt - Part 7

The moon lit up the cobbles to the now charcoal-caked crypt, Kirsteen instinctively looked up from her prey, she knew where she had to go; facing the truth of what was now, tormented her.

18 15 215 words
DrCarrow
DrCarrow

Butcher Bird

The stately bird, he cocked his head. And fixed me with a gaze of lead. Polished, metal, yet toxic like. Less like a sparrow, more like a Shrike. He watched me through my grimy glass.

8 5 358 words
sjw
sjw

Family Ties. Pt1

#nightdwellers #beginningline Her heart distorted frantically in the eerie night air Sensing another presence getting closer, she strained her eyes searching through the darkness.....

28 25 314 words
evilfingerz
evilfingerz

Frankenstein's Monster

So misunderstood. Never wished for this. Parts of him from others. Their spirits not in bliss. Nature is off balance. What the doctor tried was wrong. And now the monster lives.

18 0 70 words
jackalice
jackalice

Oxford Gothic

I awoke to a darkness,. A night as black as death, armed with sword of cobweb. And a shield of gothic red. Oxford Witchlight comes,. Whispering in my head,. A wicked tale told by fools.

18 3 154 words
Onixea
Onixea

Another One Bites The Dust

#beginningline #nightdwellers Her heart distorted frantically in the eerie night air. She was nervous and her hands were trembling.

2 0 272 words
yikici
yikici

Beyond the Crypt - 1-3

#nightdwellers Her heart distorted frantically in the eerie night air; the once dank haven of her beloved crypt stood ablaze; ashes crashed towards her, they wove fast into her auburn hinted hair;...

16 12 577 words
yikici
yikici

Beyond the Crypt -1&2

#beginningline #nightdwellers Her heart distorted frantically in the eerie night air; the once dank haven of her beloved crypt stood ablaze; ashes crashed towards her, they wove fast into her...

16 7 375 words
yikici
yikici

Beyond the Crypt -1

Her heart distorted frantically in the eerie night air; the once dank haven of her beloved crypt stood ablaze; ashes crashed towards her, they wove fast into her auburn hinted hair; the charcoal...

16 8 236 words
Pawsy
Pawsy

The Undead

In a castle high up in the forest, Where the living dare not stay, An eerie presence is waiting, For you to come its way.

28 13 330 words
ronin67
ronin67

Darkness Visits Me

She comes at night, excited to see my face, her cloths stained red, her skin cold as the dead.

0 0 100 words
RachelleB
RachelleB

The Tunnel

(authors note: hi. this is actually a dream (nightmare) I had a few years ago, there are actually more than one version but they alway take place in the same tunnel.

6 3 524 words
j4evr21a
j4evr21a

Late Night Hunt

#beginingline #nightdwellers Unaware of what lurked in the darkness Avery set out with her husband's shotgun. She had never been on a hunt before, it was strictly forbidden.

14 10 1110 words
blacknova
blacknova

Poisoned Forest

Toxic, raven black liquid shimmered in seething pools. Soaring, obsidian black trees cast eerie, onyx shadows.

30 8 69 words
DarkLioness
DarkLioness

Wolf - Chapter Two

Douglas' story was rather unnerving, it scared me, and I wasn't easily scared. "Have you ever walked on the moor at night?" "No," I replied, trembling slightly.

6 0 224 words
redfae
redfae

Reflection

Warning: this poem is very dark towards the end.

28 5 314 words
rhona
rhona

Jack Frost

#adventchallenge My name's Frost, Jack Frost. My job. To ice bad guys. The worst of them are the grave robbers. I'm currently on the tail of Mr Burke & Mr Hare. You may have heard of them.

22 10 256 words
StrawberriesHaveSouls
StrawberriesHaveSouls

An Innocent Little Funeral

James doesn't know made him go into the church, a small grey stone one with a gently twirling weathervane.

6 1 239 words
BethyBoo
BethyBoo

Dress Of Lace

Her skin looked like snow. Powdered and thin. How she died, she didn't know. She just remembered his grin. Her dress torn to shreds. She remembered what he said. As snow fell upon their heads.

36 10 85 words
Ateq
Ateq

A Chain Of Events

Six trees all in a row. And as the wind begins to blow. They start to sway. And the leaves fall away. Crashing to the ground. The pirates treasure was never found. At the bottom of the ocean.

30 4 102 words
spycat
spycat

Cursed

Curses are like death spooned into your mouth struggling to get it out. Two girls suffer there curse. One seeking sunlight the other killing nonstop during full moon wishing for peace.

6 0 1187 words
AnonLifeliver
AnonLifeliver

Die In The Dark

Pull the dagger from the wall Read your sentence before you fall No sleep tonight in fear of your death How could life be so cruel.

20 2 49 words
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