Get ready, horror aficionados. Every Writer is unleashing a month-long celebration of all things spooky, starting October 1st. Sharpen your quills (or keyboards) for a haunting journey through the realms of horror literature.
Story: The Vampyre by John William Polidori
T happened that in the midst of the dissipations attendant upon a London winter, there appeared at the various parties of the leaders of the ton a nobleman, more remarkable for his singularities,
Poem: The Hag by Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick, born in London in 1591, was an English lyric poet and cleric who became one of the most notable Cavalier poets of the 17th century. His father, a goldsmith, died in an accident when Robert was young,
100 Nautical Gothic writing prompts
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Story: THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH by Edgar Allen Poe
The “Red Death” had long devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal, or so hideous. Blood was its Avatar and its seal—the redness and the horror of blood. There were sharp pains, and sudden dizziness, and then profuse bleeding at the pores, with dissolution.
Poem: 3 A.M. by Christopher Jones
Christopher Jones founded Lost Prophet Press in 1992 and published the literary magazines Thin Coyote and Knuckle Merchant: the Journal of Naked Literary Aggression for many years. His work has been or will be seen in many venues, including Cajun Mutt Press,
The Origin of the Werewolf Superstition by Caroline Taylor Stewart 1923
The Origin of the Werewolf Superstition by Caroline Taylor Stewart 1923 The belief that a human being is capable of assuming an animal’s form, most frequently that of a wolf, is an almost worldwide superstition. Such a transformed person is the Germanic werewolf, or man-wolf; that is, a wolf which is really a human […]
30 Engaging September Writing Prompts
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Poem: The Werewolf by Madison Cawein
Madison Julius Cawein (1865-1914) was an American poet known as the “Keats of Kentucky.” Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Cawein was a prolific writer who published around 36 books of poetry over his lifetime.
Story: When the Moon is Full and Bright by Ty Green
Blanche took the high ground, like Grandma and Grampa had taught her. On the Chaney Junior High School playground, this was the top of the jungle gym, a towering monstrosity of looping
15 Deadly Ways to Kill a Werewolf: From Silver Bullets to Starvation
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50 Chilling Haunted Doll Writing Prompts
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Story: Questions For Vampires by Anastasia Gustafson
Marcus didn’t mean to kill Angelina. Not really. But she was dead as a doornail, alright, and white as a sheet. In his candle-lit studio apartment, strewn with white rose petals and piles of books,
Poem: Someday I’ll be dead and as for pizza by Gale Acuff
Gale Acuff has had hundreds of poems published in a dozen countries and has authored three books of poetry. His poems have appeared in Ascent, Reed, Arkansas Review, Poem, Slant, Aethlon, Florida Review
19. Frankenstein Vol 2 Chapter 9
The being finished speaking, and fixed his looks upon me in expectation of a reply. But I was bewildered, perplexed, and unable to arrange my ideas sufficiently to understand the full extent of his proposition. He continued—