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We, Three Scary Monsters (or Let’s be Ghouls Tonight)

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 John Hansen 225 Views 8 Comments ghosts, ghouls, halloween, monsters, witches

We, three scary monsters, Stiving hell to raise, Will be home we promise In the full-moon phase. Tho’ we’re

“A Hallow’s Eve Scare” and Other Halloween Poems

September 12, 2019September 13, 2019 Jamie Lee Hamann 201 Views 3 Comments ghosts, halloween, jack-o-lanterns, trick-or-treat, Werewolves, witches

“A Hallow’s Eve Scare” and Other Halloween Poems Time to Welcome Halloween Another October and I am excited by the

Free Verse Poetry

Lit Up Skies

April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 Vincent Moore 283 Views 3 Comments Celtic, ghosts, gods, poetry, Vincent Moore, Warrior

Lit Up Skies They burn, the occult moon is in its

Free Verse Poetry

Fragile Beauty

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 Vincent Moore 464 Views 12 Comments fragile, ghosts, grievance, poetry, thicket, thorns

When I draw on your fragile beauty, and seasons of my past, I silently remember on them for a spell

Poetry Rhyming Verse

She Haunts Me

December 29, 2018December 29, 2018 Paul Neglia 412 Views 16 Comments despair, ghosts, love, memories, pain

Memories haunt me … I remember being swayed by the ocean, Reliving all the sights and sounds The water lapping

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Legend of Spirit Lake

December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 Kurt James 1192 Views 7 Comments ghosts, Grand Lake Colorado, kurt james, legends, Spirit Lake, The Colorado Storyteller

For me when I live in a place the history seeks me out or I seek it out. Either way,

Free Verse Poetry

Desert Rose Waits in Silence

April 13, 2018April 13, 2018 Phyllis Doyle Burns 365 Views 6 Comments boom town, Desert Rose, ghost town, ghosts, lonely men, saloon

Desert Rose Waits … Desert Rose waits in silence upon the lonely hillside, An ethereal vision within a golden glow,

Poetry Rhyming Verse

The Executioner

November 21, 2017 R J Schwartz 2403 Views 5 Comments Executioner, gallows, ghosts, Judas Tree, RJ Schwartz

Executioner Tormented By the recollection Angry memories Harsh and unpredictable Like stormy seas Constantly attacking Fierce gales Torn sails His

Creative Writing Essay Halloween

Reno Nevada Zombies and Ghosts

October 22, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 869 Views 2 Comments arrests, booze, costumes, ghosts, Reno Nevada, zombies crawl

Reno Nevada Zombies and Ghosts Halloween draws out the most fun, most scary, and most weird things. Last night was

Halloween Poetry Rhyming Verse

The Underworld’s Fair – Where It’s Halloween Every Day

September 27, 2017September 27, 2017 R J Schwartz 812 Views 2 Comments Devils, ghosts, halloween, Underworlds Fair, witches

Step right up, Come One and Come All Prepare yourselves to enter the Hall! Welcome everyone, to the Underworld’s

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Ghosts of Nevadaville, Colorado

August 31, 2017February 21, 2018 Kurt James 1764 Views 8 Comments Colorado, ghosts, kurt james, kurt james author, Nevadaville, Rocky Mountains

Nevadaville, Colorado has numerous tales of those that lived and died along the Rocky Mountain frontier. As a young boy

Free Verse

New York City Ghosts

August 11, 2017 Rasma Raisters 979 Views 12 Comments ghosts, new york city ghosts, poems, poetry

In a city with millions, there are so many stories to tell. The spirits on the streets of New York

Creative Writing Short Story Uncategorized

Just Who’s Insane in an Asylum? Part 3

May 14, 2017May 14, 2017 Tony DeLorger 565 Views 2 Comments asylum, ghosts, Jake, murder, short story, sinsanity

Jake awoke in his bed, but there was little light and he looked toward the curtains; they were in tatters.

Creative Writing Short Story

Just Who’s Insane in an Asylum? Part 2

May 14, 2017May 14, 2017 Tony DeLorger 775 Views 2 Comments asylum, delusion, ghosts, insane, murder, short story

Jake slept, a dark and numbing sleep that kept him out until the following morning. Doctor Standish had even given

Creative Writing Short Story

Just Who’s Insane in an Asylum? Part 1

May 13, 2017May 14, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1951 Views 2 Comments asylum, atrocities, ghosts, insane, revenge, short story

What fear can do to disarm all thought and process, when darkness feeds the very essence of a soul and

Poetry Sonnet

Forgotten Ways Only Ghosts Remember – Sonnets

April 24, 2017August 30, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 538 Views 2 Comments abandoned farm, fearful, forgotten ways, ghosts, sonnets

Forgotten Ways … Forgotten ways only ghosts remember Came to haunt me in an old abandoned farm, When I was

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Desert Wind Ghosts

April 6, 2017August 30, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 808 Views 6 Comments desert wind, dust devil, ghosts, sand, Whispers

Desert Wind Ghosts There are mysteries in this desert vast, Few have seen or heard, or even want to, For

Creative Writing Short Story

Ancestral Research on Keser Family – Conclusion of Cemetery Prowler

March 18, 2017August 30, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 980 Views 8 Comments ancestral research, apparitions, cemetery, ghosts, Paranormal, prowler

Ancestral Research Please see Cemetery Prowler Sebastian Keese for part one of this story. Sebastian Conducts Ancestral Research With several

Creative Writing Short Story

Cemetery Prowler Sebastian Keese – Part 1 of 2

March 18, 2017August 30, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 1014 Views 8 Comments apparitions, cemetery, fiction, ghosts, Paranormal, prowler

Cemetery Prowler Sebastian Keese, a strange and eccentric man, is a cemetery prowler. Something about cemeteries drew him to walk

Creative Writing Halloween Short Story

The Autumn People (A Ghost Story)

February 4, 2017September 12, 2019 Jamie Lee Hamann 885 Views 7 Comments apparitions, autumn people, Entities, ghosts, scared, shadows

(For Erik) I had always known there was a realm other than ours. I have felt and seen

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Grave Forgotten

January 24, 2017October 2, 2017 Kurt James 1237 Views 7 Comments cemetery, Colorado, death, ghosts, graves forgotten, John Muir, Rocky Mountains

Graves Forgotten – Born and raised in the state of Colorado, I have spent considerable time wandering in the mountains

Creative Writing Short Story

Swanson Manor – Past Residents in the Attic Conclusion

December 13, 2016August 30, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 657 Views 2 Comments attic, Christmas, ghosts, short story, spirits, Swanson Manor

Christmas at Swanson Manor Elsbeth Victoria was the first woman to grace the halls of Swanson Manor. Jacob Swanson had

Creative Writing Short Story

Unusual Tale of Swanson Manor – Past Residents Chapter Two

December 13, 2016August 30, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 692 Views 3 Comments clairvoyant, fiction, ghosts, old house, spirits, unusual tale

Unusual Tale of Swanson Manor This is the continuing story of Swanson Manor where Gary and Joyce Manning live. Please

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