This month, we celebrate Cemetery Appreciation Month.
springtime lovers
chased through the cemetery
a grave just for you
Monthly Haiku Corner – May 2026
Happy Walpurgisnacht 2026!
From Black Sunday’s vengeful Princess Asa Vajda, seeking retribution against the descendants of her treacherous brother to the ill-fated family in Hereditary, whose souls were already promised to a demon, witches come in many forms. Some are good, some are bad, and some are just really really angry.
There’s no order to today’s list, these witches are hangry, vengeful, spiteful, or all of the above! I loved the witches in every one of these movies. Many titles show up on previous horror movie lists I’ve made, but I have to point out two new film faves.
The first is Weapons and Amy Madigan’s Oscar winning role of Gladys, pure nightmare fuel, such brilliance. After the shock of realizing who the real villain in the story was, I was terrified every minute the red wigged clown face was on screen. I look forward to seeing more of her in upcoming Gladys sequel.
The other new movie is The Witch: Revenge, a low-budget indie horror from Ukraine, released in 2024 and set at the start of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine just two years prior, filmmakers actually collected uniforms of real Russian invaders and used them as costumes for their cast. While the bad guys are wildly over the top and their dialogue is on the nose, it’s not a stretch to believe the Russian army is mindlessly raping and killing innocent civilians. It’s a moody, atmospheric witch movie, and while not exactly a rousing crowd pleaser, these guys all deserved what was coming to them. This is a good little witch flick and it deserves more eyeballs.
13 witchy films you need to see right now!
Black Sunday (1960)
Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
The Conjuring (2013)
Gretel & Hansel (2020)
The Last Witch Hunter (2015)
The Witch: Revenge (2024)
Hellbender (2021)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Suspiria (2023)
Hereditary (2018)
VVitch (2015)
Weapons (2025)
Remember, there’s no going back once you cross a vengeful witch. Madness, mayhem, death and destruction are coming your way.
Happy viewing! Stay safe out there!
8th Year Anniversary Blog
Happy 8th anniversary to me!
I cannot believe it’s been 8 years. I know, I haven’t been writing much in the last year. It’s been tough to find time, and honestly, to even feel creative some days, with so much negativity and uncertainty in the world. I hate what’s happening to our country and loathe the evil criminals in charge. Who needs scary movies when the real life horrors are neverending.
But, as I stated many times, this isn’t a political blog, it’s a Halloween blog, and a safe space for like-minded individuals. I just want to celebrate and share my love for Halloween, horror and all things spooky.
My haiku comes straight out of my own little noggin. There’s no AI use here for my poetry or words. These poems, good and bad, are all mine and I’ve got receipts! I’m honestly a little scared about how AI might affect Halloween 2026. Sometimes it’s cool and sometimes it’s slop. At first, I gave it a chance, but I’m beginning to see the danger it poses, especially to the climate. So, I’ve decided to go AI free this Halloween season!
The one thing I’ve been slacking on this year is movie lists. If you’re looking for horror movie suggestions, I make lists that I’ve curated myself, meaning I spent hours watching and rewatching to see if I want to add said movie to my list. Last year was a banner year for horror and my own list of favorite horror movies has expanded. I’m gonna put a new spooky list up soon so check back!
I want to thank you for stopping by my little blog and giving your attention, time and energy. I hope you enjoyed reading my haiku and my old blog posts, some of which still hold up, like the one below:
6 More Things to Do When It’s not Halloween
Bring on more Halloween!
Monthly Haiku Corner – April 2026
April is the halfway point to Halloween! It’s also Earth Month. The easiest way to celebrate both is too plant new pumpkins for the upcoming Halloween season!
blue skies and white clouds
planting jack o lanterns
from seed to smile
Be safe out there.
Monthly Haiku Corner – March 2026
March has been a little rough, but I have a new haiku to share, celebrating both St. Patrick’s Day and the recent horror show that is the United States. Not everything that glitters is gold.
beware the trickster
whose only concern is gold
death is imminent
Be safe out there.
Monthly Haiku Corner – February 2026
This year, I’m returning to my roots and posting simple horror haiku.
snow moon bears witness
murder, rape, and dark chaos
heartbroken fools
Monthly Haiku Corner – January 2026
This year, I’m returning to my roots and posting simple horror haiku.
ICE cold hands
shocking murder in plain sight
dead of winter
Happy New Year 2026!
Welcome January! Welcome back old friends and new guests! This is a safe place for people who love Halloween, Horror, and Haiku, unless you’re a nazi, bigot, religious fruitcake, scammer, and an otherwise intolerant hater. I hope this message is perfectly f’n clear. A country with such a huge lying govrmnent needs citizens who speak the truth.
As my blog enters its 8th year in existence, I find myself at a crossroads in continuing a minor blog that I cannot dedicate much time to and needing a outlet for my feelings and a place to fuel my creativity. I’ve decided the latter is more important in this current climate.
There will be no gimmicks this year however, no contests, no themes per say, just Halloween, horror, and haiku. I like to celebrate holidays, celebratory events, and significant days, particularly those pertaining to the Arts, so I will continue to do so with haiku.
I quit almost all social media except BlueSky and Pinterest, where I’ve got lots of cool boards to share. Please stop by! I also keep a Reddit page, but there’s no activity there. Happy to engage though!
I thank those who stop by and read my writings. There’s still freedom in America. It will be business as usual. So, channel your inner Lord of the Rings character and let’s make 2026 unforgettable!
Dickens Sundays – Ghost of Christmas Future
Every holiday season, I share the timeless words of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come, intriguing, mysterious, and downright the scariest ghost of all of literature, we don’t even need the Ghost to reveal the fates of Scrooge and his loved ones, readers can guess from the second he shows up in the story,
THE Phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached. When it came
near him, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in the very air
through which this Spirit moved it seemed to scatter gloom and
mystery.
It was shrouded in a deep black garment, which concealed its
head, its face, its form, and left nothing of it visible save one
outstretched hand. But for this it would have been difficult to detach
its figure from the night, and separate it from the darkness by which it
was surrounded.
He felt that it was tall and stately when it came beside him, and
that its mysterious presence filled him with a solemn dread. He knew
no more, for the Spirit neither spoke nor moved.
“I am in the presence of the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come?”
said Scrooge.
The Spirit answered not, but pointed onward with its hand.
“You are about to show me shadows of the things that have not
happened, but will happen in the time before us,” Scrooge pursued.
“Is that so, Spirit?”
The upper portion of the garment was contracted for an instant in
its folds, as if the Spirit had inclined its head. That was the only
answer he received.
This concludes Dickens Sundays in December. Until next Christmas! Be safe out there!
Dickens Sundays – Ghost of Christmas Present
Every holiday season, I share the wise words of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
When the Ghost of Christmas Present appeared before Scrooge, the spirit showed Scrooge the repercussions of his actions and how much he hurt those closest to him, including his faithful employee Bob Cratchit and family, his good-natured but very ill son, Tiny Tim.
“Come in!” exclaimed the Ghost. “Come in! and know me better, man!”
Scrooge entered timidly, and hung his head before this Spirit. He was not the dogged Scrooge he had been; and, though the Spirit’s eyes were clear and kind, he did not like to meet them.
“I am the Ghost of Christmas Present,” said the Spirit. “Look upon me!”
Scrooge reverently did so. It was clothed in one simple green robe, or mantle, bordered with white fur. This garment hung so loosely on the figure, that its capacious breast was bare, as if disdaining to be warded or concealed by any artifice. Its feet, observable beneath the ample folds of the garment, were also bare; and on its head it wore no other covering than a holly wreath, set here and there with shining icicles. Its dark brown curls were long and free; free as its genial face, its sparkling eye, its open hand, its cheery voice, its unconstrained demeanour, and its joyful air. Girded round its middle was an antique scabbard; but no sword was in it, and the ancient sheath was eaten up with rust.
Halloween Horror Haiku 
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