Monthly Haiku Corner – February

Valentines is the epitome of an overcommercialized holiday. It imposes on parents, encourages sexual stereotypes, enables predatory behavior, and obstracizes the lonely, making them feel worse than they already do. Cue the horror fans, who have basically hijacked February to be our second Halloween. Nothing wrong with love, enjoy your flowers. My couples advice though, stay clear of small intimate restaurants next to dark alleys. This month’s theme is cannibals in love.

nibbling hunger
romantic dinner for two
cannibals in love

Top Ten Horror Movies with an Antichrist Theme

January is the month of rebirth and renewal. No one takes this more seriously than Satan himself. Lucifer’s been looking for ways to escape Hell since the dawn of time and what better way than to create a mini-me of evil. That doesnt bode well planet Earth, cuz once the devil is free, the forces of evil will unite to destroy the human race for good, or so the story goes…

Filmmakers have been using the spawn of Satan as a horror trope or a theme since before Technicolor, but only a true film master can make audiences feel like they need an exorcism after watching a film. These are my picks for the top ten movies invoking the Antichrist

The Omen, 1976
Prince of Darkness, 1987
Rosemary’s Baby, 1968
Angel Heart, 1987
The Devil’s Advocate, 1997
When Evil Lurks, 2023
Omen II, 1978
Final Conflict, 1981
The Vatican Tapes, 2015
Holocaust 2000, 1977

Monthly Haiku Corner – January

New Year. New You. New me!

Time gets the best of all of us, but if starting anew can happen any day of the year, why do we wait for January? Do we really need time’s permission to change? The only thing it’s time to do is toss out old thinking. The theme this January is about rebirth.

shedding old skin
talons ripping through the flesh
birth of a monster

Happy New Year, 2024!

Welcome 2024!

I’ve been taking my time and thinking about my goals for this year. No big resolutions to reveal, only a promise to myself to write more spooky stories and find ways to hold myself accountable. I suppose I could walk a little more, eat more salads, and be kinder to all people, including myself, but’s the closest to resolutions that you’ll hear me say.

It was fun to post themed haiku last year, even when I strayed from my original idea of posting connecting haiku into bonafide story. Great idea in the beginning, but I struggled a lot due to work constraints. Nevertheless, I’m quite proud of the fact that I wrote new, original haiku every week for a year.

This year, I’m determined to blog a little less and only post a Monthly Haiku Corner with a spooky haiku each month. I’ll continue to post themed haiku for holidays, special events, or whenever inspiration strikes, and of course, I will still post horror movie lists, for all those looking for recommendations, because these are my first loves and I enjoy blogging about them.

As always, I wish everyone good health, love, joy, happiness, and prosperity throughout 2024.

Winners of the Holiday Haiku Challenge 2023

1st Place: Amy Lyford

2nd Place: Ad-Libby

I will directly contact winners to get mailing details or get prizes out. Please do not post personal information here or on social media.

Thank you for participating in the Holiday Haiku Challenge 2023.

Happy New Year!

13 Spooky Resolutions for 2024

Happy New Year! I personally never really keep resolutions. Do you? Seems unnecessary to kick off a year making promises that will only bring about future guilt. So, I’ve decided this year, I’m going to have a bit more fun with my resolutions and try to be spookier. Here’s a list of thirteen resolutions that encourages spooky fun, all while still tackling those normal promises for better health and wellness, financial savings, and cleaning up and all that!

May 2024 be a stellar year for everyone!

13 Spooky Resolutions for 2024

1. Watch more spooky movies.
2. Read more spooky books.
3. Listen to more spooky podcasts.
4. Clean up your Halloween decorations.
5. Donate or get rid of old Halloween costumes.
6. Learn to make Halloween food recipes.
7. Make a calendar of spooky events for the year.
8. Plan a vacation to somewhere spooky.
9. Plan out a big Halloween costume.
10. Make a Halloween junk journal.
11. Create a digital photo album of Halloween and holiday photos.
12. Learn some spooky spells and practice witchcraft.
13. Write a spooky story, haiku, or poetry.

Holiday Haiku Challenge 2023

Share your most festive or spookiest Holiday Haiku sometime during the next 5 days for a chance to win some prizes!

SUBMISSIONS:

Only 3 haiku permitted per contestant. You may post here in the comments section or on Instagram or Threads. Don’t forget to use #holidayhaikuchallenge in your social media posts AND tag me! @halloweenhorrorhaiku

Contest starts December 26th and ends at midnight, the witching hour, on December 31st.

PRIZES:

Grand Prize: The first two books in the Omnist Series written by Rob Weldon and a pick in the 2023 holiday grab bag.

Second Place: Spooky Christmas Socks and a pick in the 2023 holiday grab bag

Third Place: A pick in the 2023 holiday grab bag filled with lots of Halloween stickers, pins, and other goodies.

DEADLINE: Contest duration: December 26 through 31, 2023. Winners will be announced on January 1st, here and on social media.

Please see Contest Rules and Eligibility Page for more details.

Reminder: Use #holidayhaikuchallenge in your social media posts AND tag me, @halloweenhorrorhaiku. If you don’t tag me, there’s a chance I won’t see your post. Instagram changed their algorithms and I don’t always see new posts.

Don’t forget to follow Halloweenhorrorhaiku at Instagram, Threads, and Pinterest.

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

Christmas Cocktail: Cranberry Margarita Spritzer

Merry Christmas! I’ve had a nice lazy relaxing day. It’s been stressful last three months and now I’m ready for few days off to reset before a busy 2024. Tonight’s Christmas cocktail, a sweet and slightly fizzy concoction, is really an experiment of what’s left at the bottom of the kitchen cupboard, but I think it tastes pretty good.

Ingredients:

1 cup cranberry wine
1.5 oz Tequila
.05 oz Elderflower liqueur
ice (optional)

Wishing you a safe and happy holidays!

Haiku of the Week

Part IV of the Merry and Fright series. It’s a traditional Christmas vibe with a little dash of spooky sprinkled in.

blood, bones, sweat, and tears
the chaos of the season,
finally over

Merry & Frightful Holiday Horror: Spooky Movies to Watch Christmas Weekend

Happy Friday! Christmas Day is three days away and whether you’re done shopping or just getting started, you need some good movies to take your mind off the stress of the horrordays! You gotta hand it to Santa and Krampus, these two guys are quite decisive about that naughty and nice list. You’re on one or the other, but never both!
So, to celebrate Creepmas, and, in keeping with our Merry & Fright theme of traditional Christmas with spooky vibes, I compiled a list of holiday horror where we can cheer on the good guys and the bad guys who get chopped up into tiny pieces!

Nightmare Before Christmas
Gremlins
Krampus
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Deadly Games
A Christmas Horror Story
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Black Christmas (1974 version)

Season’s Screamings!