Monthly Haiku Corner – July

Happy July! Summer is in full swing and Halloween countdown is on. Code orange alerts (fan notifications of retailers displaying seasonal products) are already being reported. America will soon be celebrating its 247 birthday and there’s nothing more American than the zombie film.

Chicago born director, Victor Halperin introduced audiences to the Haitian mythos of zombies when White Zombie opened in 1932, and in 1968, New York filmmaker George A Romero changed the Hollywood landscape forever with his first horror film, Night of the Living Dead. Yes, indeed, the zombies as American as Apple pie, which is why the theme this month is Red, White, and Ghoul. All haiku in July will connect to tell the story of a good ole fashioned American zombie apocalypse.

toxic egg salad
small town picnic gone awry
red, white, and ghoul

Haiku of the Week

Part IV and the conclusion of the June Doom series.

an angry god wakes
abrupt end to the voyage
Leviathan

Haiku of the Week

Part III of the June Doom series.

mysterious fog
shadows under the water
Kraken’s graveyard

Haiku of the Week

Part II of the June Doom series.

disappearing crew
rumors of siren songs
sea witch’s revenge

Monthly Haiku Corner – June

The theme this month is June Doom. All the haiku posted every Monday will connect to tell the tale of a seafaring crew’s dangerous ocean journey.

dark and gloomy day
omnious journey ahead
June doom

Haiku of the Week

Part IV of May Mutant Monster series.

cute little critters
help from unexpected source
not all monsters

Congratulations to our Halloween Haiku Challenge winners!

Monthly Haiku Corner – May

Happy May Day! May in my mind has always been a strange mix of madness, mayhem, monsters, and, of course, mothers. So, this month’s theme is May Mutant Monsters!