Happy Halloween!

I’m a mixed bag of emotions today. Happy that my favorite day of the year has arrived, this is what we’ve been counting down to, of course, but the last day in October is also a bittersweet day. I feel like I didnt celebrate in the way that I wanted. It’s always a bummer to celebrate Halloween season with a US presidential election looming, but this year was particularly sickening. Mostly, work is just kinda killing me. I didn’t even carve my own pumpkin yet! <gasp>

It’s time to say goodbye to our favorite month, our favorite holiday, our favorite time of the year. While the Fall season is in full swing and finally there’s some cooler temps out in SoCal so it actually feels like Autumn, that too is winding down. Christmas crept into retail stores while we were picking out pumpkins. I’m not even ready for that, so I will once again stretch out Halloween through November, before introducing a brand new haunted vampire theme for the month. I’m leaving my decorations up, I’m watching more classic horror movies, I will carve that pumpkin, and I’ll help my fellow Halloween lovers suffering from withdrawals by providing Halloween content, as we barrel into the wicked wonderland.

Truthfully, this website never stops Halloween. We do celebrate all year long but it’s just extra during October. Thank you for stopping by this season. I’m stoked to read all the haiku for this year’s Halloween Haiku Challenge 2024 and pick a winner tonight. Stay tuned for more bloodcurdling fun this November and a brand new haunted holiday season in December. Happy Halloween!

Trick or Treat 2024!

Monday Macabre

Posting a special Halloween haiku every week for Monday Macabre.

Beware on Devil’s night
always check your candy
Halloween killer

Spooky Sundays – Week 4

Spooky Sundays are all about reading, relaxing, and recharging our brooms. Work is definitely getting in the way of celebrating my favorite holiday, but I managed to get all my posts up. Looking forward to this last week in October. Gonna carve my pumpkin, enjoy some more spooky classic movies and hopefully read some awesome entries for the Halloween Haiku Challenge. Four days left til Halloween! Here’s a visual recap of this past week.

Halloween Haiku Challenge 2024

Halloween Haiku Challenge 2024
#Halloweenhaikuchallenge

Share your most original or scariest Halloween Haiku during the last week of October for a chance to win a Halloween classic grand prize!

Only 3 haiku are permitted per contestant. Pick your best 3 and post. If I see more than 3 from the same participant, they won’t count. Three is the magic number.

SUBMISSIONS

You must be a WordPress or Instagram follower to particpate. Two ways to enter a submission this year 1) post your haiku in comments section below, or 2) Tag me on Instagram and use the following #halloweenhaikuchallenge

PRIZES

Grand Prize – 1st Place Winner will receive Halloween Classic prize pack, which includes a vintage style Halloween patch (not pictured), some vintage style Halloween stickers, a Drew Rausch ‘I Support Halloween’ pin, and a Disney’s Huey, Dewey, and Louie Halloween Trick or Treat Ornament. This prize pack is worth over $50.

Second & Third Place Prize: Winners choose a Halloween pin and some buttons or stickers from this year’s prize pool.

DEADLINE

The contest starts at 3pm PT on October 24th and ends at midnight, the witching hour, on October 31st, 2024. Winners will be announced on November 1, 2024, here and on social media.

Please see Contest Rules and Eligibility Page more details.

Monday Macabre

Posting a special Halloween haiku every week for Monday Macabre.

see children run
chase them down and steal their treats
goblins having fun

Monday Macabre

Posting a special Halloween haiku every week for Monday Macabre.

On Halloween night
tricksters cross the veil
looking for victims

Monthly Haiku Corner – October

Happy October! This month, I’ll post a special Halloween haiku every week for Monday Macabre. I hope everyone has a great Halloween season.

all hallows witches
dancing in the moonlight
all spirits welcome

Spooky Sundays – Week 1

Spooky Sundays are all about reading, relaxing, and recharging our brooms. Sorry posting so late, lost internet connection. Here’s a visual recap of the past week.

Happy October 2024!

Happy October! I can’t believe we’re celebrating our 6th Halloween season! This year, work has been crazy busy and finding the time to keep up with blogging is a huge challenge, but I’m not quitting yet!

Although, I’m going to scale back a bit, I will still be celebrating all 31 days of Halloween. Our theme this month is Halloween Vintage Classic, bringing together two of my favorite things in the whole world, vintage style Halloween decorations and old black and white spooky movies.

Be sure to check back every day this October for cool, fun, and inspirational Halloween, horror, and haiku.

HALLOWEEN SCHEDULE 2024

Monday Macabre

Every Monday, I’ll be posting a brand new Halloween Haiku, honoring the theme of Halloween Vintage Classic.

Trick or Treat Tuesdays

Play spooky games and win spooky prizes! Every Tuesday, head over to Instagram for some fun and a chance to win some cool Halloween stickers and pins.

Wicked Art Wednesdays

Every Wednesday, I’ll showcase original Halloween art that most represents our theme of “Halloween Vintage Classic” from the world’s most talented artists.

Thursday Time Travels

Every Thursday, let’s travel back in time and revisit some great black and white haunted classic movies.

Friday Fright Nightcaps

It’s the return of Friday Fright Nightcaps and we’re gonna put the boos in booze!

Sinister Saturdays

Saturday nights are alright for fighting. It’s election year in the USA and what better way to get ready for November than by voting for your favorite scary movies!

Spooky Sundays

Spooky Sundays are for reading, relaxing, and recharging our brooms.

6th Annual Halloween Haiku Challenge
#Halloweenhaikuchallenge

Due to time constraints, I’ll be running a shorter challenge this year, starting in the last week in October, with me choosing a winner on Halloween night. More details to come, but for now, sharpen those pencils or pull up a blank page; I can’t wait to see those Halloween haiku!

Don’t forget to follow Halloweenhorrorhaiku on social media: Instagram, Threads, and Pinterest.

Have a Happy Halloween season, everyone!

Monthly Haiku Corner – September

Welcome back Ber months! The most memorable time of the year returns and Halloween season is underway. This month’s theme is Spooky September. I’m working on Fall bucket list and a photo challenge to share later this month. Please join me over on Instagram to share in the fun.

One thing that’s always on the Fall bucket list is watching scary movies. After revisting the entire Alien catalog in August, I decided to check out some other spooky sci-fi movies and ended up rewatching last year’s No One Will Save You on Hulu. It was a little cookie cutter, but otherwise well executed and inspired today’s haiku.