Monthly Haiku Corner – June

Happy June! It’s a strawberry moon. Also known as a honey moon, aptly named due to the harvesting season for strawberries and honey. This is the lowest moon of the year and a rare lunar event.

I have a confession, I mixed up my themes and months this year, but I had a good reason. This June marks the 50th Anniversary of Steven Speilberg’s Jaws, that occasion only comes around once, and I have a special place in my heart for the nautical horror-thriller, being the first film I ever saw in a theater. So, instead werewolves and berries, which has been my June theme for the last few years, we are celebrating a theme of Creatures of the Deep. There are more than just sharks out there in the great wild. Truth is, we don’t even know what’s out there. Beware of what lurks under calm waters.

blood in the water
an ocean full of monsters
circling their prey

Be safe out there.

Best Nautical Horror Movies

Happy Summer! Tis the season for visiting the beach and taking boat rides across the seven seas. The theme this month has been June Doom and as recent events has shown us (orca boat attacks, lost Titanic sub, etc.), the ocean is still the Earth’s most dangerous playground. But, for as much as I love Jaws, shark horror is a dime a dozen, so I decided to go in a slightly different direction by sharing my picks of the best nautical horror that doesn’t involve sharks. From vengeful spirits to alien creatures hiding in the depths of the trenches, this list will give you plenty of reasons to stay on dry land. Check them out and leave me comment here or on Instagram to let me know what you thought.