Dreams of Halloween

Cherry

By marandina

Tue, 26 Oct 2021
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12 comments
 

Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/dreams-of-halloween-mp3

 

Dreams of Halloween

 

In celluloid dreams I walk

in graveyards of the mind,

reveries of vampire movies,

Christopher Lee’s fangs

dripping in crimson blood,

maidens kissed by death’s

cold lips pressed on necks,

bats disappearing into ether.

 

Reels flicker with frames as

masked men in boiler suits

emerge from shadows slashing.

White noise and static infiltrate

a television box, psychic portal

to another dream-like dimension

where restless poltergeists roam,

storm-tossed trees break windows.

 

Cellars house horrors, hiding

a man burned and scarred

wearing a red and green jumper

and razor tipped gloves.

Cenobites in leather and pain,

souls torn apart, corpulence

shredded after summoning

demons with a puzzle box.

 

Wandering teen backpackers on

wild, windswept Yorkshire moors

stalked by wolves cursed

to forever seek human flesh.

And as the pendulum

swings across a screaming pit

one final, fatal cut,

in another Hammer horror.

 

Shafts of dawn’s daylight

bring to an end scenes

from a Halloween nightmare.

The end credits roll

as I leave the hallowed

halls of an all-night theatre,

my sanity sated for now,

until the moon calls again.

 

Image free to use via WikiCommons at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jack-o%27-Lantern_2003-10-31.jpg

 

Certificate 12
Poem
Miscellaneous Poems
Horror

Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Wow! What a chilling spooky poem from you Paul. Has all the ingredients of a well thought out poem.

You're a little devil today. Ha! Ha! Only kidding. wink

Perfect seasonal poem.

Jenny. smiley

 

Submitted by marandina on

Ha thanks for reading, Jenny. It's a bit of an epic as I adore this time of year. It's a tribute to horror films that get shown around about now. These are mainly films from the *80s and 90s. Thanks again and Happy Halloween. Paul :)

*"The Pit and the Pendulum" is a 1961 Roger Corman movie with Vincent Price and an adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe story

 

Submitted by marandina on

Thank you for the cherries, ABC Eds. Much appreciated. Paul

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

reading this is as scary as I can take :0) Please say you are working on a Halloween installment of your political comedy?

 

Submitted by marandina on

Ah thanks for reading, Di. Just me getting carried away with the whole Halloween thing again. Funnily enough, I have been thinking of writing another political satire. I mean, there's so much material at the moment. Maybe soon. Thanks again. Paul :)

 

Submitted by David Kirtley on

It feels like Halloween is really taking over this year! It will be bigger than Christmas soon! I can see your love of films in this one! Very appropriate!

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks for reading, David. Yes, Halloween is huge commercially these days. I have always loved the horror/fantasy genre. Happy Halloween. Paul

 

Submitted by David Kirtley on

It can be very exciting or powerful, but I do have to be careful with horror. I can find it too depressing or negative, so I try to watch more positive things often so I don't get too depressed! I ration it for myself so it can't have damaging effects on my sanity/sense of calm/ sense of optimism!

Submitted by celticman on

Christopher Lee that's where it all started with me. Hiding behind the couch. 

 

Submitted by marandina on

Yes, you and me both. I sat watching the Christopher Lee Dracula movies scared stiff as a kid. You get used to the fear in the end.

 

Submitted by Hades502 on

Really cool. I loved the ending. Perfectly worded and a great way to sum up all you had written before it.

My apologies for not having been on here for a time and getting behind in reading your stuff. I'll just be super busy until January or so. Great poem.

GGHades502

Submitted by marandina on

Ah thanks for reading, Hades. Good to see you back. No obligation in reading my stuff, of course. Hoping you are continuing your novel so look forward to catching up with your latest..