Flying ever strong
In the gentle breeze you wave
Constant reminder
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Rushing through darkness
Frantic with each step you climb
Sliver of light – hope
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Tag: Horror
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Haiku – Fangs
Centuries traveled
Showing the world my darkness
With each little bite
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The first use of the word “vampire” in English wasn’t until 1734, when it was mentioned in a book called Travels of Three English Gentlemen. Although the idea of the “undead” returning to attack the living is ancient and occurs in many cultures, the bloodsucking vampire we recognise today arose in south-eastern Europe in the 17th century. Versions of the word “vampire” exist in all the Slavic languages and some linguists have traced it back to ubyr, the Tatar word for “witch”. via QI: Quite interesting facts about vampires – Telegrap
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Haiku – Haunted House
Just enter my doors
Try to find the roaming ghosts
The ones who haunt me
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Tough one this week. I’m not even sure if this Haiku works or not.
If you want to take the challenge yourself swing on over here and check it out:
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This weeks word is “Try.”
A short story about five students on Halloween night who discover the secrets and terrors of the town’s most infamous haunted house. -
Haiku – Happy Thanksgiving
Let’s give thanks today
Celebrate with those we love
And count our blessings
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In keeping with the day, here are a few things that might help set the mood or at least help you slip into slumber after that big Thanksgiving meal.
First: Yours truly appeared on this podcast with a small dramatic reading of my short story “A Zombie Thanksgiving.” Swing over to zombiesatemypodcast, put your feet up, loosen that tight belt from the all the food you ate, and just zone out.
Second: If you feel like reading, something to stimulate the mind as you let that food digest. You can grab a copy of my short story “A Zombie Thanksgiving” for 99 cents. That’s less than a turkey leg so it isn’t too bad a deal.
A short story about a woman who risks life and limb in a Zombie Apocalypse in order to keep the Thanksgiving tradition alive.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MS9NO40
That’s my shameless plugs for the day. I hope your day is great and that you have a very Happy Thanksgiving!
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Haiku – Scary and Dense
White fog hanging low
Tendrils of ectoplasm
Draped over the land
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In keeping with the spirit of Halloween. I thought I would post a song I always make sure to give at least one spin to in October. Enjoy.
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Halloween Haiku
I don’t know where some of these Haiku got off to. I had them posted on this site, but for some reason they are not here anymore. So, I thought I would re-post them for my new audience. I hope you enjoy these scary Haiku based on some of my favorite horror movies.
http://www.horrorphilia.com A Nightmare on Elm Street
Dying in your dreams
Freddy Krueger kills at ease
Do not fall asleep
The Evil Dead
Necronomicon
Book of the dead, bound in flesh
Demon in the woods
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Haiku – Prisoner of the Storm
Hard rain is passing
Yellow sun breaking the gloom
Warming my body
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A couple of friendly reminders:
This short story is running free today through Tuesday.
Discover the evil and deadly secrets of The Living Sand this Halloween! Grab your copy at this link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00766SS3M
I also have this Giveaway running right now.
Goodreads Book Giveaway
A Zombie Holiday Trilogy
by Anthony Renfro
Giveaway ends November 10, 2014.
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Haiku – 68 Degrees
First signs of winter
House permeated with cool
Morning reeks of cold
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In case you were wondering about the title. That is the current reading on my thermostat in the house. To heat or not to heat is now the questions? Not sure I can go there just yet.
Also, one last plug for my free short story “The Imp.” It is running free until the end of the day. Grab your copy, set the Halloween mood, and discover why this house is so haunted. Enter if you dare!
Amazon US: www.amazon.com
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk
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Haiku – Author, Author, Who Are You?
Saturday morning
One more attempt at agents
Elusive they are
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I decided to retry sending out information to agents this morning. I figured that it couldn’t hurt. Now that the self-publishing options are so large it is a great fall back plan when agents refuse your work. I honestly believe my work gets overlooked because you can’t categorize it. You can’t push it into one specific little genre, wrap it up in a bow, and say here it is world. I have also noticed that trend in the indy scene as well. A lot of short stories and novels I see or read that are self-published seem to not fit a particular category or genre. In this world of “it has to sell now” that probably hurts most authors who write outside the box – like me.
How about you? Do you write in one particular genre or do you try to blend several into one? Are you also done with agents or do you still try from time to time?
Here’s a little self plug for my short story The Imp, which is doing okay as a free download so far. It is available free until 10/5/2014. By the way, if you have something free, please leave me a link to it in the comment’s section below. I would love to read it.
Are the legends true? Does an Imp live in that haunted house able to grant riches? Find out for yourself if you dare: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JJMOW2C
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Haiku – The “Alone in the Dark” Run
Cool of the night-time
Sliver of moon winking down
Shadows dark and thick
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Here are a couple of songs that fit perfectly with this run (though I didn’t listen to either one last night, nope, listened to Van Halen instead – something about them that is good to run to).
In case you were wondering why I didn’t post this last night. The reason was that I had posted a lot to this blog on Friday, so I thought I would give you guys a break. I don’t like to bombard with posts. I apologize if I ever do. There’s just a lot going on right now for me, as I try to get the word out.
A couple of reminders before I go: My collection of 6 Horror Short Stories is still running free today. Grab a copy if you haven’t gotten one already. Also, don’t forget about my Goodreads Giveaway. That’s all. Take care, and have a great Saturday.
You can read a bit of the Zombie Holiday Trilogy here: Zombie Sampler
Goodreads Book Giveaway
A Zombie Holiday Trilogy
by Anthony Renfro
Giveaway ends November 10, 2014.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007RQ5302
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Haiku – Ghost Train
Cold moonlight drenched night
Machine specter chugging fast
Empty rails rattle
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Haiku – The Severed Hand
Crawling towards me
Dead rotten moldy fingers
Scratching up the floor
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One of the best scenes in all of horror for severed hands. Watch and enjoy.
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Haiku – Stranded in the Rain
Long black empty road
Out of gas, alone, tired, cold
Branch snaps in the dark
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Haiku – Creaky Floorboards
Darkness clear and black
Ghostly footsteps in the hall
Wide awake in bed
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Haiku – Mr. Skeleton and Green Tears
Mr. Skeleton:
White flesh free fingers
Tearing through the soft brown dirt
Time for its revenge
Green Tears:
Mother Nature’s Bones
Exposed, beaten, and broken
by man’s pollution
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Haiku – Soaked to Death
Thick fog this morning
The world is hidden in white
What lurks inside it?
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Haiku – Cool Start
Christmas in July?
Soft breeze, a nip in the air
Nice break from summer
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I can’t believe how nice it has been outside today. The weather is still warm, but the humidity has gone away. Couldn’t believe it when my son and I sat out on the deck this morning – he in his high chair, me just enjoying it. It made me think about the upcoming holiday season, which I hope to jump-start next week. My short story “A Zombie Christmas” will be running free for the next couple of Fridays on Kindle. Grab a copy to put you in the holiday mood. I also plan to have that story available elsewhere later on in the year. Okay, here’s a little Christmas music to set the mood. I hope you all had a great Fourth of July – thanks for reading and following.
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Haiku – The Abandoned Graveyard Redux
I had a couple of interesting comments about this particular Haiku that I wrote earlier in the week:
The cold grey headstones
Fresh light of dawn breaks on them
One grave is empty
When I wrote it my thinking was that a zombie had crawled up out of the Earth in order to do his zombie thing.
After I posted it I received this comment from: http://readinpleasure.wordpress.com/
The comment: I’m reading this as the empty tomb of Jesus. Anyhow, it is powerful
That’s an interesting take on it, so I thought I would write a new Haiku based off of that comment.
Buried for three days
The empty tomb of Jesus
Faith inspiration
See how the title “The Abandoned Graveyard” takes on a whole new meaning with that Haiku.
I then received this comment from: http://planetcyberluz.com/
This was the comment: Looks like the grave robbers have been
I also decided to write a Haiku based off of that one.
Grave robbers bitten
Torn open and ripped apart
Zombie plague begins
Again, the title “The Abandoned Graveyard” takes on a whole new meaning. It is a little closer to the zombie subject matter I was going for originally, but it is just slightly different.
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Poem – Mr. Jack
From midnight to midnight
On October 31st
He has a hunger
A blood lust
A thirst
For those who trick and treat
To him
That is the best
The tastiest of meat
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One of my favorite Halloween songs, always gets me in the mood:
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Haiku – Incense
The man screamed in pain
Transformation burned and raged
In the full moon light
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The girl inhaled deep
Exhaled with cannabis bliss
Incense burning sweet
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Smell of rose aroma
Fills the small and tiny room
Vampire waits for dark
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Inspired by the theme at
A Poetry Journey 
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