Nightmares and Dreamscapes discussion

Hi all, pick anything from a horror story (character, scene, etc), and construct a haiku.

Haiku's are simple poems based on three statements with a specific number of syllables.

For example, the 3, 5, 3 syllable form is a common form.

I.e. Blood runs sweet (3), a fatal moon rises (5), fangs bite deep (3).

Or alternatively, you can go shorter to a 1,2,1 form.

Smack (1), hearts blood (2), staked (1).

or a longer form if you really want to get loquacious.

The point of a haiku is to present a vivid (impactful, moving) picture with an elegant and precise economy of words - like a skilled Samurai cutting down an opponent with a single well-placed stroke of their sword.

For added fun, guess the setting and character of the previous haiku before adding your own.

I'll start below.

(5,7,5 form)

Bells toll silently, Esmeralda loves another, my life vanishes.

Quasimodo.

Here's one of my Horror-ku:

Forbidden nectar,
Strength and ecstasy flowing,
Crimson Temptation.

Indeed, Quasimodo is correct.

Awesome haiku Ian, very cryptic.

My best guess on Ian's last haiku is a vampire story, but I couldn't tell you which one.

Bloofer lady prowls.
Moonlight reveals blood stained hearts.
Hammer strikes - Free!

Lucy Westenra from Dracula!

I wrote it as a generic vampire haiku about 11 years ago.
There are a few I wrote then. I'll write some new ones for this game, but in the meantime, Here's the rest:

Patwork body parts,
Man of science playing God,
Who is the monster?

Decaying wrappings,
Rigor of millennia,
Curse of the Mummy.

Freedom of running,
Driven by the scent of prey,
The call of the Moon.

Instinctive Hunger,
Walking and moaning for flesh,
Animated corpse.

He hides in plain sight,
Unseen even by himself,
He does what he wills.

Haiku from which story?

His eye haunts my dreams;
Chop! He's all gone, but his heart
beats seeking revenge.

@Scout is that “the tell-tale heart” 🖤

Golden hair angel
Blood flows, life ends, flows again
Are you good or bad?

Right, Brianna!

Must be a vampire, but which one I don't know.

@Scout yes! Lol first story I read by Poe, made me fall in love with his works

Beneath the dark ground
Barks, mewing and cries abound,
And new life is found.

Hint: Stephen King

Pet Sematary?

Here's my offering

Ah! Able,
tainted chief set sail
Pursue doom.

Ian (RebelGeek) wrote: "..
Patchwork body parts,
Man of science playing God,
Who is the monster?"

I like your last line very much. It sums up the book in just four short words

You got it, Annerlee :-)

Nice one, Ian.

Annerlee, is it Ahab chasing the White Whale?

She's dressed for the prom
Thinking she's been accepted,
Then buckets of blood.

Scout wrote: "Annerlee, is it Ahab chasing the White Whale?"
It is indeed. My first haiku attempt was unexpectedly fun.

Scout wrote: "She's dressed for the prom
Thinking she's been accepted,
Then buckets of blood."
Ah must be Carrie.

(5, 7, 5 form)

I'm such a big beast
This is the way he made me
But I have feelings

Kelly wrote: "(5, 7, 5 form)

I'm such a big beast
This is the way he made me
But I have feelings"

Frankenstein's monster

J. wrote: "Kelly wrote: "(5, 7, 5 form)

I'm such a big beast
This is the way he made me
But I have feelings"

Frankenstein's monster"

You are correct!

(5,7,5)

First, my grandfather
Then, he came for my mother
Can father save her?

Annerlee, yes, Carrie

Give us a hint?

Static draws me in;
I talk to TV people;
The closet takes me.

Scout wrote: "Give us a hint?"

A doled out journal
From a headless revenant
Holds the clues, we hope

Scout wrote: "Static draws me in;
I talk to TV people;
The closet takes me."

Poltergeist

Got it, J.

Could it be The Legend of Sleepy Hollow? If not, I'm stumped.

I drive a Pinto
rabid dog traps us inside:
Is it chance or fate?

Scout wrote: "I drive a Pinto
rabid dog traps us inside:
Is it chance or fate?"

Cujo.

Scout wrote: "Could it be The Legend of Sleepy Hollow? If not, I'm stumped."

No.

..
Gothic mansion spawns
unseen forces overnight.
Great oak - fades to black

..
Shifting maze:
ORSK inmates destroy
dead-end job

J. wrote: "(5,7,5)

First, my grandfather
Then, he came for my mother
Can father save her?"

We haven't solved this one yet?

Annerlee wrote: "J. wrote: "(5,7,5)

First, my grandfather
Then, he came for my mother
Can father save her?"

We haven't solved this one yet?"

Not yet.

Message 30 is the same novel.

Annerlee wrote: "..
Shifting maze:
ORSK inmates destroy
dead-end job"

Horrorstör

J. wrote: "Annerlee wrote: "..
Shifting maze:
ORSK inmates destroy
dead-end job"

Horrorstör"

Correct!👍

J. wrote: "Annerlee wrote: "J. wrote: "(5,7,5)

First, my grandfather
Then, he came for my mother
Can father save her?"

We haven't solved this one yet?"
Not yet.
Message 30 is the same novel."

Hmm. I have no idea 😝
(Will I kick myself?}

I was so lovely
loved by many but now old
how to reclaim youth?

(movie)