Nightmare Poetry

July's Featured Poets have been chosen, and we're delighted to announce JB Wocoski and CJ Hooper! 🖤

A huge congratulations to you both. Your poems really stood out, and we’re thrilled to be giving them a place in the pages of Dark Descent.

Keep an eye out for their work when the magazine lands — two brilliant pieces you won't want to miss. 🖤📖

Well deserved, JB and CJ! 🎉

Standing within the deep, dark wood,

Unsure of which overgrown path to tread,

In frozen doubt you watched and stood,

Not knowing what might leave you dead.

Indecision stoked by your naked fear

Will seal your fate while trapped in there.

Have some fun this August: Loosely Base a Horror Poem on your favorite Nursery Rhyme or Aesop's Fable, Canterbury Tale, etc. Post it.

Make it a real twisted horror tale of a poem, Like I did with the 3 little pigs and the big bad wolf. You don't even have to tell us which nursery rhyme or fable it's based on, let us all guess.

Best Wishes and Good Terror Telling!

JB Wocoski

The tires screeched; my doorbell rang,

Somebody yelled, "Pizza Delivery Man!"

My wife looked at me, as I screamed.

"Pizza? Pizza? Did 'You' Order Pizza?"

He banged on the door and yelled again,

"Pizza Delivery Man! Open the Door!