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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.
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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! 🎉
well done guys these were really well done.
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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
Here’s a link to one of my live improv urban horror fairy tales
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Consistent Chiller
Nightmare Enthusiast
Can you trap pure dread inside just two sentences?
This isn’t easy. Every word has to pull its weight, and the sharpest entries will leave a lingering chill using almost nothing at all.
Here’s the real incentive: every single submission gets published in the next issue of Dark Descent: Whispers from Beyond, so your story reaches horror readers across the world.
🖋️ Ready to try? The August frenzy is live—drop your darkest two-sentence nightmares. We’re waiting.
I have a pen pal. Yet, after the bloody box, I no longer want correspondence.
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Consistent Chiller
Nightmare Enthusiast
Huge congratulations to the three stories our readers chose this month:
• The Beginning of a Legend – Christopher Hooper
• Obscurity – P. Ran
• The Gypsy’s Kiss / Kill – Earnest Gadjo
You didn’t just rise to the top… you helped us reach a brand-new milestone.
Thank you everyone who voted and congratulations to the winners! 👻
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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!
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Love it.