The work published on this site is new, original and unique, ranging from the Gothic Horror to the Dark Romantic genres, exploring the darker side of humanity, the natural and the supernatural.
A mixture of horror and the supernatural, our poems weave tales of the unexpected, often with an unseen and violent ending. Enjoy...
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
THE WITCHING HOUR (2012)
A new exciting anthology of supernatural poetry and photographs is planned for release in October of this year by The Wicked Come in conjunction with Lost Tower Publications. This anthology will be a showcase for the best, most exciting and talented poets/ photographers. Our aim is to publish an avant garde anthology of quality.
THE WITCHING HOUR (2012)
Poems can be up to 70 lines
Poems can be of any form or style
Poems and photographs must invoke the supernatural
Photography Prize: The photograph judged as the best will form the front cover of the book and receive a £10 prize
Poetry Prize: The poem judges as the most exciting and unusual will be printed first in the anthology and also receive a £10.oo prize
Silently he stalked,
Where the nameless walked
Patrolling midnights beat
With heavy, dragging feet.
Creature of shadowland
Lawman, with gun in hand.
Fog smothers everywhere
Shrouding the killing lair.
Evil prowls the dead street;
Echoes of muffled feet,
Silently, people past,
Dripping hearts, racing fast.
Poster on shop window peers,
As photo fit face leers.
Front pages scream in fear.
Midnight ripper, comes here.
Beware this savage beast,
Beware his human feast.
Woman caught, out alone.
Whispers to her cell phone.
Grey form on poster glares,
Transfixed, she stops and stares.
Shadow flits across her face,
Warm heart begins to race….
Scents of fear, fill the street,
Sweat trickles in the heat,
A scream, a trip, fall…
Bold lawman, answers call,
Gently, he takes her arm,
“I’ll keep you safe from harm.”
She flicks strawberry hair,
Relieved to be in his care.
Lawman guides her through town,
Tense face looks up and down,
“You look tasty, my dear…”
Blue eyes widen with fear.
He smiled.
She froze.
By Rainbow Reed ©2010
Murder is always a mistake - one should never do anything one cannot talk about after dinner... Oscar Wilde
There are 4 kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy... Ambrose Bierce
People think we had a love-hate relationship. Well, I did not love him, nor did I hate him. We had mutual respect for each other, even as we both planned each other's murder... Werner Herzog
A
woman has a much better chance than a man of acquittal on a murder
charge. If she happens to be a blonde her chances rise about 45 percent...John McGeorge
One must never set up a murder. They must happen unexpectedlly, as in life... Alfred Hitchcock
To kill someone for committing murder is a punishment incomparably worse than the crime itself. Murder by legal sentence is immeasurably more terrible than murder by brigands.... Dostoevsky
Murder, like talent, seems occasionally to run in families..... George Henry Lewes
Nor is there any law more just, than that he who has plotted death shall perish by his own plot. Lat., Neque enim lex est aequior ulla, Quam necis artifices arte perire sua... Ovid
Kill a man, and you are an assassin. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone, and you are a god.... Bishop Bieby
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The Wicked Come is an exciting, sinister collection of Dark Romantic and Gothic Horror poetry featuring many new twisted poems fear from horror writer Rainbow Reed.
Price: £4.86
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The Dark Romantics see life as colourful, base and grotesque. Dark Romantic poetry explores the torment of mankind: its heroes are often cast out of society and battling their own inner demons.
In Dark Romantic poetry the natural world is alive and deeply spiritual and filled with dark mystery.
Gothic horror literature combines elements of both horror and romance.
It creates feelings of excitement, thrill and fear for its readers to endure.
Atmosphere is extremely important in Gothic literature with the ruins of Gothic buildings representing the inevitable decay and collapse of human creations.
The themes of Gothic fiction include terror (both psychological and physical), madness, mystery, darkness, decay and death.
Enjoy.
