Halloween Forum - Literature and Role-Playing http://www.halloweenforum.com/ This area is for stories, poems role-playing and similar posts. Remember not to post copyrighted material. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:13:04 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.halloweenforum.com/fusion/misc/rss.jpg Halloween Forum - Literature and Role-Playing http://www.halloweenforum.com/ To My Son, On Halloween http://www.halloweenforum.com/literature-role-playing/83632-my-son-halloween.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:19:21 GMT This is my first effort, and I'm a super-sappy new mom. I just wanted to share this with you guys.


To My Son, on Halloween

May you always feel the way you do on this day.
With the newly chilled air on your tiny ears,
And the smell of impending winter in your nose for the first time.

May you always feel the way you should in a good costume.
I hope it makes you feel brave, bold, and safe.

May you relish being slightly scared, and be able to
enjoy that feeling, knowing that mommy will always
be your glowing, warm home to rush back to.

Enjoy and remember your first taste of candy,
as I will always remember kissing your sticky face and fingers.

Today I see your future, years of superhero costumes
and monster costumes stretch ahead of you,
and I feel my heart stretch out to follow you trick or treating.

I see you running further away from me, embroiled
in Halloween madness, my little candy berserker.

And I see myself smiling, watching you, savoring
what I hope will be the best memories of your life.
May you always feel the way you do on Halloween. ]]> Literature and Role-Playing HazelHawthorne http://www.halloweenforum.com/literature-role-playing/83632-my-son-halloween.html skull a day http://www.halloweenforum.com/literature-role-playing/82632-skull-day.html Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:36:25 GMT I ran across this book at the library called "skulls" by Noah Scalin. He made a skull a day for a year and posted it online. The book has some really great pictures or you can check out his blog. Skull-A-Day ]]> Literature and Role-Playing purpleferrets3 http://www.halloweenforum.com/literature-role-playing/82632-skull-day.html <![CDATA[Anyone else LOVE "The Graveyard Book?"]]> http://www.halloweenforum.com/literature-role-playing/82015-anyone-else-love-graveyard-book.html Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:47:33 GMT I just had to share my new favorite Halloween book by Neil Gaiman - The Graveyard Book! I downloaded the audio version from Audible.com and it's just a wonderful wonderful spooky, scary book -- the author narrates it himself and just has such a wonderful spooky voice, in between each chapter they play "The Danse Macabre" which I thought was so wonderful -- Anyway, I'm probably the last person to read it, but I just wanted to share it here since this forum is so appropriate for it!! Here's a link to a web site where he actually reads parts of the book. AND they've just finished a movie version! I can't wait!!

YouTube - The Graveyard Book Trailer Narrated by...
]]> Literature and Role-Playing Effie http://www.halloweenforum.com/literature-role-playing/82015-anyone-else-love-graveyard-book.html Looking for Zombies in Spokane http://www.halloweenforum.com/literature-role-playing/80025-looking-zombies-spokane.html Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:50:20 GMT I'm looking for numerous actors willing to play zombies in the Spokane, WA area for free or for really cheap in a low-to no-budget film, preferably ones who know some DIY zombie tips.
My budget is very slim, very, very, very slim and some of my friends won't let me take molds of their bodily limbs.
I need people who I can generally(And safely) abuse in this film.
I'm 17 and I have almost no money to spend on this.
I guess I can buy you some pizzas or something, I dunno, we'll work something out.
Message me for more details. ]]> Literature and Role-Playing ZombieMovieMaker http://www.halloweenforum.com/literature-role-playing/80025-looking-zombies-spokane.html Algernon Blackwood http://www.halloweenforum.com/literature-role-playing/79445-algernon-blackwood.html Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:28:48 GMT Hey - any other fans out there? I started getting into his stuff about a year ago and highly recommend his short stories The Willows and The Empty House Hey - any other fans out there? I started getting into his stuff about a year ago and highly recommend his short stories The Willows and The Empty House ]]> Literature and Role-Playing mossytomb http://www.halloweenforum.com/literature-role-playing/79445-algernon-blackwood.html Welcome yo my garden http://www.halloweenforum.com/literature-role-playing/77932-welcome-yo-my-garden.html Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:50:06 GMT I completely overlooked this thread. Anyway I would like to share this with you. Hope you enjoy

Welcome.
Come on in
To my garden of shadows
See what grows within

Black roses
As far as the eye can see
Twisting vines
Wrapped around the trees

Stone edge walls
So tall and high
Victims of the past
Can you hear their cries?

And heres the waterfall
So crystal clear
Gaze at your reflection
In this river of tears

Oh and look at the birds!
Black ravens perched on a tree
Inspecting their next victim
They like what they see

Follow the winding path
Made of human bones
Crunching beneath your feet
Like small, fragile stones

The best part is yet to come
The highlight of my show
Gravestones grey with age
Peaceful visitors rest below

Tall and looming trees
Casting shadows everywhere
Its easy to get lost here
In my garden of despair

You should stay longer
Wait until its night
The garden looks breath taking
When bathed in the moon's light

The fountain of blood
Is over there to your right
Isn't it wonderful?
Such a beautiful sight

Why do you look scared?
Don't you like it here?
People always seem to
Treat my garden with fear

I haven't finished the tour
See there's the old stone well
My sister was playing there
And accidentally fell

Its so cold & damp
And such a long way down
My little sisters body
Was never even found

And look over at that tree
See that wooden swing?
My mother used to sit there
Gaze at flowers and sing

Its such a shame she fell
And cracked her skull on the ground
It was strange, when i buried her
She was still making sounds

My father tried to burn my garden
What a silly thing to do
He said that it was evil
Now of course thats not true

Hes with mother now
Beneath this very ground
Again another body
That was nowhere to be found

I haven't left my garden
In many, many years
I shall remain here till i die
I will be buried right here

My beautiful garden
My only home
Its only me here
But I'm not alone ]]> Literature and Role-Playing paulieshome http://www.halloweenforum.com/literature-role-playing/77932-welcome-yo-my-garden.html