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Horror Poems | Examples of Horror Poetry

Horror Poems - Examples of all types of horror poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for horror.
Boogeyman
Feet patter through the leaves of the oak wood Her breaths frantic blond hair bent back Stops swivels and pivots seeing all she could Body sways and she prays for air to catch Then she see it lurch,...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, evil, gothic, horror,
Form: Rhyme



Lilith, Finale Moon
Zenith swirls of black rose petals, burst into a flock of circling crows, descending ash and rain on my frozen form. Viscera and scarlet pools flash, feet running of a child, car screeching tires with broken glass. Piano motif grave into...Read the rest...
Categories: horror, beautiful, change, dark, death,
Form: Bio
Family Reunion
Breast beat for her I doubt you fathom crude Understand thus gravitas of thy actions true This must entrust you knot the thread bear Bang thy drum roll knees follow you we share Needless pain inflicted as I stroked...Read the rest...
Categories: horror, crazy, dark, daughter, death,
Form: Prose
Birth of the Word Witch
What say you naive with all your poultice, foolish fervor to your reverie!?” “Mark me damned...Read the rest...
Categories: horror, dark, death, evil, gothic,
Form: Free verse
Acts of Horror Gets Horror
Eyeless it manifested from the depths of the abyssal darkness of the woods. Hide reflective more muscle almost fleshless ribbon peeled back skull necklace. Limbs contort and pop grotesque as it moves closer permeated hiss from its...Read the rest...
Categories: horror, dark, death, dog, gothic,
Form: Rhyme



Queen Of Madness Act 1
Alice found herself in the icy grip of a desolate cell, her countenance devoid of emotion, her gaze lost in the abyss. As she hummed a haunting melody, fragments of her past began to surface,...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, gothic, horror, memory,
Form: Prose
Crimson Bouquet
In spectral glow moon's pallor, country home towered ominously, fortress bearing silent the tragedy, ensnared within its stone. Her footfalls echoed in the hollow foyer, mournful dirge in the cathedral of loss, mirth of yesteryears drifting through grief shrouded chambers. In the...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, gothic, grief, horror,
Form: Free verse
Looking Glass of Dreams
I use philosophical musings, My key maker is reverie, A few attempts may be needed, Alignment may not occur each time. Upon success, the door opens, A mirror stands there, devoid of reflection, Then a ripple, whatever part of you hidden, Manifests. It...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, deep, gothic, horror,
Form: Free verse
Crow Fights The Raven
Beneath the pall of an eldritch moon, ...Read the rest...
Categories: betrayal, bird, gothic, horror,
Form: Free verse
Siren Sing For Me
Too many sailors who have lived to tell, Her siren song permeates, day by day it fell. Luring in ships to crash, break, splinter on cliffs, She masters ethereal crescendos, opera riffs. Each day leads boats astray, the reel of the sea witch, Nay terror, her...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, death, gothic, horror,
Form: Free verse
Rose Red Pyre Black Petals
Visceral incantation from onyx velvet lips, moan, groan, to twist my bits as a witch. Salem pyre ancient oak standing the edifice, wrist shackled chains gather round vile cultist. Breast bang dolorous dirge ignition of limbs, Rictus permeated rancor give...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, death, horror, murder,
Form: Free verse
Checkmate You Lose
Do you tremble, as the monstrous cadence, of the rhinoceros' stride reverberates, like the buffalo's onslaught? Vipers at the water's edge, darting hither and thither, not above but beneath the surface, their sinuous silhouettes fabric of nightmares, tearing sinew from skeleton, swifter than...Read the rest...
Categories: horror, adventure, animal, change, dark,
Form: Rhyme
Journey Of A Heroine
My journey of blood Sword of viscera and steel ...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, gothic, horror, metaphor,
Form: Haiku
Calls My Name
The orb calls to me, beckons breast beat, blood in veins permeates, face red with heat, as I asphyxiate, am dominated, reach climax. Each time lustful, more powerful, sensual. I crave this fix, my only reason to exist, addicted to...Read the rest...
Categories: horror, addiction, cute love, dark,
Form: Free verse
Yaldabaoth embellished in his shadows
Caliginous eyes Fearsome face of sickly white Lion-headed snake Embellished in his shadows With flaming orange beneath...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, color, evil, horror,
Form: Tanka

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