Myths and Monsters

torso of woman sitting with her legs underneath her, encircled by red ribbon on the floor

My final breath belongs only to you / As darkness takes away the remaining light.

Alyssa Rim

yellow background of town street with words Doom Town written on it

I watched a desert town disintegrate, clapboard planks and roof tiles flying off like grains of sand in a dust storm.

CJ Ackerman-Garvin

someone asleep in bed covered with deep pink coverlet

Was there ever a sign / in the slamming of doors...

Andrea Santos

blueish background with woods and a deer visible

Being the wife of a demon who so easily lends his body like a whore is not as simple as drinking freshwater.

Ashley Gyawali

tombstone rising from a hot red and orange sunset

“If you kill me,” she shouted, “I’ll return and bring ruin upon this town!” 

Beck Jewell

brown on tan drawing of spotted lantern fly

A corpse-clothed commute cross / A soul-sodden sidewalk

Bridgette Stands

silhouette of a figure in front of a blood-red clock

But eternity feels like a never-ending room / that lengthens with every step forward

Madina Fayzieva

black and white shaded creepy crone staring at us

Nearly every one of my friends had a parent introduce them to a nebulous figure who punished naughty children. 

tombstone reading "so long fiesta" on starry background and green grass

Social media used to be chronicles of our lives; now it is just a curation of a persona. 

spooky green faces coming out of screen

I set out to watch some of the landmark films of techno-horror to gain a deeper understanding of the genre as a whole

Sydney McClellan

cup of coffee on a doily next to a stack of books

Are any of us without fault?

Hallie James Holt

a green heart next to two golden hearts that kind of look like pineapples

And so, my mornings are not full of pain and hurt, just ache. 

Geovanna Murphy

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