2nd Annual Halloween Writing Contest: Halloween Haiku Candy

Next up in the 2nd Annual Halloween Writing Contest is the “Halloween Haiku” Category.

Art by Laura Silva

Halloween haiku

Blending terror and creativity

Will you sleep again?

–by Jeremiah Looney, Yuba College Literary Arts Club

WINNERS

Death’s Way

A loud, raspy scream

He took his last breath of air

Sounds of death echo

–by Saajan Kandola, Andros Karperos Middle School

They Come

From under the bed,

to the corners of madness…

Monsters are coming.

–by Marcus Igarashi, Yuba College

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Hungry for Eyes

I’ll eat your eye balls,

Children, adults, all ages…

Keep you in cages

–by Kayla McQuay, Yuba College

Horrors of the Night

Running in the night

I have no fear of the dark

Just what lurks in it

–by Madison Jellsey, Andros Karperos Middle School

You Cannot Leave Now

You cannot leave now

We entangle you in lies

To become the night

–by Coryn Guynes, Yuba College

Behind the Shadows

Possessed, creepy, fowl

Something lurking in shadows

It’s coming towards me

–by Jillian Coxe, Andros Karperos School

I like

I like pumpkin pie

Do not ever forget the cream

Or else you get the screams

–by William Pacheco

To read the winners and honorable mentions in our other categories, see:

• All Hallow’s Short Shorts: All the Zombies are Wearing Them
• We’ve Picked Our Poison: Spell Poems
• 13 Word Horror Story Tricks & Treats