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Folk Horror
Folk horror is a subgenre of horror fiction that uses elements of folklore to invoke fear and foreboding. Typical elements include a rural setting, isolation, and themes of superstition, folk religion, paganism, sacrifice and the dark aspects of nature. Folk horror usually focuses on the beliefs and actions of people rather than the supernatural, and often deals with naïve outsiders coming up against these.
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Vampire Autumn
by Stewart Stafford
A blood orange sun dies on a Fall hill,
The green sucked from valley leaves,
Scrapyard hues of rust all that remain,
Time's predator, wilting the untouched.
The lost and limping are its quiet harvest,
Blood-parched in a root-choked hermitage,
Frostily patient when the woods turn black;
Coyotes, cougars, Sasquatch, bears blamed.
Undergrowth crunch. Eyeshine narrows,
A flickering torch duets her screams for help,
Birch-pale fangs float in panic’s direction,
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The old laws don't care whether the trespass was made out of greed, ignorance, or innocence. They only remember that it was made.
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― Loup-Garou
― Loup-Garou
Always solemnly swear you’re up to no good
The odds will ever be in your favor if you have a go…more
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A cosy corner for the creepy-minded! We’re all about spooky vibes, horror tales, and bookish ban…more
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