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The Mythos Minute Podcast Volume 2

Eight Haiku of Horror and Madness

By Jason HulsPublished about a year ago 1 min read
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Seriously, though. Humanity isn’t going to make it to the next epoch. Spoiler alert.

In the next epoch

We’ll be considered Old Ones

Strange and frightening

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It’s nice to feel wanted but it’s better to feel chosen.

I’ve run the numbers

The equations clearly state

I’m the chosen one

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It won’t be so bad. You’ll look good with fangs.

The thirst for knowledge

Compromises your judgment

Until you grow fangs

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What could create such an evil place?

An unseen presence

Cursed spots like sores on the earth

This is demonground

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The heart knows what it wants and sometimes it wants dark things. Sometimes it just wants a true crime show, boxed wine and an early bedtime. But does it ever get that? Noooo. Evidently that's too much to ask.

You scream with your mouth

But you called the dark things forth

With your sinful heart

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You might have noticed this haiku doesn’t follow the 5/7/5 format. This one is 6/6/6 (SCREAM!). Sometimes it’s ok to bend the rules, right? You won’t tell.

A recipe for one

A secret known to none

Ingredients may run

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Trust me. You don’t want to know. Or maybe you do. Sicko.

You don’t want to know

How the cultist earns a robe

Or what’s beneath it

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Have you ever woken up in a different shape than when you went to sleep? No? Just me?

Fell asleep reading

I woke up as something else

Then things got messy

Thank you for reading. If you're interested, listen to the audio versions on The Mythos Minute Podcast Instagram.

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About the Creator

Jason Huls

Horror writer. Filmmaker. Podcaster. M.F.A. in Digital Cinema from DePaul University. Member of the Horror Writers Association. I talk about writing and filmmaking.

Author site: JasonHulsWrites.com

Film Production: TenWingMedia.com

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