Day 5 Trick or ... TREAT + Highlights

Day 5 of the Coffin Hop, people!! Hope you are enjoying your sojourn around creepsville. Make sure that you check in at www.coffinhop.com and remember that a lot of blogs, like this one, are doing fresh blog posts on a day by day basis.

If you scroll down this blog's homepage you will see that I am doing multiple giveaways over several posts, so today I'm not running a giveaway as such (awwww, I hear you cry) but I AM giving you a little bit of my soul (Yayyyy, I hear you cheer) Today I am going to share with you a dark little poem called Phantasmagoria, I hope you enjoy it. Be sure to leave a comment in the box to say hi.

PHANTASMAGORIA

Heart sorrow full, followed by pale phantoms
He winds his way through darkened avenues.
Far in the distance, the echo-yap of
A hell hound’s bark splinters the silence. 
This citadel of restless, walking dead,
Holds not the warmth of a beating human heart; 
Save one. 
The fading heart of Lillibet. 

Suddenly, the fear of being alone,
Is outweighed by fears of duplicate shadows
There is blood on the moon, cries from the ground, 
For in this place only the dead are found. 

Katie M. John 2013 copyright protected

If you enjoyed this poem, you can catch up with more of my poetry at the website www.katiemjohn.com where there is a Poetry Page as well as The Writing Laboratory where you can download some nice little shorts for free. 

FOR CHANCES TO WIN COFFIN HOP FREEBIES ON THIS BLOG GO

1. Paperback copy of 'Beautiful Freaks' CLICK HERE
2. e-Book copy of the Anthology 'Night Shade' Volume I CLICK HERE

FOR CHANCES TO WIN COFFIN HOP FREEBIES ON OUR SISTER BLOG

1. Paperback copy of the Anthology 'Dark Heart' Volume I CLICK HERE + interview with Axel Howerton

HIGHLIGHTS OF COFFIN HOP DAY 5

Remember folks, this is Horror and its for the grown ups. 16+ guidance 

BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY EXTRAVAGANZA over at Red Tash's blog. A truly generous package. 

INTERVIEW with JEREMY C. SHIPP + AWESOME WALKING DEAD T-SHIRT GIVEAWAY is on over at Jolie Du Pre's Precious Monsters blog. Jeremy C. Shipp is the author of a collection called Monstrosities. A really interesting and dark horror writer. 

GORGEOUS DARK and CREEPY little SHORT STORY 'Samhain Maddness' over at Joseph A. Pinto's  Pen Of The Damned. Be sure to go and creep yourself out. 

GIRLS & MONSTERS GIVEAWAY over at Anne C. Michaud's blog  Some great swag over at Anne's blog 1st prize winner gets a signed copy of Girls & Monsters plus The Monsters Collection of Skellies, made by moi. 2nd prize winner gets a digital copy of Death By Drive-In, an anthology featuring short stories written by 24 horror authors/Coffin Hoppers.

GIVEAWAY of J.L. Bryan’s new book, 'THE UNSEEN' is up for grabs over at Michelle Muto's gorgeous little blog 

COME OVER AND HAVE A CHAT with John Everson and his homies. Today he's asking you to share your favourite horror reads with him. Don't forget to scroll on down the page and pick up some Coffin Hop goodies. 

THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY FOLKS!