Murderously Disturbed

Dedication / Introduction / Contents

Dedication

This is for Rudy,
The wise man of untold years,
The nightwatchman of our neighborhood.

Introduction

Television has brought back murder into the home . . . where it belongs.

—Alfred Hitchcock

Yes, I know, I know. I have, like, all these other poem collections tapping their impatient little footsies for me to continue adding to their bulk. I know, and I would like to apologize to all the poem collections that I haven't finished yet. I will finish all the poem collections in time, but right now, let's just sit back and dwell on the darker subject of this poetry collection.

I originally had this idea for a dark and horrific poetry collection when I wrote two particularly horrifying poems for my 99 Poem Challenge, "The Bunny Man," which is a murder ballad, and "Lizzie Borden Took an Axe," which is inspired by the work of Edgar Allan Poe and the historical Lizzie Borden murder case. After writing those pieces, I wanted to write an evil poetry collection worthy of their horrific brutality. By writing this collection of ghastly verses, I hope to exorcise my demons, as well. God knows we all have them. ( O_O )

—Foxy

Table of Contents

1. Invocation (Double Couplets)
2. Lost in the Woods (Ballad)
3. The Smiling Man (Villanelle)
4. A Stalker's Serenade (French Cinquain)
5. Twisted Love Story (American Cinquain)
6. Hospital of Dreams (Ballad) *
7. Suicide Sonnets (Sonnets)
8. The Unnamable One (Triquatrain)
9. H. P. Lovecraft's Dream (Acrostic)
10. Cave of Giants (Tendi)
11. Silent Suicide (Ballad)
12. Underneath the Bed (Ballad) *
13. T. Parnell's Reaper-Friend (Acrostic)
14. Phantasmagoria (Double Couplets / Sonnets)
15. Creepy Clown Park (Ballad) *
16. A Haunted Escapade (Sonnets)
17. The Bunny Man (Ballad) *
18. Lady Bloodstone (Sestinas)
19. Up at Night (Nove Otto) (planning) *
20. untitled Chinese Ghost Story (Jintishi) (planning) *
21. Night Shift (Ballad) (planning) *
22. untitled (Spencerian Stanza) (planning) *
23. untitled (LaCharta) (planning) *
24. The Yellow King (Lauranelle) (planning) *
25. untitled (La'Tuin) (planning) *
26. Outing Herself (Ballad)
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(To be continued...)

A/N: Started on April 8, 2019. Yep. I'm being ambitious with this collection. It'll be a epic collection of masterpieces of horrific verse! ( O_O )