By Laura Tolentino There’s a presence lurking in the night, waiting to be seen.Where the shadows meet the mist, and the world is ebony.There’s a fire brewing in its soul, …
Detective’s Log – 2025 Spooktastic 5th Place
By Lania Thompson “Don’t be a wimp! Let’s go, it’ll be fun!” Frederick yells, his voice echoing in the openair. “We’ve all heard the story of this house, and no …
First Time Here – 2025 Spooktastic 4th Place
By Coco Jiang “How much can I get for this?” a man asks from behind. The shopkeeper turns around insurprise.“Oh, didn’t see you there. Let me see…” A red ball …
My Memory Journal – 2025 Spooktastic 3rd Place
By Kayla Keppler Entry 1Age: 4Time: ???Date: ??? I looked at the street. A small, white car just passed by. Mama called my name. My fairy held my hand, pointing …
The Quiet That Watches – 2025 Spooktastic 2nd Place
By Erys Magpali It starts quietlya slow exhale beneath the floorboards,a sigh that does not belong to the wind.The walls seem to pulse,timbers flexing as though somethingancient shifts inside the …
Spooky Poem – 2025 Spooktastic 1st Place
By Juliet Von Luft The morning was new,nothing askewI rose with the sunand fastened my stiff shirtThe fabric whined, stretched thin against the soft skinover the body of minechanging rapid, …
Mother, is that You? – 2025 Spooktastic 9th Place
By Devan Zahedi Heffner Oh mother, is that youWho I have sought long for?I have drifted through these dark halls throughTo escape this never ending horror. You stand there so …
Within These Walls – 2025 Spooktastic 8th Place
By Maddie Coleman The wretched old house at the end of the street,Lamppost burnt out, welcoming every child with a grin of deceit,A small wooden sign reading the words “trick …
The Gleanings – 2025 Spooktastic 7th Place
By Maggie Keune “94!” Gone. I surveyed the area, the livestock I’ve been with my whole life were hanging around me, their skin, meat, and bones being put to use. …
The Price of an Affair – 2025 Spooktastic 6th Place
By Angelina “Happy” Debois Fill my eyes with such a horror,For there I stood right before her,Her body in a deepened slumber,Whose once bright hair has turned to umber,Darkened silence …