On a treelined suburban sidewalk, a man wearing a white mask and blue coveralls steps out from behind a hedge.
  • Still from Frankenhooker in which the creature rides the subway

    MS. DEAD SECRETARY by Egan Walker


    For those of us who tend to sympathize with the monster, and those of us who identify as a monster, Egan Walker takes us out past the edge of town where no holds are barred. Read the poem.

  • From the movie Alien, a person in a space suit looks down at an egg that is beginning to open.

    choke the Almighty unto a new waking by Terry Trowbridge


    What horror dork can resist a cryptic, pessimistic, tight little faith damaged paean to high drama fantasies of self destruction? 5 lines plus a title with an asterisk nailed to it, courtesy of Terry Trowbridge. Holy crucifixation! Happy Beaster, Cul-de-suckers! Read the poem.

  • A line drawing of a vintage projector

    Friday Feature


    Mini-reviews of horror movies, books, albums, and other cultural artifacts dropping every Friday.

    Now screening: Carnal Sins (2023)

Recent Work

In Pumpkinhead II, Sarah awakes in her bed outdoors at night and screams at Pumpkinhead, who is looming over her.

Weird Gourd in the Pumpkinhead Patch
by Eric Rivera

Have you seen the second one? Every horror fan has had this conversation, and sometimes they lead us to twisted places we never come all the way back from. Today Eric Rivera reaches deep into the weird gourd of 1994’s Pumpkinhead II. You don’t need to have seen the film to enjoy this excursion, and Eric is an amiable guide

Published March 23, 2026

Two Poems
by Nick Rattner

Part of what scares us when we watch horror films is the way we pass through the screen, and the way the film returns with us to the so-called world. Nick Rattner’s poems (and his horror poetics) lineate this experience of crossover sensation. Today we are pleased to present “Confession: Exorcist (1973)” and “Guilt: Alien (1979).”

Published March 9, 2026

Peaches
by Taylor Grieshober

Today your Crypt Keepers present a tale of lovers on the last day of their acquaintance. Savor the sweet bite of Taylor Grieshober’s “Peaches.”

Published February 9, 2026

Three Collages
by Bill Wolak

This week we feature new collage works from Bill Wolak. Three material approaches that look forward & back from different moments in art history: traditional collage with Victorian flair, nods to cubism and surrealism, steampunk visions plucked from an inventor’s cabinet.

Published January 20, 2026

A man sits at a bar beneath a taxidermied wolf

Roadkill
by Payton McCarty-Simas

You break it, you buy it. You kill it, you eat it. Today, Payton McCarty-Simas spins a tale of love, loss, & what comes around after what goes around, in “Roadkill.”

Published January 12, 2026

A silhouette of Freddy Krueger in a dark hallway with his right-gloved hand extended to his side

Three Poems
by Nate Logan

This week, CDSOB regular Nate Logan love bombs us with derivative flicks, jump-scare cats, cul-de-sacs, CGI monsters, grainy footage & more in 3 short poems. How could we resist?

Published January 5, 2026

A screenshot from TerrorVision showing Suzy and O.D. in their punk and metal attire thrilled to witness the alien

Until You Call on the Dark
by J.T. Trigonis

When is a boombox not like a spirit board? What comes after track 13 for any self-respecting satanic metal band? And what if we pressed on to track 66? Only one way to find out.

Published December 22, 2025

A doll's head lays on top of snow

Another Pie in the Face
by Juliet Cook

What fills our doll heads? Evil fossil or whipped cream? Stolen spoons or half empty filing cabinet? Today we feature a poem by CDSOB regular Juliet Cook.

Published December 15, 2025