1

the scariest costumes
my boyfriend and I
dress up as each other

2

I love your costume!
lady in the white dress
smiles then vanishes

3

fear the monsters
not
under your bed

4

red stains, white dress
             never will be
Frankenstein’s bride

5

blue spaghetti
cracked lips slurp
my veins

6

empty road
footsteps
behind mine

7

I put a spell on you
and now you’re mice
not quite what I wanted

8

Halloween
the one night a year
I can take off my mask

9

under my mask
is another mask
my biggest fear

10

crimson drops
fall off his fangs
jelly donut

11

I had nightmares
I am a nightmare
nightmare

12

a crying lullaby
for her dead children
La llorona

13

the candy they’ve taken
the costumes they’ve ripped
blood shed

14

going to a party
of only uninvited
ghosts

15

my date to the dance
a man without a heart
or skin

16

the streets 
bustling again with life
one day

17

giving an extra handful
to the kid trick-or-treating
alone

18

this year my little brothers
are no longer dressing up
Trick-or-Tears

19

crunching
beneath my feet
the ghosts of leaves

20

after the candy 
vampires and robots
come home

21

pumpkin seeds
perfectly golden and salted
thanks mom

22

zombie
hobbles to the frat house
no brains there

23

a lone wolf
hunting
for a pack

24

incoming call from
*ghost emoji*
“hey boo”

25

bat in the attic
potential vampire boyfriend?

26

golden brown and delicious
roasting over the fire
her skin starts to bubble

27

marimba skills
and mallet grip
how to play a ribcage

28

cobweb quilt
gossamer threads
glossy in the moonlight

29

trick or treat
no one expects
the trick

30

skeleton crew 
dry bones 
rattling on and on 

31

couple’s corn maze race
the pair not dating
finishes fastest

32

couples costume party
single man shows up
as number 2

33

haunted house
conga line with the boys
we sing the Limbo Rock

34

all saint’s day
the virgin mary’s shadow
appears on the couch

35

jack-o-lantern
you light the flame
behind my eyes

36

first place scarecrow
pink pumpkin titties
and sparkly rain boots

37

late for trick-or-treating
thankfully
my bloody clothes fit right in

38

Happy Halloween
he takes her costume
as an invitation

39

trick-or-treat
full sized bars
laced with arsenic

40

barefoot on a summer night
chocolate candy
coming home

41

all my demons
manifested in one place
homecoming

42

in the street
scream to the nothingness
I never loved you

43

Moaning Myrtle
pep rallies are much easier with
school spirit

44

sugar skull
flowers beautifully painted
on top of my death

45

growing up to learn
monsters are
not under the bed

46

Halloween party
the girls who bullied me
dress as angels

47

dagger sinks in her chest
she doesn’t flinch
fuck

48

a rocking chair
in an empty room
my doll waiting for me

49

I comfort her
as she cries
over my body

50

vampire
coffee run
pumpkin mice latte

51

dinner party for worms
in the grand ballroom
my rotting corpse

52

another chair around the bonfire
they are now a part
of the family

53

the lights flicker
my sister sleepwalking
I lock my room

54

sprinting from the
dark basement
I survived the monster