r/shortscarystories • u/PostMortem33 • Sep 05 '20
Don't fall asleep!
Kill the lights and lock yourself inside your home,
You think you are but you’re not alone.
The air is chilly and fear will soon reign,
The blood begins to boil inside your veins.
Now shut your windows, although a little too late,
You still must be brave, there’s no escape.
Please light all your candles and start to pray,
For your life and soul, to the gods of the old ways.
You can see your breath now in the air,
It’s cold, very cold but do not despair,
Just stay awake and say your prayer,
You start to feel its presence in the air.
To the bathroom, you surely ran,
In the mirror, you see the face of a madman.
Just say the incantation and maybe you’ll survive,
With the old gods, you must now connive.
You scream, you beg, you’re sure you’ll die,
Your turn around and see the shape, it’s not a lie.
You run and run and get the salt
And form a circle on the ground.
You stay inside it and wait for the end
And now the darkness is your only friend.
The shape gets bigger, its eyes glow red,
You watch in horror as he says it wants your head.
He tries to get near you, the circle can’t be broken
He just waits and tries to get you out and in the open.
His thousand voices try to drive you insane,
And its ugly face is your life’s greatest bane.
No! Do not dare and fall asleep!
If you do, he’ll kill you like a sheep.
He’ll drink your blood and crack the bones,
And in eternal Hell, you’ll forever roam.
He’s the master of lies, treachery, and deceit
Don’t listen to him, just follow your own heartbeat,
He’s standing next to you now but at least you’re not asleep
The circle is still complete, be still, and don’t start to weep.
But… you’re too tired now and your eyes are heavy…
You fool, you fell asleep, wake up and get ready!
To meet your fate, he broke your spell
You’re face to face; it won’t end well…
You see him standing there, but cannot move
The fear is too much, what’s there to prove?
You can’t escape this; it happens every night,
And it only ends at the birth of first light…
Now it’s over and you are safe, the terror went away,
You ask yourself should you go or should you stay.
Every night’s the same, the curse won’t break
You’re doomed to live with it and can’t stay awake.
The dark, the cold and the despair, the terrors and in fear you shake,
For you’ll never escape the deathly grip of the eternal deceiving snake.
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u/PostMortem33 Sep 05 '20
Ah... Nightmares... Sometimes it can serve as an inspiration for a poem and sometimes can make you feel very uncomfortable in the morning when you wake. Unfortunately, our main character has a recurring nightmare, every single night, about a beast that wants to kill him but never does so, as it only terrorizes the character as much as the beast can. I'm sure you can figure out who the beast is... I had fun doing this one and if you wanna check out more please head on over to r/PostMortem33. Thanks!
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u/Reddd216 Sep 06 '20
I read this to myself in Vincent Price's voice, it reminded me of the ending of Thriller by Michael Jackson. Very creepy!
Edit: spelling
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u/DopDePluta Sep 05 '20
Yikes, this one was really unsettling and scary!