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Bloody Mary - A Sleepover Nightmare : A Modern Long Haiku

  A Sleepover Nightmare  She comes out at night A teen sleepover gone wrong No one will survive Soda pop, junk food Laughter before the screaming Prank calling teachers Pillow fights.. Pj’s Midnight, the witching hour Mary is waiting Urban legends told Nightmares unfold in their minds Truth or dare my friends The candle is lit Slowly she creeps up the stairs She opens the door Nothing but darkness Inch by inch she creeps inside Creek go the floor boards The candle flickers She holds her breath and enters Her body becomes numb Frozen she stands there The sound of dripping water Her face hot and damp The candle light glows She peers into the mirror And takes a deep breath Bloody Mary..One The thudding sound of her heart Bloody Mary.. Two Bloody Mary..Three Nothing but a pool of blood Warm, sticky crimson Her friends call her name Silence engulfs the upstairs No one moves an inch They call her name again Still no sound comes from upstairs The ascent begins Something’s not quite right Slow
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History, Myths, & Legends: Wendigo

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3 Strange, Creepy, & Morbid Museums

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Holiday Special : Day Of The Dead - Día de los Muertos

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Holiday Special : Halloween, A History...

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History, Lore, & Myths of Scarecrows

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Holiday Special : Friday the 13th the History, Myth, Legend & Lore

 Friday the 13th. A very auspicious day, unless of course you suffer from paraskevidekatriaphobia or triskaidekaphobia. The latter being fear of the number 13, and the former being fear of Friday the 13th in particular. The history of this fear is interesting and worthy of taking a look at. Did you know fear of Friday the 13th cost Americans approximately 800 million dollars a year annually in lost work time, missed travel opportunities, and, loss in revenue because people will not get married on Friday the 13th. Why are some people so distraught over the number 13 and Friday the 13th? To try and figure that out we have to go back into ancient history, around 3000 BCE, to the Sumerians. Back then Sumerians used base 60 mathematics called sexagesimal that had 12 factors. 12 thus became the perfect number in their vast empire of the ancient world. This became a numerical system based on 12. 2-12 hour periods in a 24 hour day, 12 months in their calendar (which we still use as a base for