To: Uncle Stevie, King of Horror

Carrie’s hormonal,

vengeful bloodshed needed some

puberty blockers.

Ben’s tiny hometown’s

got a big problem, like most—

to live there’s draining.

Danny: psychic child.

Jack: alcoholic writer

who’s failing to write.

Plague worse than Covid.

Randall Flagg, sorcerer

as bad as Fauci.

Charlie’s exposing

government corruption; she’s

gonna burn it down.

Big, rabid doggo

terrorizes Castle Rock, Maine.

Cats make better pets.

Arnie’s an incel

who restores a classic car

that drives him crazy.

Childhood trauma must

be confronted, or It haunts you

quite cyclically.

***

My haiku book reviews.

This collection is the dark one.

I did a light one in praise of my favorite childhood books here:

Fun fact: ‘Salem’s Lot was once King’s favorite book he’d written. It is dedicated to his daughter, Naomi.