One of the best plays I’ve seen at the Theatre Royal in Norwich was Arnold Ridley’s ‘The Ghost Train’, a stage comedy-thriller, written in 1923, set in a remote rural station, where railway passengers have been stranded overnight. The station master tries to persuade them to leave so he can lock up for the night, […]
Tag: Halloween
What’s Going On?
Each walk reveals autumn’s treasures: late blooming flowers, nuts and berries illuminate ditches and hedges, ruby haws stud green leaves, and sunflowers linger between harvest sheaves. August’s visitors are long gone; daughter, son-in-law and grandsons have left a trace of joy behind, and they are always on my mind as I walk the country lanes. […]
Seven Days
I live in dark corners, a scuttling spider drawing you to my web. Ding dong dell, Pussy’s in the well, drowning in despair and dripping hair. The jerky gait on the video tape is a symptom of my pain, reflected in the depths of eyes that kill or drive you insane Kim M. Russell, 2017 […]
Waiting for Halloween
Waiting at the door in my star-studded hat, Sitting at my pointy feet is my trusty cat; In my hand a cauldron of Halloween treats, Tasty spiders’ legs and cobwebs to eat. I’ve woven a spell to lure them in, With twinkling eye and cheery grin; They think I’m in fancy dress with my warty […]
Tread Carefully
Tread carefully this Halloween Among the ghosts that can’t be seen. Avoid mirrors, attics and empty rooms, Graveyards, woods and lonely tombs. Beware of forms without a shadow, Howls and laughter that rings hollow. Listen for bells that do not ring And ghostly choirs that silently sing. If you ensure your tread is light, You […]
Halloween on the North Norfolk Railways’ Poppy Line
Last night we took a supernatural train ride along the North Norfolk coast, accompanied by a motley crew of weird characters and tellers of ghost stories. We arrived at Sheringham station car park to find it haunted by fellow travellers disguised as scary monsters and super creeps. On the dimly lit platform, members of the […]
A Halloween poem for grown-ups
Halloween Love Affair Trick or treat Once a year Love affair Of a lonely ghost And a vampire Amongst the cobwebs And dust Of a haunted house The thrill of discovery Fades after a century Image found on Pinterest
The Goblins’ Halloween Trick
At the bottom of the garden, Haunting toadstools bright, Four dark-eyed goblins Were out one night When the moon Was the only light. Four children in costumes Were out on the street, Knocking on doors For a trick or a treat. They came to a house With an iron gate Where naughty boys Were lying […]
A friendly request
As it is coming up to Halloween, I thought I would share a children’s story I wrote some time ago which has been published in an anthology of stories, but I have never been able to find an illustrator for it. It is a Halloween story for young children, which I am posting in the […]
A mid-week haiku
Pumpkin A warm-weather fruit Rainbow of colours and shapes Halloween lantern Free image found on www.darkshadowghosttours.com
writing in north norfolk 