The Valley Cemetery | GarettPhotography
A walk in the cemetery.
Not the right place to be merry.
Dark shadows creep in
As dark as their sin.
Wings flap around me.
I’m cold as can be.
A brief tap on my shoulder.
I run to the boulder.
“No one is here,”
I say in fear.
But footsteps, I do hear
Echo as they draw near.
“Oh no, they have found me.”
A fresh grave waits for me.
Walking alone in
a cemetery at night.
The mist swaying.
The wind moaning.
Shadows appearing.
Then disappearing.
Leading me somewhere.
Or maybe following me.
A statue looms ahead.
A tall statue.
Taller than the mausoleums.
It’s moving.
Coming closer.
Time to run.
Walking in a graveyard at night
may not have been such a good idea.
Ouch!
It scratched me!
Roses grow between the graves.
Curling their fingers around the stones.
Waiting for the evil ones to rise.
From dungeons beneath the earth.
Where they’ve been banished.
For the games they’ve played.
On the living they’ve blooded.
Rise with the moon.
Come with the night.
Take hold of our stems.
Blood red we’ve become.
THE DEAD GAME
Kindle
Nook
The Church cemetery sits quietly.
No night walking residents.
No surprise storms or visitors.
Peaceful.
Serene.
Sunshine and flowers.
And no rising bodies.
It is said that The Dead are waiting.
To return to their original bodies.
They will walk the earth once again in Oasis.
THE DEAD will return.
Not so peaceful and serene anymore.
Now is it?
THE DEAD GAME
A cemetery so shy
the dead and gone pass it by.
The graves hide in shame
from its silly name.
No mausoleums to grace it
or fine tombstones to enhance it.
Please stay away from here.
The dead don’t want you near.
WE’RE HERE
A walk through the cemetery.
Darkness is my friend.
The moon my buddy.
The stars keep me company.
“Who goes there?”
I hear in the distance.
Is that the night watchman?
Has he seen somebody?
Should I continue walking?
All is quiet.
The mist is moving.
It’s parting and I can see—
What is that?
Skeletons are popping up from graves.
And I can hear music.
They are dancing to the beat.
Dancing in a cemetery.
Who knew a cemetery
could be such fun?
The Dead Game will take you to a ride, you’ll never forget. It is a mixture of horror, suspense and a good toe-curling mystery. You never know what’s behind the corner so you’ll just have to keep on reading and bite your nails off!
We hide.
We hide in plain sight.
We are one of you.
We live in your town.
We go to your stores.
We attend your schools.
But yet,
you don’t know
who we are.
Soon you’ll find out.
For it’s time for The Dead
to step forward
and claim their town.
We’re here to stay.
THE DEAD GAME
Kindle
Nook
A nice night.
A perfect night for a walk.
The moon is shining.
The stars are twinkling.
The graveyard is eerie.
What?
There’s a mist weaving
through the graves.
A whistling sound in the air.
Followed by a cold wind.
What’s happening?
There are figures standing up.
They are rising from the graves.
And they all seem to be looking
at me.
Why?
They are now walking
toward me.
Time to end my walk.
They’ve surrounded me.
How did they move so fast?
They are transparent.
I can see through them.
A dark figure is standing
behind them.
A figure that isn’t transparent.
With a knife in his hand.
Time to run.
Too late.
A not so perfect night.
Of course they do.
Who else keeps you up at night?
Who haunts you in your nightmares?
Your mother-in-law?
No.
It’s The Dead.
They walk the streets of Oasis.
They take their victims with stealth and finesse.
Find them in The Dead Game.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
SUSANNE LEIST 