1st Place:
"Sheet Ghost" by Kyra Brantley-Hughes
there's a prayer in every basement
and a ghost in every attic
there it stands watch
in the window
I tucked...
2nd Place:
"La Llorona" by Felipe Lucero
She went insane,
She drowned her kids,
Regret overcame her,
She dived right in,
She could not find them,
She still looks for them...
3rd place tie with:
"Séance" by Ricardo Marquez
Rotten eggs, nail clippings, and strands of hair from bed.
Colored candles in a circle lit as the sun descends.
A cracking iron...
3rd place tie with:
"Hidden" by Victoria Beattie-Phillips
Behind the mask there is small smiles and chuckles.
Behind the costumes there is a person
displaying an art.
This is...
4th Place:
"Children Never to be Found" by Brian Hautau
Too dark to see but the wavy lights from creepy jack-o-lanterns glow.
Children trespass with bags of sugary delights.
The...
5th Place:
"There are Monsters" by Sai Kaylaan Ajoy
There are monsters stalking through the night.
There is nothing scarier than Halloween.
During this night, fear reigns supreme,
As...