hI’ve started reading “The Father of Flesh” by Nicholas Paschall. And I immediately fell in love with the demons. (Go figure lol). I asked Nicholas if I could share a little excerpt of his chapter 1 demon and he said yes! So here’s some fan art and the description straight from the book.
To Inspire You:
It was vaguely humanoid in that it had two legs and stood upright, though the legs were malformed. Thicker than normal legs with corded muscle, the pallid things ended in a total of three toes, one long toe on the right leg and two stubby ones on the left. It’s skin was a pulsating pink that seemed swollen with fluid, straining against its hide as if it were about to burst. It had eight tentacles instead of arms, three sprouting from one side, five from the other, each ending in a four-fingered hand. Veins throbbed visibly as the creature clambered out of the well,leaving behind a trail of viscous fluid that shined a brilliant fuchsia and brown.
Most horrifying of all was its face. The head had twisted until it was completely upside down, flesh bubbling up to replace the neck and lower jaw. An open maw dominated the upper torso; it didn’t seem to be able to close. Saliva dribbled from the lipless mouth in great rivulets over the face; the eyes looked about wildly before they’d focused on Kwan. On it’s hunched back it had two multi-jointed arms that ended on pitted orbs, one of which turned as if regarding Kwan.
“The Father of Flesh” by Nicholas Paschall

Happy smile, Op-
-en maw, this little demon
wants to eat us all
Artwork and Haiku
by Jeanette Andromeda
I didn’t get all the details right, but I did have a lot of fun drawing this. I even live streamed the drawing:
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsListening to music and drawing today’s #horrorhaikuesday #prompt https://t.co/nMKFP8fBSm
— Horror Made (@horror_made) March 19, 2019
Created by You:
I missed a post last week thanks to ER visits, so this is a bit of a catch-up post. And here’s what you guys created based on the artwork of Nemesis Influx.
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js#HorrorHaikuesday https://t.co/EsIHrVDB12
— Chris Fischer (@SurlyByDefault) March 5, 2019
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsRefuse to behold
— Chris Fischer (@SurlyByDefault) March 5, 2019
the next thing promised to be —
yet it comes for us.
—
Seals upon seals break
and the scholars debate which
punishments remain.#HorrorHaikuesday pic.twitter.com/vT0Q2Tl6GQ
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsFive swords above the
— A. F. Stewart (@scribe77) March 5, 2019
Devil’s crown—the Devourer
will ascend once more #HorrorHaikuesday pic.twitter.com/6uctEm2ZaO
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsGaping jaw consumes
— Kerry E.B. Black (@BlackKerryblick) March 5, 2019
Incense, offerings, prayers
Chews them to stardust#HorrorHaikuesday @horror_made https://t.co/nWKiYF5gcv
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js#HorrorHaikuesday #Warmup
— Chris Fischer (@SurlyByDefault) March 12, 2019
Bone clicks against keys
and flesh sloughs into the gaps.
So little coffee.
Here are the unprompted Haikus of the week:
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js#PlanetTerror a #horror #haiku:
— Texaspodcastmassacre (@TXpodmassacre) March 5, 2019
Meet my yellow friend
It is go go, not cry cry
Give him all the guns!#horrorhaikuesday pic.twitter.com/AmrydJmCm1
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsThe Final Girls a #horror #haiku:
— Texaspodcastmassacre (@TXpodmassacre) March 12, 2019
Bi-polar mistress
Movie turns into Bloodbath
“Writing is so bad”#horrorhaikuesday #TheFinalGirls #FinalGirl pic.twitter.com/G8cYc3p4Ru
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsDarkness makes way soon
— Kerry E.B. Black (@BlackKerryblick) March 12, 2019
For the time of Eostre’s
Rabbits of rebirth#horrorhaikuesday
Feel better @JeanetteAndrome @horror_made https://t.co/uJOM1D99a6
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsSolipsism
— David Bradley Bailey (@Dbfuturist42) March 19, 2019
All I loved and lost, never
Real at all. #horrorhaikuesday #haiku
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js#Warmup #HorrorHaikuesday
— Chris Fischer (@SurlyByDefault) March 19, 2019
My body a dream
but hands confirmed too real
holding a horror
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js#Leprechaun in the Hood a #horror #haiku:
— Texaspodcastmassacre (@TXpodmassacre) March 19, 2019
Ice-T afro bats
Lep in the hood? It’s not good!
I want me time back#horrorhaikuesday #HappyStPattys #SaintPatricksDay #StPatricksDay pic.twitter.com/UAH969dwrV
And here are the haiku you all wrote to make me feel better about my trip to the ER. Seriously- these helped. You guys are amazing ❤
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsThe triage problem.
— Chris Fischer (@SurlyByDefault) March 12, 2019
Too long in purgatory
cannot lead to good.#HorrorHaikuesday#EmergencyRoom https://t.co/a4k6IERsrV
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsMRSA lurks, fungus
— David Bradley Bailey (@Dbfuturist42) March 12, 2019
like lice that feeds upon blood
as host rots away. #horrorhaikuesday #haiku #iamgoingtohellforthisone
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsHugs! I hope you are better soon!
— Kerry E.B. Black (@BlackKerryblick) March 12, 2019
For you, a #HorrorHaikuesday tribute
Red tape and waiting
White coats, xrays, and more tests
The worst scare’s the bill
To Each And Every One Of You
Thank you.
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