Thanks to DarkWinter Lit for publishing two of my poems!

Michael Myers In An Age Of True Crime -- How David Gordon Green's 'Halloween' Trilogy (2018-2022) Demystifies The Boogeyman • The Daily Fandom The quest to understand Michael Myers in David Gordon Green's Halloween trilogy comes with a heavy critique of true crime's obsession with killers.

Have a new article out on Michael Myers, the recent Halloween trilogy, and our fascination with true crime.

Read it here: thedailyfandom.org/michael-myer...

… having to pissnever helpeda goddamn thing. — John Sara

A new verse from new contributor John Sara:

having to piss
never helped
a goddamn thing.

— John Sara

Happy Easter!

Visited the Retro Attic in Akron, OH!

New content every morning! for a brief moment, you saw the world

not based on a true story.

thegorkogazette.com/2026/03/23/o...

The Curse Of Camp Crystal Lake -- 'Friday The 13th's' (1980-) Saga Of Revenge • The Daily Fandom At its core. The Friday the 13th franchise is a revenge story, kickstarted by the traumas born at Camp Crystal Lake.

New article published! Rewatched all the Friday the 13ths in preparation.

Read it here:

Horror Novel ‘Shy Girl’ Canceled Over Suspected A.I. Use Its publisher, Hachette, will not release the novel in the United States and will discontinue its U.K. edition, citing its commitment to “original creative expression and storytelling.”

The release of a horror novel, “Shy Girl,” was canceled after allegations that the author had used A.I. to write the book.

Have a fiction piece in Issue 34 of Black Sheep Magazine! This was a piece I had originally written in my undergrad with the lengthy title of "Let Me Lift the Shroud Over Your Eyes." Happy to have finally found it a home!

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0GS...

they've landed.

The most important poem I've ever written:

dadakuku.com/2026/03/15/8...

jason x was right about the future that davidcronenbergwill be theretoo.that we'll fuckand we'll diein a thousandinventive new waysand we’ll act as ifthe futurehasn’t always beenabout waking upin a strangeplace.that we’ll movethrough s...

New poem at Maudlin House!

Read "jason x was right about the future"

maudlinhouse.net/jason-x-was-...

Thanks to The Argyle for featuring three of my poems in this issue! www.theargylelitmag.com/poetry-7/sar...

Rewriting The Trap -- How 'Saw’s' (2004-) Fandom Transforms Gore Into Queer Narrative • The Daily Fandom Despite its reputation as “torture porn,” the Saw franchise has cultivated a fiercely loyal fandom — one that has reinterpreted its gore-soaked world in surprising, transformative ways.

thedailyfandom.org/saw-2004-fan...

AWP summary: Bought some books. Sold some books.

AWP '26 was a success!

Excited to be part of this! Make me scared!!

I'm at AWP in Baltimore this week; first time going to one of these! Brought along copies of The Poet Who Cried Monster and some bookmarks/stickers.

These will be at booth 1276!

Ask your parents' permission to join The Poet Who Cried Monster Fan Club!

Coming... never.

Happy one-month anniversary to TPWCM!

Thank you to my friend Maureen for sharing this! One of my favorite poems in the collection.

You once told me love was all consuming; / devouring everything around it / and not even spitting out the bones.

“It’s a Monster Blood Drive!” from THE POET WHO CRIED MONSTER by John Sara @johnsarawriter.bsky.social @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social

#SundaySentence

Landscape with the Drowning of Jason Voorhees by John Sara

maudlinhouse.net/landscape-wi...

A promo photo for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors that features three of the kids sitting on the ground with Nancy laying across their lap. Freddy Krueger is crouched behind them, his gloved hand propped on is shoulder.

“We make bets on who can stay awake longest / … / Teach me to control my dreams.” John Sara is cooking & we’re eating it up. Today we feature his poem, “Dream Warriors.”

www.culdesacofblood.com/john-sara

A close-up image of two hands: The gloved hand of a scarecrow hands off a white flower to the small hand of a child.

Who on the Cul-de-sac of Blood has not had a scarecrow at the table? This one’s for all of you plucking straw from the rug: John Sara’s “Field of Screams”: www.culdesacofblood.com/john-sara-1

Read It and Scream by John Sara

maudlinhouse.net/read-it-and-...

All a good movie has ever needed / is an evocative title.

Three poems by John Sara

www.bruisermag.com/Sara_ThreePoems

kevin bacon as memento mori — Blood+Honey by John Sara “I’m on my deathbed and the doctor / whips out a skull; some cheap Halloween prop / he thrifted from Goodwill, making a garbled / whooooooo before it runs out of batteries.”

Poem "Kevin Bacon As Memento Mori" by John Sara

“I’m on my deathbed and the doctor / whips out a skull; some cheap Halloween prop / he thrifted from Goodwill, making a garbled / whooooooo before it runs out of batteries.”

www.bloodhoneylit.com/poetry/kevin...

Thanks to Blood+Honey for publishing this weird little fiction piece!