| Horror and Thriller Poetry posted July 23, 2014 |
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Don't think there's horror in war? Think again...
Tiger Shark Terror
by Dean Kuch
100 Word Horror Contest Winner
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Writing Prompt The challenge is to write a poem that contains some form of horror or thriller. No more than 100 words. |
100 Word Horror Contest Winner |
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The heavy cruiser Indianapolis steamed out of San Francisco Bay just after dawn on July 16, wrapped in a heavy cloak of secrecy. In her belly, she carried the atomic bomb that three weeks later would be dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. She raced, unescorted, to the island of Tinian where she unloaded her lethal cargo on July 26. Her mission accomplished, the Indianapolis then began a journey into Hell that would end with the worst naval disaster in U.S. history.
At a few minutes past midnight, on July 30, two Japanese torpedoes tore into her side, igniting an explosion that broke the ship in two. It took only twelve minutes for the ship to dip her bow, roll to starboard and slip beneath the sea. Of her crew of 1,196, an estimated 900 survived the explosion - but the worst was yet to come.
As the Indy was on a top secret mission, few knew of her deployment. It was not until Thursday, August 2nd before any rescue planes spotted the survivors. A tally made at the completion of the rescue revealed that only 317 of the original estimated 900 who escaped the sinking ship survived their ordeal. The rest succumbed to their injuries, drowned from exhaustion, or were eaten by sharks. This is a true horror story of the utmost dimensions. One can only imagine how those brave men must have felt...
As always, thanks for reading!
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and 2 member cents. The heavy cruiser Indianapolis steamed out of San Francisco Bay just after dawn on July 16, wrapped in a heavy cloak of secrecy. In her belly, she carried the atomic bomb that three weeks later would be dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. She raced, unescorted, to the island of Tinian where she unloaded her lethal cargo on July 26. Her mission accomplished, the Indianapolis then began a journey into Hell that would end with the worst naval disaster in U.S. history.
At a few minutes past midnight, on July 30, two Japanese torpedoes tore into her side, igniting an explosion that broke the ship in two. It took only twelve minutes for the ship to dip her bow, roll to starboard and slip beneath the sea. Of her crew of 1,196, an estimated 900 survived the explosion - but the worst was yet to come.
As the Indy was on a top secret mission, few knew of her deployment. It was not until Thursday, August 2nd before any rescue planes spotted the survivors. A tally made at the completion of the rescue revealed that only 317 of the original estimated 900 who escaped the sinking ship survived their ordeal. The rest succumbed to their injuries, drowned from exhaustion, or were eaten by sharks. This is a true horror story of the utmost dimensions. One can only imagine how those brave men must have felt...
As always, thanks for reading!
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