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Survival Theory

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They say it’s like an earthquake –

The chaos so sudden
time begins to unravel.

light and then no light

Rain thick as blood
coating what’s left of the window.

River of broken glass
stealing what’s left of the moon.

Poem by Allison Goldstein (2024)

This is one of the poems that came from writing my horror collection, but didn’t make it into the final book. I wrote three of these poems (that I still really like), including “If You Want to Live” as writing exercises to get into the themes and tropes of horror films.

For a while I called these extra poems ‘appendixes’ and even tried them as chapter intros; but alas, they just needed to find a new home. Since the poems explore larger themes in horror vs. commenting on individual films, they didn’t seem to quite fit in with the chapbook, but I love them anyway for the spooky little poems they are. Perhaps they’ll be part of a larger, different collection eventually.

Allison Goldstein’s Poetry Chapbook – In The Night, In The Dark is Available Now!

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In The Night, In The Dark Poems by Allison Goldstein - Book Cover

I’ve waited for this day for years and I can’t believe it’s finally here. My first poetry chapbook, In The Night, In The Dark, is live and available from Bottlecap Press!

A haunting ode to Universal Monsters, 80s slashers, and Final Girls, In The Night, In The Dark is a razor-sharp collection of ekphrastic poems inspired by classic 20th century horror films. From The Bride of Frankenstein’s first hiss to Pamela Voorhees searching for her son’s lost heart, each poem explores the cinematic chasm between dread and desire.

Dark, witty and unsettling, the poems reimagine horror films not as passive nightmares, but emotional reckonings, including “Dracula,” “Creature from the Black Lagoon,” “Night of the Living Dead”, and “Suspiria”. Allison Goldstein’s deftly crafted collection meditates on the transformational impact of our collective terror – both on and off the screen.

Are you ready to step back into the dark and confront what haunts you?

It’s always Halloween in here. Buy In The Night, In The Dark today from Bottlecap Press!

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