Serial Killer
Life of a serial killer17 total reviews
Comment from evilynne
That is quite a scary horror tale. The fact that there is some truth interwoven in it makes it even more terrifying. The poem itself is well written, rhymes and flows well from beginning to end. Best of luck in the contest! Evi
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2025
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That is quite a scary horror tale. The fact that there is some truth interwoven in it makes it even more terrifying. The poem itself is well written, rhymes and flows well from beginning to end. Best of luck in the contest! Evi
Comment Written 16-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2025
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Evi,
Thank you for the wonderful review. Had I know this monster was roaming the same streets as I was when I was 10 I probably would have never went outside.
Cecilia
Comment from Pearl Edwards
Scary photo even before I start to read about your serial killer that dressed up like a clown. I have no sympathy for them having a tough time in jail. Well deserved I'd say. You ticked the boxes for this challenge, Cecilia. Well done,
cheers
valda
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2025
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Scary photo even before I start to read about your serial killer that dressed up like a clown. I have no sympathy for them having a tough time in jail. Well deserved I'd say. You ticked the boxes for this challenge, Cecilia. Well done,
cheers
valda
Comment Written 11-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2025
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Valda,
Thank you for the wonderful review. When I was growing up I did not realize this man was walking the same streets as me. Looking back all I can say is I had God on my side during those times.
Cecilia
Comment from patcelaw
It is awful when a killer decides he's gonna go and kill children. i'm sure there must be a very hot spot in hell for these kind of people. I am glad you survived that. In your life and that you weren't hurt. By the way, you are about two years younger than my oldest daughter and about one year older than my second daughter.. Patricia.
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2025
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It is awful when a killer decides he's gonna go and kill children. i'm sure there must be a very hot spot in hell for these kind of people. I am glad you survived that. In your life and that you weren't hurt. By the way, you are about two years younger than my oldest daughter and about one year older than my second daughter.. Patricia.
Comment Written 10-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2025
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Patricia,
Thank you for the great review. I didn't have sense enough to be afraid, because we didn't know he was out there. If my mother did she didn't seem to worried about it. I knew I had to be around your daughters age. They are lucky to have you for their mom.
Cecilia
Comment from Jim Wile
Wow, Cecilia. And to think you grew up in the same town with a serial killer on the loose who preyed on kids your own age. Did you know about it then, and can you remember feeling fear at the time?
You presented a chilling portrait of this man who sounded like he got what he deserved in the end. Thanks for sharing this with us.
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2025
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Wow, Cecilia. And to think you grew up in the same town with a serial killer on the loose who preyed on kids your own age. Did you know about it then, and can you remember feeling fear at the time?
You presented a chilling portrait of this man who sounded like he got what he deserved in the end. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Comment Written 10-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2025
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Jim,
Thank you for the wonderful review. I didn't know about this serial killer until I was older. I'm not even sure my mother knew about him. If she did she still let us run wild. It's scary once I think about now.
Cecilia
Comment from kahpot
Figment or not, it paints a pretty horrific picture of what have been terror for the children, and I do hope he got his comeuppance in jail, very well written, an excellent poem for the club****kahpot
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2025
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Figment or not, it paints a pretty horrific picture of what have been terror for the children, and I do hope he got his comeuppance in jail, very well written, an excellent poem for the club****kahpot
Comment Written 10-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2025
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Kahpot,
Thank you for the great review. Parts of that story are true. The guys real name was Arthur Shawcross and he prayed on young children and once he was released from jail he started killing prostitutes.
He did walk the same streets I did when I was growing up. Thank God I never came across his path.
Cecilia
Comment from Carol Hillebrenner
This is a good poem that captures the imagination. Did the real serial killer get caught or just disappear. Did he dress like a clown? How awful that he specialized in children so young.
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2025
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This is a good poem that captures the imagination. Did the real serial killer get caught or just disappear. Did he dress like a clown? How awful that he specialized in children so young.
Comment Written 10-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2025
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Carol,
Thank you for the wonderful review. He did get caught, but at some point he was released from prison. Then his focus was on prostitutes and he would leave them along the Genesee River.
He didn't dress like a clown I just needed something to rhyme. He did end up back in jail for the prostitute killings for the rest of his life I believe. The book is called Misbegotten son and I found it interesting because he roamed the same neighborhoods I did growing up.
Cecilia
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That is scary knowing he knew the same places as you and you might even have encountered him without knowing it.
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True story. I had no idea who this guy was until a few years ago when I read the book.
Comment from lyenochka
Oh how scary because it's based on a true story! Now I understand why some people have that phobia of clowns. I would, too, if I grew up hearing such stories. Well done with your story poem!
Telling the children, lets have some fun (let's)
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2025
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Oh how scary because it's based on a true story! Now I understand why some people have that phobia of clowns. I would, too, if I grew up hearing such stories. Well done with your story poem!
Telling the children, lets have some fun (let's)
Comment Written 10-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2025
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Helen,
Thank you for the wonderful review. Growing up I didn't know this man existed, yet he ran the same streets I did. I was 10 and that was the age he liked, so I guess I am lucky our paths never crossed.
Cecilia
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Thank the Lord for making you invisible to that deranged man!
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Yes, the Lord was on my side growing up. Who knew a serial killer was on the loose.
Comment from Debbie D'Arcy
You convey a real horror tale here, Cecilia, and I'm glad it's not entirely true. It's interesting that the children would follow him, especially as he was dressed as a "gaudy clown," often an object of fear. At least, though, he came to a sticky end. Thank you for sharing. Take care Debbie
Please note - parents (without an apostrophe)
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2025
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You convey a real horror tale here, Cecilia, and I'm glad it's not entirely true. It's interesting that the children would follow him, especially as he was dressed as a "gaudy clown," often an object of fear. At least, though, he came to a sticky end. Thank you for sharing. Take care Debbie
Please note - parents (without an apostrophe)
Comment Written 09-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2025
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Debbie,
Thank you for the wonderful review and for the correction. Well some kids like clowns.
Cecilia
Comment from Karen Cherry
This was an interesting way to tell a story. I did not worry about this stuff until I had kids. Then I worried all the time. Good writing, Have a nice week. :-) Karen
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2025
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This was an interesting way to tell a story. I did not worry about this stuff until I had kids. Then I worried all the time. Good writing, Have a nice week. :-) Karen
Comment Written 09-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2025
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Karen,
Thank you for the wonderful review. I had to write about a serial killer in any format, so I chose to do it in poetry form. It worked all right as a poem.
Cecilia
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You did it well. Karen
Comment from Angel Debbie
Super write my friend, very interesting and very real. As things like that happen every day, just read the papers or watch TV it's all over. Super right. Thanks for sharing!
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2025
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Super write my friend, very interesting and very real. As things like that happen every day, just read the papers or watch TV it's all over. Super right. Thanks for sharing!
Comment Written 09-Feb-2025
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2025
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Debbie,
Thank you for the wonderful review. That's the reason I don't watch tv or read the papers. Everything is so depressing.
I'm a little twisted though, this poem took me about 10 minutes to write if that tells you anything. I have another one I'm trying to write and I'm struggling.
Cecilia
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Don't feel bad I have a few I'm struggling with also.
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I'm always struggling. I'm lucky if I can get one out every other day.
