Steven Blyth
Horror Films
We'd discuss our favourite Hammer classic,
Agreed about The Ring - the remake
Nowhere near as scary as the Japanese
Original. You thought video nasties
Had charms, especially those from the mid-80s
Like Driller Killers. Our love of them
Filled every lunchtime and teabreak,
As if the dreary office paperwork
Were splattered with blood, shocking us out of
Our half-asleep day. It lasted a year,
Then I got a job somewhere else. Soon after
You did the same. A few pints, some e-mails,
Then we lost touch. Years now. Our shared passion
For those films wasn't enough on its own.
We needed more than the power of
Dracula, Wolfman or the Mummy's Curse.
We needed the power of file, invoice,
Fax, paperclip... Such dull ordinary stuff.
We don't notice its influence on our lives,
Dismissing it like that strange noise outside,
The one we tell ourselves is just the wind.
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