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Pinhead Blues
Entered in Krosgood's Hell Came Knocking comp
"They're not pins," he insists, "they're NAILS!"
Perhaps so, but they've rusted
And appear to have loosened
Some disengage from the grid of his scalp
And fall to the Inferno's floor
But it's cosmetic, no disgrace
Not likely to slow him down
Mr. P's eye is on the Throne
Where Satan sits in his complacency
With little regard for Hell's future
Or the fate of all mankind
No, his royal sloth will not be tolerated
And NAILhead, proud, defiant, bold
Increasingly pissed off and petulant
May one day reign supreme
Triumphant over both cross and hammer
And knowing, full well, how to raise some Hell.
(Inspired by Clive Barker's "The Scarlet Gospels")
"They're not pins," he insists, "they're NAILS!"
Perhaps so, but they've rusted
And appear to have loosened
Some disengage from the grid of his scalp
And fall to the Inferno's floor
But it's cosmetic, no disgrace
Not likely to slow him down
Mr. P's eye is on the Throne
Where Satan sits in his complacency
With little regard for Hell's future
Or the fate of all mankind
No, his royal sloth will not be tolerated
And NAILhead, proud, defiant, bold
Increasingly pissed off and petulant
May one day reign supreme
Triumphant over both cross and hammer
And knowing, full well, how to raise some Hell.
(Inspired by Clive Barker's "The Scarlet Gospels")
Published 8th Aug 2015
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8th Aug 2015 6:12pm
I love this Sir Crow raising some hell this morning I see with your wicked ink ;) superb entry with love Crim
Thank you Crim! I took some liberties. I don't think he really minds the "Pinhead" appellation in the book. It made him a household name after all. And thanks for the entry in your list!
9th Aug 2015 00:28am
eeeeeeeeeep! i loveeee love love pinhead & this damn awesome ode to him ^.^
best of luck in the comp, crowfly
best of luck in the comp, crowfly
9th Aug 2015 9:30pm
Yes, Pinhead knows all the nuances of pain. An artist, in his way. Nothing tacky about him. Thanks Katja!
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9th Aug 2015 9:31pm
9th Aug 2015 3:30am
Awe Crow...this is marvelous......you just keep rollin great writes out.....hel or high water......brilliant...good luck in the comp.....although you don't need it.....luv and hugs xo :)
9th Aug 2015 9:32pm
"Hell or high water." I like that! I think I'll take the high water, maybe a waterfall. Thanks Flower!
9th Aug 2015 8:24am
9th Aug 2015 9:34pm
It kind of backfires in the book, but I'll say no more in case you want to read it. Thanks John!
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9th Aug 2015 7:36pm
".."They're not pins," he insists, "they're NAILS!"
Perhaps so, but they've rusted"
~Damn straight sweet Crow.. they Are NAILS.. yeesha, soo glad to hear you say so!
"Mr. P's eye is on the Throne
Where Satan sits in his complacency"
~oh yesss.. the plain evil in[sin]uated here.. the want to out-wicked the competition.. cuz, devil *did start as angel, insteada absorbing essence of soul thru that mattress with pain! looove this ;)
"And NAILhead, proud, defiant, bold" <~~ stil a'grin at this proclamation ;)
enjoyed your dark inklings sirs of Crow.. luckees to your comp entry!
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Perhaps so, but they've rusted"
~Damn straight sweet Crow.. they Are NAILS.. yeesha, soo glad to hear you say so!
"Mr. P's eye is on the Throne
Where Satan sits in his complacency"
~oh yesss.. the plain evil in[sin]uated here.. the want to out-wicked the competition.. cuz, devil *did start as angel, insteada absorbing essence of soul thru that mattress with pain! looove this ;)
"And NAILhead, proud, defiant, bold" <~~ stil a'grin at this proclamation ;)
enjoyed your dark inklings sirs of Crow.. luckees to your comp entry!
~d
9th Aug 2015 9:39pm
And I always enjoy your comments Darksighs. Always so thoughtful and detailed, referring to specific lines. And funny as hell! Thank you!
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23rd Aug 2015 5:15am
Was a huge slasher freak when i was tween. Use to masturbate to Freddy Krueger.
The deepest darkest sub in me would like a go at pinhead.
Hmmm, Crow. You seem to get him quite well!?
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The deepest darkest sub in me would like a go at pinhead.
Hmmm, Crow. You seem to get him quite well!?
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1st Oct 2015 2:45am
1st Oct 2015 2:48am
So many have toyed with the concept of usurping Hell. Typically it's from the perspective of self-elevation, some major stroke of bad-ass cred to whomever the rebellious character is.
But you didn't approach this from such a trite direction. Instead, the idea that everything comes to pass, Warlords get overthrown, and in any environment run by the biggest berserker, there's always eventually complacency, and another berserker with newer ideas... is classically human. A universal concept turned twisted with the personal choice of Pinhead... but it's the scope of his ambition, the desire to really bring it back to humans that makes it special, that makes it a piece of a narrative and not a throw-away scene to banter off.
The extended universe feel is prevalent in so much of your work and I've been meaning to ask for awhile if you designed a meta-verse and then found room for characters to run or compartmentalized a jillion worlds instead.
But you didn't approach this from such a trite direction. Instead, the idea that everything comes to pass, Warlords get overthrown, and in any environment run by the biggest berserker, there's always eventually complacency, and another berserker with newer ideas... is classically human. A universal concept turned twisted with the personal choice of Pinhead... but it's the scope of his ambition, the desire to really bring it back to humans that makes it special, that makes it a piece of a narrative and not a throw-away scene to banter off.
The extended universe feel is prevalent in so much of your work and I've been meaning to ask for awhile if you designed a meta-verse and then found room for characters to run or compartmentalized a jillion worlds instead.
