Edward Gorey was a gothic writer who, in 1963, published The Gashlycrumb Tinies, a book detailing the gruesome deaths of 26 children - one for each letter of the alphabet. (You can read it online.)
Of course, me being slightly obsessed with SPN… and it being Halloween... well. It started off with:
S is for Sam, who fell in a hole,
D is for Dean, in hell for his soul.
And it kinda snowballed from there. Who knew poetry could be so (disturbingly) fun to do - and hard to stop?
Not spoilery, but just to be safe, skip C and S if you haven't seen 7x01 and 7x02.
Enjoy!
A Supernatural Amphigory
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It's All Hallows Eve; gather close, listen well,
To this terrible tale of tragedy we tell.
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These folks bought the farm, cashed in chips, bit the dust,
Kicked the bucket, gave up ghosts, or simply went bust:
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A is for Ava, neck snapped with a jolt,
A also for Andy (not enough salt).
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Unfortunate Ash, the Roadhouse his pyre,
And don't forget Anna - Michael did fry 'er.
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Another A: Adam, fell into a Pit,
And finally Alistair - Sam's the culprit.
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B is for Bobby, neck busted in two,
Now back in business, though, hunting to do.
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B also for Bela, found by the Hound,
Balthazar too, knifed to the ground.
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C is for Campbells; violents deaths, the whole tribe,
And also for Cas, who souls did imbibe.
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D is for Dean - where the hell do you start?
Crushed by a car, hit in the heart...
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Decked by a desk and hacked with an axe,
Death via sausage, tacos, and snacks.
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Move on: E for Ellen, along with her daughter,
Exploded in glory; Hell's now four Hounds shorter.
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F is for Fergus (that's Crowley), who fell
Dead (so you thought), bones burnt to hell.
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G is for Gordon, garrotted with wire,
G also for Gabe, whose tricks did backfire.
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H is for Harry - wait... not dead! (More's the wonder)
Ifor Impala, crashed once, twice asunder.
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J is for John. Dealt with demons. He's dead.
J also for Jessica, pulled from her bed.
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Let's not forget Jim, pastor/hunter, throat slit.
Also poor Jimmy, Cas's human outfit.
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K is for Kripke, Kripke'd on set,
Lis for Lucifer: Sam'd, his end met.
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M is for Mary and Mother of All -
One drank ashy vintage, one bled on a wall.
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N is for Nancy, blown up in the station,
Ois for Odin; bled out in Elysian.
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P is for Pamela, stabbed by demons mid-search,
Q: Queen of Hell - Lillith - killed in a church.
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R is for Ruby, who made it three seasons.
Helped train up Sam, for all the wrong reasons.
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S is for Sam, knife severed his spine,
Then fell in a hole, an endless decline.
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Like brother, like brother - Sam don't stay dead.
Came back sans soul, then wrong in the head...
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Next - T's for Tessa, assistant to Death,
(Not sure if she lived, though, or ever took breath.)
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U is for Uriel - dick, funny or not,
Knifed dead by Anna when he lost the plot.
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V stands for Victor, killed by Lillith as well;
W for Witnesses, laid to rest by a spell.
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X is for Xavier, Poker Victim Number One,
Yis for Yellow Eyes, shot by Colt's gun.
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Z is for Zachariah, knifed jaw to brain,
He won't be playing his mind games again.
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The body count's high, from A, B and C,
All the way through, to X, Y and Z.
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So stock up on salt; lock your windows, my friend.
For no one is safe from supernatural end…
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