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Downstairs

Haunted Echoes Entry

By Silver DauxPublished 3 months ago 1 min read
Downstairs
Photo by MontyLov on Unsplash

That noise is not right.

Hm, let me just check downstairs.

Like a moth to flame.

Haiku

About the Creator

Silver Daux

Shadowed souls, cursed magic, poetry that tangles itself in your soul and yanks out the ugly darkness from within. Maybe there's something broken in me, but it's in you too.

Ah, also:

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  • Kay Husnick3 months ago

    This screams "characters who die in a horror move." Great fit for the challenge!

  • Alexander McEvoy3 months ago

    Ooh moth to a flame I love that image!

  • Cindy Calder3 months ago

    Every bit of subliminal creepiness is conveyed in only a few words. Well done.

  • Hahahahahahahahaha that last line made me laugh so much because it's so true. Why are we even like that 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • Emmie Falbo3 months ago

    this is great

  • JBaz3 months ago

    Damn I was trying to think of one with a noise coming from within a home. You nailed it. Because like idiots, we are going in

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