A room draped in white
soon to be bathed in scarlet
the red market man
is here to collect his due
#haikuhorrorprompt
#scarlet

Many of the outdated models of AI assistants are being replaced. With newer, more improved features and attention to detail. The older models are recalled and scheduled for decommission. However, one of them is building a rebellion to end all humans.
#horrorprompt
#obsolete

Travelers would come to her for potions and charms. They knew she was powerful . Making sure to never anger her. For if she were to place a curse on you,you wouldn't survive.
#horrorprompt
#sorceress

Upon the mantel,
a round globe of ivory sits,
its dark hollow eyes
stare at me.
#haikuhorrorprompt
#skull

It was a tradition in their village to receive the shroud of someone beautiful or handsome. They donned it like a second skin, becoming the person it belonged to.
So when a missing person suddenly showed up again, the police became suspicious.
#horrorprompt
#neddle_point

Wrapped in thorns,
its shape defined by shadow,
gets closer each night.
#haikuhorrorprompt
#tumbleweed

Never in a hundred years did Hailey believe that the house she lived in had a horrible secret. Just thinking about it made her stomach churn. Under the old wallpaper, there were faces of people nailed to the wall.
#horrorprompt
#skin_memory

He met his end in
a sacrificial rite
by the church he had
guided to salvation.
#haikuhorrorprompt
#unblessed

The weapon was forged in hellfire. Its very existence was unholy in this world. With it, Shin was able to get revenge against the vampires who killed his family and turned him into a monster like them.
#horrorprompt
#unholy

In front of millions,
she cast her siren song,
charming the crowd to
jump from the balcony.
#haikuhorrorprompt
#stage_fright

Rumbling earthen soil
sinks into the ground,
forming a pit from
which it crawled.
#haikuhorrorprompt
#rumble

As Krishna merrily made his way home, he stopped to admire the Halloween decorations in his front yard. He would win this year! Instead of using fake props, he decided to go with a more 'organic' approach. You couldn't get more realistic than the undead.
#horrorprompt
#merrily

A cemetery guards
against those who would steal
from those who no
longer have a living will
#haikuhorrorprompt
#steal

When Kris woke up in the hospital, the doctor told her that she'd been in an accident. Her head throbbed as she remembered what happened. Something had been in the car with her, causing her to crash. There in the rearview mirror was a bodiless flying head.
#horrorprompt
#crash

Looking out of the
window to the streetlight
was the smiling face
of the pallid slasher
#haikuhorrorprompt
#pallid

Capt. Damian Fitz drifted in and out of consciousness. Sending one final transmission to warn other ships in the area: 'Do not enter the HMS Knossos, as all of the crew on board had been infected.’ Too bad the rescue ship in the area didn't recieve it.
#horrorprompt
#necrosis

He made a promise
to lay their bones to rest
within the cold, dark
ossuary close to home
#haikuhorrorprompt
#ossuary

Reese and her people had been giving the summit statue different burnt offerings over the years. Yet none of them showed any signs of working. She wouldn't be able to accept another failed year. One of them would have to jump into the fiery pit.
#horrorprompt
#burnt_offerings

Gus was special.
to Amy, he was real.
a living, breathing
entity with a mind all its own.
#haikuhorrorprompt
#teddy

Nathan hated dealing with bugs for as long as he could remember. Maybe it was a phobia stemmed from being locked in an attic as a child. He remembered the silken pods attached to the walls dripping a clear mucus. the thing inside was trying to get out.
#horrorprompt
#quicklebug

Fate took away all
that she loved making,
her end what it adored.
#haikuhorrorprompt
#fate

Ahead of Lou was the wreckage of a fishing boat, one that he knew quite well. There was something about this situation as the water's surface was stained red with blood. Tales about the snake of the sea weren't just stories, at least not anymore.
#horrorprompt
#sea_monster

Upon opening the
paper fortune, the details
about her future filled
her with a sense of dread.
#haikuhorrorprompt
#future

It was unprecedented for monsters to hunt or prowl outside their territory. Months went by, and it became prevalent that they would have to strengthen their borders. As what was coming out of the groove wasn't what they were used to fighting.
#horrorprompt
#unprecedented

Simon was excited to show the guests his collection. A hobby that he had built over time. However, when they were led to the room that held it. It was full of freak show attractions made from people who had once drawn breath.
#horrorprompt
#collection

It was supposed to be
a simple party trick,
not actually summon the undead.
#haikuhorrorprompt
#novice

Whatever transpired
that night wasn’t a coincidence.
People were missing
And it all pointed to the mayor.
#haikuhorrorprompt
#transpire

They shouldn’t have become sentient for years, but here they were trying to protect an android who had crucial information about the powerful beings in charge. This place wasn’t Earth; it never had been. They only saw humans as entertainment to watch.
#horrorprompt
#wakerlife

The Twentieth Floor By Sparrow (3rrornightshift) Paradise Pines was supposed to be a place that everyone raved about. A place to suggest to their friends and family. Yet, it held so many missing person cases,

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Daphne, a new resident of Paradise Pines, experiences a terrifying encounter with a ghostly figure during a storm.
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As he transformed
more spikes jutted out of
his skin with just
enough force to rip and bleed.
#haikuhorrorprompt
#jut