![A magical cauldron A magical cauldron](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7835cb70-52ca-43f6-9802-afaf9fa8c269_1100x618.png)
Cauldrons bubble fierce
Chanting echoes in the night
Spells cast in shadows
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Ghosts goblins and ghouls
Witches brew poison for all
Dark alliance forms
![Ghost in a castle Ghost in a castle](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe95ce642-a520-4b02-b09a-79bc2c113904_1100x616.jpeg)
Necromantic spells
Witches' potions intertwine
Raising the undead
![Zombies rise out of a graveyard Zombies rise out of a graveyard](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F592735d2-c23d-4eb9-a40a-be3ce25c5320_1100x463.jpeg)
Moonlit midnight dance
Undead rise witches converge
A dark union
Author’s Note
This haiku chain was inspired by a horror prompt from
https://honeygloom.substack.com.Read my other haiku chains, Wedding Day Haiku and Nature’s Cycle.
Upcoming…
Second of three Halloween flash fiction pieces and third prompt response:
Night Horror, 21 October 2023
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Love it! Glad to play muse for such awesome haiku🫡