Horror Haiku Club Prompt

October 2 - The Mummy

An ancient Egyptian priest? A pharaoh? Either way, they’re mummified and long dead. Or are they?

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Your prompt is THE MUMMY

A love turned to dust

Inside its leathern cavern

Stirs the bound body

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Whether brought back to life to rekindle a love simmering for a few thousand years, or merely as a puppet for a villain in search of revenge, these reanimated dead are all wrapped up in intrigue and murder.