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Come near you won’t regret the fear. It’s time to settle in October scare. One more day if you care. Who is more prone to a jump scare? Haikus by Cindy, Pamela and Sam Spinelli I am loving linked below. In the order that I’ve read them. ♥️

By Caitlin CharltonPublished 5 months ago 1 min read
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They grow heads and teeth

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Eyes rolled back so you could see

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They don’t move — they eat

~Caitlin Charlton -

Pamela Williams

Cindy Calder

Sam Spinelli

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About the Creator

Caitlin Charlton

Noir Writer & Close Reader. Spotting the elements of Eloquence.

Survivor. Reclaiming my own territory.

Let us read each other and leave the page free. 🖋️🔥👠

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  • SAMURAI SAM AND WILD DRAGONS11 days ago

    Scary WOWOWOWoooo

  • Congratulations on your leaderboard placement Caitlin. You deserve it wholeheartedly you did such an excellent job with this piece! 🙂❤️⭐️💫

  • Aarish5 months ago

    Creepy and clever, this haiku paints horror with such sharp, unsettling detail. Perfect October chills. 👻

  • Calvin London5 months ago

    Congratulations, Caitlin, good to see you getting some recognition.

  • Tanya Lei5 months ago

    Congratulations on the leaderboard placement!!! <3

  • Wooohooooo congratulations on your Leaderboard placement! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊

  • Sandy Gillman5 months ago

    Those lines conjure such a haunting, almost nightmarish image in so few words.

  • John Cox5 months ago

    Deliciously dark, Caitlin, with a fierce eyeball bite! Good luck on the challenge!

  • Marilyn Glover5 months ago

    Super creepy, Caitlin, I am loving it!

  • That for sure was soooo creeepppyyyy! Gave me the chills! Loved it so much!

  • Tiffany Gordon5 months ago

    Superb writing; so fierce & creepy!

  • Lightning Bolt ⚡5 months ago

    I love everything about this, Caitlin, including your creepy cover pic!!! I'm sharing this in the VSS. ⚡💙Bill⚡

  • Pamela Williams5 months ago

    This vision is planted in my mind. The image is stunning, which is probably why I can imagine it chewing. Very creepy haiku. Love it. Thank you for linking my haiku ❤️

  • Imola Tóth5 months ago

    Woah, that's creepy! Only three lines but they gonna haunt me for 3 days if not more. You're master of selecting the right words, in the right order!

  • JBaz5 months ago

    Oh Caitlin, you created quite the dark visual that will sit with the reader for a while. And Thank you for featuring the others I now read them and they are wonderfully creepy as well.

  • Sara Wilson5 months ago

    I love this! And I love how you linked others! That's part of why I love this community so much. People hyping other people up and sharing things they enjoy. 💝💝

  • Ummm! This is deliciously creepy! Love it.

  • Lana V Lynx5 months ago

    Great haiku, Caitlin, I've read them all!

  • Aspen Marie 5 months ago

    I love it!!

  • Thank you for this and for giving other writers an uplift by sharing their stories

  • Mark Graham5 months ago

    Wow! what an image and description of those 'Fang' souls.

  • Yikes! I will TRY to sleep tonight!

  • Sam Spinelli5 months ago

    Creepy! The line about growing teeth made me think of odontogenic tumors 😬

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