"How many versions of the #book_of_the_dead are there?"

"Well, there's the Tibetan, the Egyptian...any culture who has burial practices somewhere has one of them. Words have power, you know. Lost and undeserving spirits get condemned to the void. The ancients knew this."

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🩸 Horror Writing Prompt #2321

#book_of_the_dead

Write a short, terrifying tale inspired by this prompt. Post it and tag #horrorprompt for all to see and fear.

Thanks to LadyDeCrescent @ladydecrescent.bsky.social for today's inspiration!

It's their job to guide the deceased through the underworld into the afterlife, and they were warned to never leave a soul behind because if they did, that person would turn into a revenant and take out all their anger and sorrow on the living.
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#book_of_the_dead