Join us for weekly horror-themed writing prompts to inspire aspiring authors and challenge experienced writers. Each prompt will provide a specific scenario, character, or concept as a starting point for creating original horror stories. The prompts will vary in style and subject matter to encourage creativity and help writers explore different aspects of the horror genre.
Premise: A weathered diary appears in a college library, its pages filled with eerily accurate predictions of past events. As students begin to read it, they realize the diary is forecasting their deaths with chilling precision. Core Challenge: When a skeptical professor decides to investigate the diary’s origins, she unwittingly sets in motion a chain […]
Horror Writing Prompt: Death Foretold – The Prophetic Diary Read More »
Premise: An ancient forest stands on the outskirts of a small town, its trees unnaturally tall and dense. Local legend warns that anyone who enters after dark is never seen again. Despite generations of warnings, the forest’s pull grows stronger each year. Core Challenge: When a group of skeptical teenagers decide to test the legend,
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Premise: In a dusty antique shop, there’s a mirror that shows not your reflection, but your deepest, darkest fear. Those who gaze into it find themselves unable to look away, trapped in a waking nightmare. What horrors await those foolish enough to peer into its depths? Core Challenge: When the mirror finds its way into
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Premise: In a seemingly ordinary town, every newborn is marked with a mysterious symbol at birth. As children grow, these marks evolve, hinting at dark destinies that await them. What sinister force is behind these markings, and what fate awaits this marked generation? Core Challenge: As the first generation of marked children reaches adulthood, strange
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