Horror Writing Prompts

Horror Writing Prompts

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When writing horror there are so many things to consider. What are your readers meant to be afraid of? do your readers care about your characters ? and what is truly scary?

Horror writing legend Stephen king has stated in the past that there is only three types of terror.

“The 3 types of terror: 
The Gross-out: the sight of a severed head tumbling down a flight of stairs, it's when the lights go out and something green and slimy splatters against your arm. 
The Horror: the unnatural, spiders the size of bears, the dead waking up and walking around, it's when the lights go out and something with claws grabs you by the arm. And the last and worse one: 
Terror, when you come home and notice everything you own had been taken away and replaced by an exact substitute. It's when the lights go out and you feel something behind you, you hear it, you feel its breath against your ear, but when you turn around, there's nothing there...”

When writing Horror remember what it is that scares you, what makes your heart pound a little quicker in the dark. What makes you hesitate.What sense's do you r

R.L Stien Said
“There’s no formula. I think you have to create a very close point of view. You have to be in the eyes of the narrator. Everything that happens, all the smells, all the sounds; then your reader starts to identify with that character and that’s what makes something really scary.”


Horror can be one of the most rewarding genres to write for, with so many twists and turns and emotional range to choose from it gives us writers immense range to draw from

Story starters for writing horror

Write a short horror story of at least 750 words inspired by one of the story starters below

“You don’t have to do this...”

Hitting the ground hard, he stared to crawl...

The ship horn sounded loud in the fog...

The cot was empty...

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The dress was perfect...

The door buckled...

Staring into the camera she smiled...

The rocks cut into her feet as she climbed...

My grandmother had always had the painting over her bed...

The gun clicked empty...

Coffin, I was in a coffin...

All he had to do was knock...

I never believed the story's about the old man...

My family has a secret...

The house remembered everything...

"I cant marry you"...

Funerals on sunny days were his favorite...

The book was the only thing left...

The camera never lied...

The radio blared to life...

Horror writing prompts...theme ideas

Write a short horror story or a dark poem inspired by one of the themes below


Delivery Boy

Caged Romance

Woven Nightmares

Sedated

Forgotten Lies

Deaths Kiss
                                                                                                   
Yesterday's Memory

Father's Soul

Broken Cross

Robotic Eyes

Half Sister

Nana's Recipe

Poisoned Lamb

Falling Petals

Dirt Poor

Neighbors Gift

Underneath

Nun's Habit

Spider's Eye

Radio Death

Horror picture prompts

Choose one of the horror picture prompts below and write a short horror story of at least 750 words

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Paranormal writing picture prompts

Trying something new 

 Check out my video of paranormal romance writing prompts 

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Paranormal Romance Writing Prompts

Paranormal Romance Writing Prompts

Paranormal romance has been popular for many years. The ability to sink into a romance filled with mysterious and taboo characters hasn't lost its appeal to readers. In fact it is still one of the biggest sellers in the world.

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Writing in this genre can be a lot of fun. with everything from Werewolves, Vampires, demons or angels there is a lot to play with in this fun genre of romance.





Check out the writing prompts below, we have story starters, themes and my personal favorites the picture prompts

            Story Starter paranormal Romance Writing Prompt

Write a Paranormal short story of at least 750 words using one of the story starters below....

The streetlights were out...

Some people just couldn't take a hint...

The gun was leveled directly at his eyes...

God she hated weddings ...

It had taken her weeks to find him...

Theme Paranormal Romance Writing Prompt

Write a short Paranormal romance story or poem inspired by one of the writing themes below...

Enchanted Whispers

Yesterdays Promise

Vampire Eyes

Lost Heart

Devils Dance

Paranormal Picture Prompt for Short Stories

Write a Paranormal short story inspired by one of the picture prompts below...

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New Writing Prompts To Come!

With the rise of the corona-virus a lot of us are now staying at home, self isolation and social distancing. It is a scary time for sure, no matter what country we are in.

 For those of you that have visited my pages here before I am sure you have noticed my absence over the last few years. I have been busy working on a series of books as well as other various online jobs. but as I too am now staying at home to protect my family I thought it would be a great time to come back to these pages and share again my love of writing and writing prompts.
So lets use this time to explore new ideas, new genres of writing and find a way to turn this time into something practical by following our passion 

In the past I have encouraged sharing our writing but have faced a few technical issues in making that happen easily. I will be looking at being able to do that again in the next few weeks as I think writers benefit with sharing their work with like minded people. but I will touch on that at a later date.

So please join me over the next few weeks as I will be posting daily here on this blog as well as on  my facebook page. If you have any requests or would like a new genre added to our prompts please leave a comment or message me directly.

Paranormal romance writing picture prompts

Paranormal romance is one of the best selling genres of the romance sub categories. The idea of Dracula giving up his immortal life for the love of Mia, has tantalised us for generations and is quite possibly the oldest example of a paranormal romance, right up there with Carmilla, the female vampire who seduced a young woman written back in 1871(before bran stroker wrote a word of Dracula ) Both of these stories turn what was previously considered to be a monster into a sympathetic romantic lead that has stood the test of time and still draws in new audiences today .

Today we have Anne Rice, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Charlene Harris, Laurell K Hamilton and yes even Stephane Myer just to name a few writers that are carving out their own sweeping stories that bring the darker things to life in a way that both excites and thrills our notions of what romance should be.

Vampires, werewolfs, witches, ghosts, time travelers, and even aliens fill the paranormal genre which gives us writers a lot to work with as we weave our tales and spin our imagination. try some of the writing prompts below, they are meant for short stories, novels and even poetry all here to help spark that one idea within you that may lead you to your next grand adventure

 

 

Story Starter paranormal writing prompt

Write a Paranormal short story of at least 750 words using one of the story starters below....

There was something about the smell of dead flesh ...

The graveyard was a mess of overturned graves and broken statues...

The last person i expected to be at my door on Valentine's Day was her...

Kneeling naked under the moon She begged for more....

My mother was a whore and my father was a mystery ....

 

Theme Paranormal writing prompt

Write a short Paranormal story or poem inspired by one of the writing themes belong w...

Secret kiss

Strangers dance

Last goodbye

Lost chance

Devils luck

 

Paranormal Picture Prompt for Short Stories

Write a Paranormal short story inspired by one of the picture prompts below...

 

 

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Paranormal picture prompts for poetry

Write a Paranormal poem or a ballad inspired one of the picture prompts below...

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Writing prompts for horror

Horror is a feeling, it is the fear that twists out stomach and the hair rising on our necks. The dread that fills our step and the gasp of revulsion we can't hold back.

Writing for the horror and thriller genre can be often an intimidating Idea, one of the first things you need to understand about horror is that it is not always about the blood splatter or the headcount. Sometimes it can be as simple as a child's whisper "I see dead people".

At its most basic it's a story like all others, filled with tension, surprise,the right setting and of course the biggest ingredient,emotion. Some of the worlds biggest selling authors have been found in the genre of horror, from King to Barker and even children's authors such as R.L Stien.

Face what scares you, grasp the "what if" of the dark and write. There are over 40 horror writing prompts here on this page to get you started. From the story starters, themes and of course picture prompts

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"When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or

What was scary to me, and try and put those feelings into

Books" R.L Stine

 

"Horror fiction shows us that the control we believe we have

is purely illusory, and that every moment we teeter on chaos

and oblivion.”

—Clive Barker

 

"Beauty is the sole legitimate province of the poem.”

Edgar Allan Poe

 

Story starters for writing horror

Write a short horror story of at least 750 words inspired by one of the story starters below

 

1. The writing on the wall was still warm...

2. He couldn't afford to lose...

3. Keep it buried, a promise now broken....

4. The hospital was the worst place to go...

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5. The taxi sat still running...

6. There was something behind her eyes...

7. The clock in the kitchen iced into silence

8. The gun and the whiskey were both empty...

9. You don't know hell....

10. His fingers shuffled the photos....

11. The grave was empty...

12. The school gates were locked...

13. The phone wouldn't stop ringing...

14. Nobody liked old man Cambell

15. Please, she had said staring down the barrel....

16. He hated the colour yellow....

17. " don't you remember me?"...

18. There was smething creepy about grandma's dolls....

19. The bulldozer roared to life...

20. Breath loud in her ears casey cursed herself for all the after work doughnuts....

 

Horror writing prompts...theme ideas

Write a short horror story or a dark poem inspired by one of the themes below

1. Traffic

2. Cold lover

3. Late arrival

4. Judgement

5. Church bells

6. Safe and sound

7. Jail cell

8. Demon eyes

9. Killing time

10. Sunset

11. Scaring

12. Dog with a bone

13. Broken nails

14. Medicines altar

15. Lost child

16. Ghostly tears

17. Dead mans lies

18. Bad habits

19. Chained love

20. Summoning

 

 

Horror picture prompts

Choose one of the horror picture prompts below and write a short horror story of at least 750 words

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Horror picture prompts for poetry

Choose one of the horror picture prompts below and write a dark poem or a ballad

 

 

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Happy writing :)

 

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Paranormal Romance Writing Prompts

The challenge of writing paranormal romance in a market heavily saturated with many authors all clambering to be the next Stephane Myer or Laurell.K. Hamilton (I include myself in this) is the challenge of being a fresh voice.

Write a short paranormal romance story inspired by the above picture prompt

Finding a new way to present you vampires, werewolves or witches in a way that grabs your readers attention and holds it, is critical if we are looking for success in this wonderfully fun genre.

Bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon describes the genre below well...

"Define "Paranormal", eh? Well, the Webster's dictionary defines paranormal as "not scientifically explainable". In publishing, the term has come to mean anything "other" than normal (brides, babies, cowboys, dukes, rakes, pirates). For publishing purposes Paranormal is a blanket term that covers an entire range of not necessarily related types of stories. Futuristic and SF romance and all sorts of fantasy romance, -- time travel, angels, devils, fairies, vampires, reincarnation, psychics, etc -- are published under the label of paranormal. Me, I call it "The Weird Stuff" with pride, and get a great kick out of reading and writing"

This definition gives us writers a lot of options to play with, so look outside your comfort zone, try something a little different, if you normally write about vampires try writing a short romance story involving an alien. The options really are only limited by your own imagination.

The following writing prompts below are meant to be used as a kickstart to get you the writer started on something fresh. So if it's writing block or looking for something a little new to try, why not experiment with one or more of the following story starters, themes or picture prompts below.

Paranormal romance story starters

Write a short paranormal romance story of at least 750 words using one of the story starters below

 

1. He was sick of waiting....

2. There was almost something beautiful in the snowfall that was killing him slowly...

3. The cocking of the gun was the only warning she had...

4. A hundred years was a long time between dates...

5. Hands bound behind her back was a good hint that the night had ended badly...

6. "Kill her first"....

7. "I don't need a bodyguard"...

8. The sewer was the last place the humans would look...

9. Demons couldn't be trusted, even when asking for help...

10. The sound of booted feet approaching the locked cell door...

11. It was hard to poison a vampire but not impossible ...

12. Prix hated camping. She hated the bugs, the smoke and most of all she hated sleeping outside...

13. The house looked like it was about to fall down

14. The book kept landing on the floor with a heavy thud....

15. Watching the complex burn, she waited it wouldn't be long now ....

 

Paranormal Romance Theme Prompts

Choose one of the following themes and write a short paranormal romance story (or a poem of at least 200 words) inspired by the theme you have chosen

Write a short Paranormal Romance story inspired by the above picture prompt

1. Blind date

2. Housekeeping

3. Midnight dance

4. Broken mirror

5. Hidden familiar

6. Whispers

7. Promise me

8. Blood hunt

9. Homecoming

10. Tilted halo

11. Dark kiss

12. Moons rise

13. Buried secrets

14. Ultimatum

15. Spellbound

 

 

Paranormal Romance Picture Prompts For Short Stories

Choose one of the picture prompts below and write a short paranormal story of at least 750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Paranormal Romance Picture Prompts For Poems

 

Write a poem or song inspired by one of the picture prompts below

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy writing :)

 

 

 

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