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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So sweet and sexy. With a hint of mystery and a dark demon. Love this. I have wrote so much since I have been coming here.
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