Here are some Halloween writing prompts to help you kick off spooky season!
1. Write a story from the point of view of a ghost, werewolf, vampire, or other supernatural creature.
2. Write a story about a character who is haunted by something or someone.
3. Make a character dress up as something unusual (a cat, a giant pumpkin, etc.) in your story.
4. Write a story from the point of view of a witch, a pet, or a witch’s familiar.
5. Set your story in a world where contacting the dead is as easy as making a phone call.
6. Write a story where ghosts and the living coexist.
7. Write a story about someone trying to raise the dead.
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8. Write a story about someone who is haunted. Whether by a ghost or something else is up to you.
9. Write a story from a ghost’s point of view.
10. Write a story set in a haunted fairground on Halloween.
12. You are responsible for taking your neighbors’ kids out to trick-or-treat, but you look outside and suddenly feel scared of the gloomy dark…
13. Write about a costume competition at a Halloween party.
14. Write a story about a family that goes pumpkin picking together.
16. Set your story backstage at the theater.
17. Write about someone whose busiest night of the year is Halloween.
18. Set your story at the boundary between two realms.
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