Thirteen Free Horror Writing Prompts with a Twist! #amwritinghorror #horrorcommunity #horrorwriters
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A group of friends go camping in Japan, only to find that their campsite is located in the suicide forest where spirits still roam. The twist? One of the friends is actually a ghost, who was summoned by the spirits to make a human sacrifice.
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A family moves into a new house, only to find that it is haunted by the ghost of a woman who was murdered there years ago. The twist? The ghost is actually the family's long-lost ancestor who has come back to protect them from the same fate.
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A woman starts to experience terrifying hallucinations and strange visions, only to discover that she is actually being possessed by a demon who is using her body to commit his crimes.
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A man randomly blacks out and finds himself in strange locations, only to find that he is being stalked by a mysterious figure who wants to kill him. The twist? He is the mysterious figure, a notorious serial killer and his mind is trying to protect him from the truth.
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A young couple moves away from the dangerous city into a perfect small town, only to find that the town is actually inhabited by a coven of witches who need the couple for their dark rituals.
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A group of friends go on a ghost hunt in an abandoned mental institution, only to find that they are being hunted by strange interdimensional creatures that have been sneaking in through a tear in the dimensions.
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A man starts to experience strange, recurring dreams where he is being chased by a mysterious entity. The twist? The dreams are actually memories of himself in another dimension trying to warn him of the coming nightmare in his dimension.
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A financially struggling woman inherits a mansion from her great-grandmother, only to find that the ghost of a cursed ancestor is haunting the house and will stop at nothing to protect its secrets.
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A man discovers that he has the ability to communicate with the dead, but soon realizes that they are not as friendly as they seem. The twist? He is actually a ghost himself, and the dead are coming to claim him.
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A family moves into a new home, only to find that the previous owner was a mad scientist who conducted experiments on the house's previous occupants. The twist? The house is actually alive, and the experiments were to merge human and house into one entity.
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A woman starts to hear strange whispers and noises in her head, only to discover that she is being haunted by the spirit of a man who was wrongfully accused of murder and put to death. The twist? The person who was murdered was the woman's husband.
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A group of friends go on a trip to a remote cabin in the woods, only to find that they are being stalked by a mysterious creature that only comes out at night. The twist? The creature is actually a vampire, and one of the friends brought them to the cabin to be the vampire's feast.
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A woman is haunted by the ghost of her dead sister, who was murdered in a ritual sacrifice. The twist? The ghost is actually a demon who has taken her sister's form to get revenge on the woman for something she did during the ritual sacrifice.
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A man starts to experience strange, unexplained events in his home, only to discover that the house is haunted by the ghost of a young girl who was murdered there. The twist? The ghost is actually the man's daughter, who he killed in a fit of rage and has now returned to haunt him.