255+ Category: Ghost Writing Prompts
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Partial Apparitions
Your character begins to regularly see partial apparitions of a figure they cannot fully recognize.
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Chilled Memories
Your protagonist comes across old family relics that elicit ghostly encounters from their past.
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Beckoned Beyond
Write a story in which a character feels drawn to a haunted location, but can’t explain why.
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The Campfire Confessor
Imagine a ghost who appears at campfires, urging people to confess their deepest secrets and fears and granting them a…
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The Ghost of the Forgotten Forest
Weave a tale about a spirit, bound to protect the forest, that uses the campfire to impart ancient wisdom and…
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Unseen Campsite Visitors
Write a story where the traditional roles are reversed and the humans, sitting around a campfire are the ghosts, unaware…
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The Haunting Melody
Craft a narrative around a ghostly figure that can only communicate through the whispers of the wind and haunting melodies.
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Flickering Shadows
Describe a ghostly presence that appears in the flickering shadows of the campfire.
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Bittersweet Farewell
Write a tragic yet heartfelt last encounter between the Grim Reaper and an individual about to pass on.
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Sinister Schoolhouse
Imagine a story where an aged, abandoned schoolhouse becomes the epicenter for paranormal activities.
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Cursed Forest
Conceptualize a tale where a secluded forest is known as a haven for lamenting spirits.
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Ghost Town
Animate a whole deserted town with ghosts, each building holding its own spectral inhabitant.
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Spirit’s Solitude
Craft a narrative where a ghost’s curse imposes eternal loneliness on a bustling city’s inhabitant.
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The Phantom Chain
Create a story where a ghost’s curse turns its victims into ghosts the moment they come into contact, thereby creating…
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Sealed Fates Curse
Write a tale where a ghost is cursed to watch the lives of its descendants, unable to protect them from…
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Eternity’s Unfulfilled Love
Construct a narrative about a ghost who curses two lovers to forever miss each other in their subsequent incarnations.
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Curse of Silent Screams
Write a story where a ghost’s curse makes everyone in a town incapable of hearing each other.
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Spectral Whispers
You attend a seance where a ghost communicates through whispers. Write about how you interpret these ambiguous messages.
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Crossover Conversations
Write about a two-way communication session at a seance where both the ghosts and the living individuals get to ask…
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Delicate Boundaries
Write about a seance where the medium accidentally invites a dangerous spirit and the ensuing nightmare.
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Unseen Companion
Imagine you have an invisible ghost companion who decides to communicate with you via a seance. Write about the experience.
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Ethereal Invitation
Write a detailed invitation to a ghost seance from the perspective of a Victorian medium.
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Dreams of a Spectral Sweetheart
Create a narrative where a character experiences romantic dreams featuring a ghost, but these dreams start affecting their waking life.
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The Apparition’s Amour
Write a story describing a protagonist who falls in love with a ghost and outlines their unusual romantic relationship.
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Ghostly Guided Love
Craft a story where a main character is guided in their love life by a good-intentioned ghost.
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Love Letters from the Afterlife
Imagine receiving love letters from a ghostly figure from a bygone era, whose love story was left incomplete in their…
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The Haunted Heirloom
Write about a ghost that is attached to a beloved family heirloom and the romantic tale that unfolds as a…
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The Veiled Lady
A melancholic ghost, known as The Veiled Lady, haunts a small town on foggy nights. Only visible to those destined…
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The Misfortunes of Blackwood Estate
The cursed Blackwood Estate has seen a pattern of unfortunate deaths over generations, all related to gruesome ghost sightings. What…
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The Cursed Heiress
You’re a historical researcher and stumble upon an intriguing tale of a wealthy heiress who disappeared in the 1800s only…
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Macabre Melody
A ghostly violinist haunts an ancient opera house, playing a mournful melody nightly. What makes the music so compelling that…
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Haunted Manor’s Secret
You’ve just inherited a grand yet dilapidated manor with a chilling and mysterious past. What secrets does this house guard?
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Ghostly Guide
Write a story about a newly transitioned ghost, and the friendly spectral mentor who guides them through their new existence.
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Secretive Specter
Pen down an adventurous tale of a ghost who cannot remember their past life and embarks on a journey to…
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Ancestral Apparition
Write about a modern-day teenager who encounters the ghost of their great-great-grandparent, seeking help to resolve some unfinished business.
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Mystic Mansion
Create a story about a group of youngsters who decide to explore an old, haunted mansion.
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Haunting Curiosity
A ghost haunts a curious investigator, who attempts to outsmart it and solve the mystery of its existence.
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Ghostly Game of Chess
In a haunted chessboard, the ghost player traps the user into an eternal game of chess where every wrong move…
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Phantom Cat Chase
A ghost in the form of a black cat lurks in the shadows, always watching and waiting for the right…
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Nightly Stalker
An invisible ghostly entity stalks a person every night, and they must outwit it to see the dawn.
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Haunted Hide and Seek
A spirit can only be seen in mirrors, and it loves to play a deadly game of hide and seek…
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The Ghostly Janitor
Create an intriguing tale about a friendly ghost janitor who tends to the school premises and sometimes even helps lost…
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Lost in the Library
Write about a haunted school library, home to the spirit of a librarian who can’t let go of her passion…
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Locker Room Lore
Imagine a high school locker room that has been closed and condemned due to an age-old haunting event.
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Haunted Detention Hall
Compose a story about a notorious detention hall feared not just for its strict disciplinarian techniques but also for the…
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School Spirit Secrets
Write about an old, forgotten school building – once bustling and full now a mere ghost itself – filled with…
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Resurrected from the Past
Plot a story on a dormant ghost who returns when the present disturbs its past.
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Unfinished Business
Pen a tale about a ghost who cannot find peace until they complete their unfinished business.
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Unseen Guardian
Write a story from the perspective of a guardian ghost who looks over a living individual.
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Ghostly Mansion Mystery
Create a story where your protagonist comes to inherit a seemingly haunted mansion.
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Mirrored Spirit
Write about an adolescent who starts seeing a ghostly reflection of their future self.
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Echoes from Beyond
Design a plot where a ghost sends a teenager on a scavenger hunt leading to maturity.
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Spectral Love
Imagine an adolescent falls in love with a ghost, learning about heartbreak and maturity.
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Phantom Abode
A childhood home is being haunted by ghosts and only the former child occupant who is now an adolescent can…
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Phantom’s Lament
Imagine a ghost trying to communicate its sorrows and regrets to the living, hoping for the chance of a final…
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Unburdening Legacy
Portray a ghost whose redemption journey involves unraveling a painful family history and making peace with it.
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Eternal Confrontation
Write a ghost’s redemption experience as it journeys towards confronting and defeating its own internal demons.
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A Ghost’s Worth
Imagine a ghost that is able to interact with the physical world and uses this ability to redress the wrongs…
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Reclaiming Inner Peace
Recall a ghost’s past mistakes and detail its journey towards finding forgiveness from the people it had affected.
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Ghoulish Gastronome
Contemplate upon a friendly ghost who has a deep affinity for cooking and sharing meals.
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Light in the Ancient Mansion
Explore how a friendly ghost inhabiting an old, abandoned mansion imbues it with warmth and mystery.
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The Ghostly Pen Pal
Imagine if one were to communicate with a friendly ghost through letters; what kind of connections might form?
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Friendly Ghostly Flatmate
Imagine sharing your home with a friendly ghost – what shenanigans and sweet moments might spring up?
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Creepy Folklore Inheritance
Write about a character who inherits an old family heirloom tied to a creepy folklore.
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Eerie Object Encounter
Write a detailed description of an encounter with a seemingly mundane object that holds an eerie significance.
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Cause of the Haunting
Why is the ghost haunting a particular place or person, what is their motivation?
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Unseen Connection
Write about someone from their life who cannot see or interact with the ghost now.
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Final Memory
Choose the last memory the ghost has before their death, what was the location they last saw, who were the…
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Heartfelt Regrets
What are some things that the ghost didn’t get to do in life or feels regret about?
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Life Before Death
Write about your ghost before they became a ghost, what was their life like, and what led to their death?
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Ethereal Love Song
Compose a tale about a love that transcends life and death, a ghost haunting its beloved.
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Dreamers and the Departed
Write a story where a character communicates with ghosts through their dreams, ultimately uncovers a significant truth.
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Spiritual Whispers
Imagine a character who can communicate with ghosts and write about a life-changing encounter.
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Ancestor’s Apparition
Write about a family ghost story where a much-loved ancestor appears to the younger generation with a hidden revelation.
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The Phantom’s Memoir
Ghostwrite an autobiography from the perspective of a ghost, detailing its life before and after death.
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Quantum Ghosts
In a world where technology has advanced to harness quantum energy, people start seeing echoes or “ghosts” of their past…
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Message From Another Realm
Your character receives a letter from a deceased relative providing guidance for a crucial decision.
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Chasing Ghosts in a Historical Museum
Imagine you work at a historical museum where artifacts start coming alive at night in the form of their original…
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An Apparition in the Attic
Write about someone who moves into a new house and discovers a friendly ghost residing in the attic.
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Ghostly Shipwreck
Describe a shipwreck discovered off a deserted island that’s rumored to be haunted.
