280+ ‘Eerie’ Writing Prompts
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The Imaginary Friend
Recount a story of a young child talking to an imaginary friend who shares chillingly accurate future events.
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The Phantom Phone
Your character’s phone starts receiving calls, but only dead silence or faint whispers can be heard when answered.
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Lost Underground City
Describe a sprawling underground system beneath a rural town, lost to time and shrouded in menacing mystery.
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Eerie Countryside Carnival
Weave a tale about a once-joyous countryside carnival that has now become the subject of bizarre local legends.
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Abandoned Farmstead
Craft a chilling tale around an abandoned farmstead seemingly untouched for decades.
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Whispering Walls
Create a story about a house where the walls whisper chilling tales of its past occupants.
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Haunted House Encounter
Write a story about a group of thrill-seeking friends who decide to spend a night in an infamous haunted house.
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Haunted Forests
Write a spooky or mysterious story set in a forest as the trees begin to lose the last of their leaves.
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Unsettling Portrait’s Secret
Write about a portrait with eyes that seem to follow you around the room.
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Forebodingly Cryptic
Devise a title that may not directly hint at horror but has a cryptic, unsettling undertone.
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Into the Eerie Unknown
Coin a title that infuses an element of suspense and mystery without revealing the exact nature of the horror.
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Lost in Time
Write about a young child who finds an antique doll in the attic, which is possessed by the spirit of its former owner, a child ghost from a bygone era.
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Handprints on the Wall
Compose a narrative in which a family sees small handprints appear mysteriously on freshly painted walls, revealing a child ghost trying to communicate.
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Echoes from the Playground
Write a story where the joyful sounds from a children’s playground turn out to be ghostly echoes of children from decades past.
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On the Edge of Unknown
The protagonist is standing at the door of an aged, eerie, seemingly abandoned house, preparing to enter.
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Twisted Circus
Conjure a place where a perpetually moving, magical circus mysteriously appears and disappears.
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Haunted Hideaway
Describe a secluded house deemed haunted by the local town folks due to an unsolved crime.
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Voodoo Vendetta
Depict a tale about a serial killer who uses voodoo dolls to carry out their heinous deeds.
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Mysterious School Event
Write an imaginative narrative about a mysterious event that happened at school.
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Mariner’s Whisper
Craft a story where the ship’s bell of an ancient vessel rings on its own at midnight, and each time it tolls, the protagonist hears whispers of past sailors.
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Eerie Echoes from the Deep
Narrate the chilling adventures of a seasoned sailor who starts hearing whispers from a shipwreck.
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Letter from Beyond
A vintage bottle washes up on shore containing an eerie letter from aboard a ship that disappeared centuries ago.
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Ghost Ship Sightings
Write a tale set in present-day about a repeated sighting of a ghost ship that only appears during full moons.
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Mystery of the Ghost Pokemon
In Lavender Town, Ghost Pokemon start to disappear one by one from the Pokemon Tower. Write about the eerie events leading up to the disappearances and the investigation.
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Ghastly’s Haunting Past
Construct a narrative from a ghastly’s perspective about what it’s like to live in an abandoned, haunted tower.
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The Rejected Letter
Write a letter from one of the Hogwarts house ghosts to a student who didn’t get accepted.
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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 to be seen as a ghost in her ancestral home.
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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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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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Eerie Object Encounter
Write a detailed description of an encounter with a seemingly mundane object that holds an eerie significance.
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Ghostly Shipwreck
Describe a shipwreck discovered off a deserted island that’s rumored to be haunted.
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Desolate Despair
Write about a character trapped in a deserted place, like a haunted house or a derelict ship.
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Fallen City
Imagine a modern city, much like the ones we live in today, but now deserted and empty following an apocalyptic event.
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Beacon in the Abyss
Write about a protagonist who wakes up to find themselves in an eerie, disorientating world of eternal night.
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Whispers in the Forest
Write a story involving a forest that communicates with its inhabitants, but the whispers of the trees hold a dark secret.
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The Ghosts of Pompeii
Create a story about the final day of Pompeii, but from the perspective of the city itself.
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The Haunted Portrait
Write about an ancestral portrait that hangs in your home, its eyes seem to follow you and strange things starts happening after you discover it.
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Ghostly Possessions
Write about an innocent child’s toy that inexplicably starts displaying disturbing, paranormal activities.
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Abandoned Asylum Adventure
Write a story where the protagonist stumbles upon an abandoned asylum, only to find it not as empty as it initially seemed.
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Forgotten Cellar
Compose a chilling narrative about someone discovering a hidden cellar in their home, filled with strange and terrifying artifacts.
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Whispers in the Night
Write a story where a character begins hearing voices at night that no one else can hear.
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Midnight Murmurs
Create a narrative where the protagonist begins to hear voices at midnight that provide eerie predictions.
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The Phantom Reflection
Imagine a scenario where one day, your protagonist wakes up to find their reflection in the mirror behaving independently.
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Secrets of the Antique Shop
Pen down a mystery woven around an antique shop where items have strange and alarming properties.