57+ ‘Ghost story’ Writing Prompts
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The Curious Case of the Classroom Ghost
Churn out a story that revolves around a friendly ghost inhabiting an old classroom in a quaint school.
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Your Town’s Tale
Write a ghost story set in your hometown, but add a twist that challenges the separation between real experiences and ghost legends.
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Haunted Objects and Heirlooms
Envisage a story about an antique heirloom in your possession turning out to be haunted.
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Treaded Eternity
Design a story where deceased souls must time travel to atone for their sins in life before they can pass on.
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Midnight Mourner’s Curse
Write a ghost story about a vengeful spirit of a person who had been wronged in life seeking justice in death.
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Witches of Salem’s Spirits
Reinterpret Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”, imagining what would happen if the victims came back as ghosts.
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Self-Echoes
Create a dramatic narrative about a person who starts to see their own ghost from the past during stressful situations.
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Phantom Grief
Craft a story about a ghost who only appears to individuals currently experiencing deep grief.
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The Haunting on Main Street
Write about a small town where a series of gruesome murders that occur seem to be tied to the local ghost story.
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Phantom Phone Call
Imagine receiving a phone call from a deceased loved one. How do you react, and what does this lead to?
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Apparitions In The Mirror
Write a ghost story where the horror actually represents the protagonist’s repressed trauma.
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Ghosts of Christmas Past
Write a ghost story set during the holiday season, where the ghost turns out to be a positive force.
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Haunted Hound of the House
Your main character lives in a house that is haunted by the ghost of a previous owner’s pet.
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The Pet Cemetery Ghosts
Write a story about a pet cemetery that becomes haunted by the ghosts of the pets buried there.
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Ethereal Pawprints
Your character begins to see glimpses of a ghostly pet that they had a deep bond with in their childhood.
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Vanished Specter
Touch upon a ghost who has suddenly and mysteriously disappeared, leaving behind a puzzled human familiar.
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A Ghost in the Lighthouse
Write a story about a ghost that warns sailors about an impending disaster from an abandoned lighthouse.
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Curator of the Intangible
An old museum curator discovers a new exhibit every night, courtesy of a secretive ghost.
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Spectral Librarian
Write about a librarian ghost that helps readers find books or information they seek.
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The Invisible Guide
Narrate a story in which a person is guided by a benevolent ghost through a series of challenges.
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Haunted Afterlife
Create a ghost story set in an afterlife where ghosts themselves are haunted by ‘super-ghosts’.
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Haunted Manor Mystery
Create a story about a group of children who discover mysterious happenings in an old manor.
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Ancestral Crossover
Concoct a tale where a young person can communicate with their ancestors across cultures.
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Buried Grudges
Describe a scenario where grudges held by spirits from two different cultures cause chaos.
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Home-sweet-haunted-home
Imagine your current residence to be a haunted house with a long, murky past, and weave a mesmerizing ghost story around it.
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Haunted Memory
Jot down a seemingly innocent memory from your childhood and twist it into a chilling ghost story.
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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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Phantom Ship
Tell the tale of a spectral ship seen near a coastal town with a history of shipwrecks.
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Time-Traveling Specter’s Faux Pas
Write a ghost story about a well-intentioned spirit who accidentally creates humorous situations while trying to help.
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Haunted Heights
Create a story about a team of ghost hunters tasked with investigating paranormal phenomena on a haunted mountain.
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The Mid-Term Ghost Story
Write a supernatural tale based in your school during mid-term examinations.
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Forest Ghost Story
Create a ghost story based in the Forbidden Forest that is now passed down among Hogwarts students.
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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 of their demise, viewed by the real world.
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Sinister Schoolhouse
Imagine a story where an aged, abandoned schoolhouse becomes the epicenter for paranormal activities.
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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 spectral students still attending class.
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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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Message From Beyond
Create a ghost story where your late pet tries to communicate from the afterlife.
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Relic of the Rails
An abandoned train station is home to a spectral passenger waiting for a train that never arrives.
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Spectral Bloom Garden
Picture a garden where flowers bloom at night, a phenomenon caused by the ghost of a heartbroken gardener.
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Reincarnated Specter
Develop a storyline where the assumed ghost is the reborn version of a main character.
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Time-Traveling Phantoms
Create a narrative where the ghost characters are time travelers from the future.
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Ghost Stories
Write a creative fiction or non-fiction revolving around a family ghost story, myth or legend.
