63+ ‘Haunted house’ Writing Prompts
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Winter’s Haunting Frost
Write a story about a haunted house where paranormal activities intensify with the cold of winter.
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Haunted House Rules
A family moving into a haunted house must negotiate certain rules with the resident ghosts.
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The Unseen Villain
In your horror story, the real villain isn’t the haunted house or the creepy neighbor, but something much less tangible.
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The Silent House
Imagine you found an old, dusty Ouija Board in the attic of your new house, which residents claim is haunted. Detail what happens next.
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Haunted House Mystery
Imagine moving into a new house only to realize it is haunted. Create the backstory of the house and its spectral inhabitants.
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Haunted House Encounter
Construct a narrative around unofficial “Ghost Hunters” exploring an infamously haunted house.
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Haunted House Adventure
Imagine moving into a house that you later discover is haunted. Write about your encounters with the ghost.
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Labyrinth of Mirrors
Describe a teenager’s journey through a haunted house of mirrors where reflections predict the future.
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Spectral Evidence
Write a story about a ghostly encounter that was captured on film, perhaps in a haunted house or eerie cemetery.
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Haunted House Mystery
Write a story about a group of friends embarking on an overnight stay in a reputed haunted house.
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Haunted House Homage
Write about an important event happening in the world’s most infamous haunted house, the Amityville Horror House.
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Haunted House Mystery
Write a short horror tale of a group of friends exploring a supposedly haunted house on Halloween night.
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A Haunted Night in the Neighborhood
Write about a spooky event happening on your street during October.
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Haunted House Heritage
Write about a family living in a home that has been passed down for generations and is allegedly haunted.
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Haunted House Intrigue
Write a story that takes place in an allegedly haunted house, saturated with secrets waiting to be discovered.
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Haunted Happenings
Write a first-person journal entry documenting a chilling encounter at a haunted house.
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Haunted House Hunters
Write about a group of paranormal investigators that are searching for a haunted house to call their home.
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Unwanted Guest
Write a story about a family terrorized by an unseen entity in their newly purchased mansion.
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Haunted Diary
What if you found an old diary that belonged to a ghost from the haunted house next door?
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The Haunted House
Write about a group of friends who decide to explore an abandoned, rumored haunted house on a dare.
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Flicker in the Attic
Build your narrative around a haunted house, where the attic holds a gruesome secret.
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Haunted House Memories
Craft a story centered around a local haunted house that you and your friends dared to visit during Halloween.
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Window to the Past
Write about a haunted house where each room is essentially a window to some past events of its former residents.
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Unseen Residents
Write about a family that moves into a haunted house and start seeing ghostly activities that hint at a more profound mystery.
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Redemption Resides
Write about a haunted house where spirits can only rest once their unjust deeds are acknowledged and avenged.
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Curiosity Curtailed
Write about a teenager who dares to explore a haunted house, only to be trapped in a terrifying time loop.
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Haunted House Adventure
Recall a time when you entered a place that scared you, like a haunted house.
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Night at the Haunted Manor
Your protagonist spends a night in a reputedly haunted house to prove it’s just a rumor. Strange things begin to happen.
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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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Frightful Soundtrack
Imagine the sounds that would perpetually echo within the rooms of your eerie abode.
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Apparition Artifacts
Curate a collection of haunted artifacts that form the history and story of your haunted house.
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Eerie Architecture
Imagine a haunted house architecturally designed to be as disorienting and unnerving as possible.
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Designing the Dread
Describe a haunted house that you would create with the intent to inspire maximum fear.
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Enclosed Disturbances
Conceive a story about an individual being trapped alone in a haunted house overnight.
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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 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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The Haunting Laughter
Write a story where a haunted house is not filled with terrifying sounds but with deep, belly laughter.
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Haunted House Expedition
Write about a daring exploration through an old, haunted house in your neighborhood.
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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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Endless Hauntings
Write about a haunted house that seems to produce a never-ending series of specters.
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Haunted Home Break-In
Write a thrilling tale about a group of thieves who decide to rob a house haunted by a poltergeist.
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Farewell Letter
You uncover a letter in the attic of your haunted house. It’s a suicide note from the original owner.
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Rooms with a Past
Each room in the haunted house is themed after a different era, each with its own resident ghost.
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Captured in Canvas
A portrait in the haunted house, once a beloved family member, is believed to roam the hallways after dark.
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A Night in Spooksville
Imagine you are spending a night in a haunted house. Describe the ghost’s actions and your reactions.
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Crossover of Nightmares
Write a scary crossover fanfic by mixing your two favorite fandoms and incorporating horror elements.
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Haunted House
Narrate a story focusing on someone who willingly moves into a reportedly haunted house.
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Desolate Dollhouse
A newly purchased antique dollhouse brings terrifying apparitions and nightmares to a young child.
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House of Forgotten Whispers
Write about a protagonist inheriting an old, haunted mansion filled with voices only they can hear.
