29+ ‘Macabre’ Writing Prompts
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Bloody Ballads
Compose a Valentine’s Day where poetry and love letters transform into macabre recitals.
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The Winterlake’s Tale
Create a story around a winter campfire, where the frozen lake nearby is rumoured to be the haunting ground of a sunken ghost ship.
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The Terrifying Tome
Create a story revolving around a mysteriously haunted book, every reader of which encounters a unique and horrifying paranormal occurrence.
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The Haunting Portrait
Write a story where an eerie old portrait in a dilapidated mansion comes to life at night, terrorizing its inhabitants.
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The Mystery of the Abandoned Mansion
Imagine a never-before-entered mansion that holds the key to an unsolved murder.
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Chills down the School Corridor
Write about an old school building where strange things start happening after sundown.
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The Apparition in the Attic
Imagine returning to your childhood home and being confronted by a terrifying apparition.
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Shadowed Citadel
In a setting of medieval fantasy, flesh out a fortress darkened by ominous looming clouds and shrouded secrecy.
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A Witch’s Charm
Recount a Halloween where you were given a ‘witch’s charm’ and something peculiar happened.
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Post-Mortem Prognosis
Write a story wherein a medical examiner finds terrifying messages inside the bodies he autopsies.
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Mysterious Harvest Light
Write about a community that is plagued by strange disappearances during the harvest season.
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The Final Portrait
A renowned artist known for his life-like paintings is found dead in his studio, with the last masterpiece revealing a horrific scene.
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‘Dinner Party Gone Wrong’
Imagine attending a dinner party where each guest begins dying one by one.
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The Mirror of Destiny
Write about a mirror that shows individuals their future, but with a horrifying twist.
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Cirque Macabre
Imagine a deadly circus comes to town, its main attraction: a clown who collects smiles.
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Beware of the Sandman
Imagine a scenario where the Sandman, who is traditionally known for sprinkling sand into people’s eyes to bring sweet dreams, starts delivering nightmares instead.
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The Transformation
Describe the process of a person turning into a zombie, focusing on the macabre details.
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Monster’s Masquerade
Pen down a chilling experience at a masquerade ball where the guests slowly reveal their monstrous identities.
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Sinister Shadow of Past
Narrate a story where you accidentally unearth grim secrets from your family’s past.
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The Ghastly Town Legend
Take a local legend in your town and turn it into a ghastly supernatural story.
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Malicious Melodies
Pen a narrative about haunted melodies playing from an old record player that only your protagonist can hear.
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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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Laughing Stocks
Create a narrative about a group of witches who decide to start their own stock market.
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The Frightful Family Feast
Imagine attending a terribly terrifying Halloween feast with your family.
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Melody of Malice
Fill your narrative with the thematic use of a musical instrument used as a murder weapon.
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Pirates and Phantoms
Imagine a scenario where a band of pirates stumble upon a haunted ship that they believe to be laden with treasure.
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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 despite the terror, people are still drawn to it?
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Blood Pact Rituals
Describe the rituals that a fledgling Blood Mage must go through to fully acquire their powers.
