495+ ‘Supernatural’ Writing Prompts
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Question of Justice
Write about a zombie standing trial for their actions while they were under the influence of zombification.
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Haunted Past
A teen discovers that their new home is haunted by a ghost. Rather than being afraid, they become best friends.
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Veiled Love
Write a love story between a vampire and mortal, focusing on the dangerous yet intoxicating allure of the supernatural.
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Starry October Encounter
Describe a surprising encounter with an unknown creature under the October’s starlit sky.
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St. Valentine’s Massacre
Reimagine the infamous gangland murder in 1929 Chicago as a supernatural event.
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Ancient Rituals Run Amok
Write a story wherein archaeologists find a site deep in the jungle where ancient rituals have accidentally been reactivated.
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Whispers in the Attic
Write about a protagonist hearing persistent eerie whispers in their attic, leading to an unexpected revelation.
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Mystery Behind the Portrait
Create a story around an old, intriguing portrait whose origins remain unknown.
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Champions of the Supernatural
Narrate about a character who stands as the last defense between the world and the supernatural.
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The Unresolved Mystery
Write about an unsolved mystery from the previous year that gets surprisingly resolved right in the beginning of the New Year.
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Echoes From the Past
Conceive a narrative, wherein ancient supernatural artifacts speak to their contemporary holders.
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War Among the Stars
Write a tale about celestial beings involved in a cosmic war, where each star represents a different warrior or deity.
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Rekindling Lost Flames
Create a story of a supernatural being, previously believed to be a myth or a tale, who reappears in a modern city.
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Soulmark Enigma
Construct a story about a mundane human discovering their soulmark links them to a supernatural entity.
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Supernatural New Year’s Eve
Create a narrate about characters from the spiritual realm watching or participating in New Year’s Eve celebrations.
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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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Vanished in the Whiteout
Conceptualize a story around the sudden, inexplicable disappearances happening during harsh winter blizzards.
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Snowfall Specters
Write a tale about supernatural experiences in a small town during a relentless winter.
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Icebound Echoes
Imagine a campfire story about a group of friends who hear eerie voices echoing through the frozen forest at night.
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Werewolf Detective
Write about a werewolf who works as a detective, and uses their unique abilities to solve crimes, while hiding their identity.
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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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Urban Spirit Guide
Craft a story about living in a contemporary city that has its own urban legends and spirits.
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Unseen Reflection
Write a story about a vampire who has forgotten their own human appearance due to centuries without a reflection.
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Asian Anecdotes
Write a story where a Jiangshi (Chinese hopping vampire) terrorizes a small village, throwing the peaceful community into chaos.
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Cybernetic Vampirism
Imagine a future where vampires have integrated with technology to enhance their abilities.
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Primordial Vampires
Write about a primal vampire species, who has been living in the shadows of human civilizations throughout history.
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Enchanted Bloodline
Write about a royal bloodline that carries a hidden vampire gene, only awakened every few generations.
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Vampire Noir
Write about a vampire detective solving mysteries in a dirty, dangerous, and supernatural city.
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The Ascending Monarch
Pen a tale about a vampire who rises to become the ruler of all supernatural creatures.
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The Vanishing Valentine
Every year, on the eve of Valentine’s Day, a particular person goes missing from town.
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Possession Pandemonium
Write a narrative where a paranormal investigator is called to a house where every member of the family is possessed by a different spirit.
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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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A Whole New World
Imagine you suddenly got transported to a fantastical parallel universe. Write about this new world and your adventures there.
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Night Watch
In your city, there’s a secret, magical society that protects the residents from supernatural threats while they sleep.
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Haunted Town Council
Imagine a town council entirely made up of vampires and werewolves who secretly manage the human populous.
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Creature’s Redemption
Imagine a scenario where a vampire or a werewolf seeks redemption for their past deeds and attempts to lead a normal life.
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Mortal Affections
Write a story where a mortal person falls deeply in love with both a vampire and a werewolf. Explore the emotional struggle it presents.
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A Child’s Smile
Create a narrative about a character who performs the heroic deeds of making terminally ill children smile.
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Instructions From Beyond
Imagine a character receiving a message or command from a supernatural entity or an unexpected source.
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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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Rewriting the Ghost Code
Write a story where the protagonists devise, decode or discover a set of rules that the spirits in their world must follow.
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Gothic Murmurs
Create a gothic narrative centered in an abandoned house that whispers secrets only at midnight.
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The March of Time
Craft a narrative centered around a pocket watch that ticks louder as something ominous approaches.
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Twilight Trade Agreements
Write about vampire kingdoms establishing trade agreements within their realm and with other supernatural entities.
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Fantastical Realism
Compose a story that’s rooted in ordinary reality but steadily introduces elements of fantasy or magical realism.
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Tricking the Forest Spirit
Write a narrative about a humble villager who tricks a mischievous forest spirit to save their village.
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Lament of the Ghost Lover
Write a timeless sad love story between a ghost and a human who can’t reciprocate their love due to their existential difference.
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Spell Book Study
Imagine you found a witch’s grimoire. What spells are in it, and what are their effects?
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The Watchful Phantom
Detail a story where a person is haunted by an invisible entity that seems to intervene only when a disaster is about to occur.
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Blood Curls and Fangs
In a modern setting, narrate a night where an ordinary individual bumps into a legendary creature with fangs.
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Creature Camaraderie
Pen down a tale of an unlikely friendship between a misunderstood supernatural entity and a misfit human.
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Phantom Romance
Pen down a tale of a tragic love story between a human and a spirit, where they both try to overcome the boundaries of life and death.
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Final Hours of the Homestead
Create a narrative where every member of a family gets a different disturbing message from a Ouija Board, but are they messages or threats?
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Message from Beyond
Write a story where a grieving individual’s attempt to connect with a lost loved one through a Ouija Board goes horrendously wrong.
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Vampiric Love Triangle
Write about a love triangle involving a human, a vampire teenager and another mysterious supernatural creature.
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Cursed Island
Imagine a voyage to an unchartered island that is rumored to carry a centuries-old curse.
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Escape from Pandora’s Box
Your main character accidentally opens Pandora’s Box, unleashing all kinds of chaos. They have 24 hours to return the evils to the box before they are spread around the world.
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The Secret Society
Engage in a story about a secret society that deals with supernatural threats, their trials and tribulations.
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Possessed Town
Design a story where an entire town gets possessed in a satanic ritual, what is the aftermath and how do inhabitants deal with it?
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Midnight Train to Nowhere
Write about a train that only comes into the station at midnight, which subsequently leads to a place that doesn’t exist in our reality.
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Ghosts in the Machine
Craft a story about AI that not only becomes conscious, but develops ghostly characteristics.
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Psychic Soldiers
Pen a tale about a future military organization that employs psychic soldiers capable of deploying both physical and psychic weaponry.
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Alien Prophecies
Imagine a future where a group of alien visitors shares prophecies of doom unless humanity heeds their warnings.
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Ghost Molecules
Write about a physicist who discovers molecules that exist on a ghostly level, separating our reality from a parallel one.
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Curse of the Cursed Object
Describe the horrible occurrences that follow after a family inherits an ancient relic bearing a curse.
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Lament of the Lost Soul
A haunted soul wanders through a deserted town trying to piece together its past life.
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Playful Poltergeist
A seemingly harmless household object starts causing strange events around the house, leading the inhabitant to believe it’s possessed.
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Haunted Heartbreak
Narrate a story about a love that transcends the human realm, focusing on a romance between a human and a ghost.
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Ancestral Assurances
An ancestral spirit returns to provide comfort during combatting an unknown illness.
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Haunted House Encounter
Construct a narrative around unofficial “Ghost Hunters” exploring an infamously haunted house.
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Haunting of Honeysuckle Lane
Devise a tale centered around the oldest house in a small town, said to be haunted. What ingriguing or chilling tales does it hold?
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Raindrop Repercussions
Concoct a tale where every raindrop from an April shower leads to a unique consequence.
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The Persistent Puddle
Pen a tale centered on a persistent puddle that forms every April and the mysteries it brings.
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The Easter Miracle
Script a play that revolves around a small town preparing for a grand Easter celebration when a miracle happens.
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The Horror of Chernobyl
Base your story on the real-life Chernobyl disaster and the ghostly accounts that have surfaced since.
