Send me a letter for an AU starter based on a horror or science fiction prompt.
A – Hunting for cryptids/paranormal investigator AU
B – Paranormal activity in our home AU
C – Lost in space AU
D – Necromancy AU
E – Mad scientist AU
F – Clairvoyant predicting disaster AU
G – Werewolf AU
H – Torture chamber AU
I – Alien invasion AU
J – Demonic possession AU
K – Post-apocalyptic wasteland AU
L – Lost in the woods with predators AU
M – Deadly merperson AU
N – Vampire AU
O – Serial killer and accomplice AU
P – Time travel AU
Q – Entering a parallel universe AU
R – Undead walking the earth AU
S – Stalker and victim AU
T – Coming into contact with a curse AU
U – Extreme natural disaster AU
V – Making deals with demons AU
W – Learning how to use dark magic AU
X – Vengeful ghost AU
Y – Spirit medium and desperate ghost AU
Z – Kidnapped and held hostage AU
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#240
Shadows walked onto the walls, warping into smoke-filled creatures that haunted the hallways.

Prompt: Old cemeteries were bounded by iron for a reason, but in this case it appeared that the metal hadn’t been pure enough and now we had some escaped ghuls on our hands.
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A person wanders into an antique shop, full of beautiful things. It’s full of people too, but the people seem to disappear suddenly. They soon learn that only ghosts come to this shop, and once the ghost finds their item, they are able to move on.
mysterious little towns
– headlights cutting through fog like thin sheens of ice, the darkness pressing against your car windows, settling into your mouth, escaping through every rattled breath, driving down some disturbing route you took a wrong turn on, the highway lost in the jigsaw puzzle stretch of land behind you, nocturnal animals watch you from the shrubbery, their eyes like red, yellow, brown bruises, the trees here seem to whisper to you.
– veins leaping out of your skin, the soulless eyes of hitchhikers on cross country roads, you stop by a gas station lit like a zombie apocalypse, a stale hotdog and frosty beer at the moonlit diner for half the price you pay in the city, suspicious dark blotches on the waitress’ blouse, a smile like a knife to the throat, your heart flooding.
– an empty playground, houses that seem to weep silently, strange lights in the sky, a newspaper always headlining inexplainable deaths & animal maulings, a black sedan, men in suits, that unshakable feeling like you’re being followed, shrill disembodied screams reverberating from the parking lot; crawling into your ribcage like spiders that hollow you out, you close your eyes & pretend you’re safe as if sleep won’t invite other nightmares.
– the lady at your doorstep attempting to sell you cursed objects, the occultist symbols painted on your door, the little boy with a hole in his head, yard sales of ancient objects and dolls with eyes like wolves in the night.
– ritualistic chanting, the kid who killed himself on the bridge, ravens flocking the skies like dark, bloodied stars, a pet cat that crawled out of its own grave, a moon silver and wraithlike, the man on the radio speaking directly to you, a warning to be aware of witchcraft and voodoo.
– days that stick to your teeth like bubblegum, nights that feel like they’re burying you alive, a latched door slowly creaking open, a piano’s melody swimming through your ears even though you don’t own a piano, the old lady next door who tells you stories about a wedding that never happened, your knuckles choking white, a painting on the wall that seems to change position everytime you look at it.
– a perpetual roller coaster ride, getting lost in a labyrinth of funhouse mirrors, watching blood soak your favorite jumper, a boy watching you from under the blanket of shadows, poltergeists trashing your bedroom when you get back, spilled tea on the floor, a face that looks like yours; but you’re not so sure anymore.
Horror Prompts
We need more horror in our lives.
- being stalked by an unseen creature in the dark in the forest
- buried alive
- road blocked by a car accident. character(s) stop to help, but turns out it’s a trap.
- finding out that someone has been watching your every move, stalking your house, and trying to break in each night
- being followed by a stranger at night
- being mailed pictures of yourself in your own home
- living a normal life where weird things start to seem out of place, only for you to wake up and find out the past few years you’ve lived have actually been you in a coma
- having hours of time pass in the blink of an eye and you don’t remember any of it/it feels like it’s only been minutes
- hallucination induced by drugs/lack of sleep/illness
- being awake and unable to move or make a sound during surgery or while someone is cutting you open
- trapped in a building with someone or something that’s trying to kill you
- finding out that one of your closest friends/family/significant other is a monster
- being experimented on
Stalker/Possessive sentences
For the first installment to this meme, check out Stalker Sentence Starters!
“Wear that outfit I like tonight. You know the one.”
“I never want to see you talking to them again.”
“I can’t stop thinking about you.”
“I’ve tried to move on, to think about someone else, but you’re always on my mind.”
“I’m obsessed with you.”
“You looked so precious in your sleep last night.”
“Don’t look at me like that; like you’re afraid of me.”
“Where were you? You’re thirty minutes late!”
“Tell me where you’re going and how long you’ll be gone.”
“You’re not leaving the house dressed like that.”
“It doesn’t matter where you go. I’ll follow you.”
“I can be everything you need if you’ll just give me a chance.”
“They’re no good for you.”
“I don’t like them. Stay away from them.”
“You’ll realize soon enough that no one appreciates you like I do.”
“I just want you to love me like I love you.”
“Look me in the eyes when I talk to you.”
“I see the way you look at them.”
“I want you to say you love me. Say it and mean it.”
“If you leave me, I don’t know what I’ll do.”
“I’m done hiding in the shadows.”
“We’re going to be together forever. Just you and me.”
“Leave them. Leave them and be with me instead.”
“Every time I see you talking to them, it makes my blood boil.”
“Are you just trying to make me angry?!”
“If you’re on your best behavior, I’ll treat you well.”
“Did you find the gifts I’ve been leaving you?”
“I was in your room last night. You looked so peaceful.”
“I’m sorry I stole your shirt. It still smells like you.”
“No one will ever love you as much as I love you.”
“If I can’t have you, no one can have you.”
“No! Shh, shh, don’t yell!”
“I don’t care what your friends have planned, you’re not leaving the house tonight.”
promptsforthestrugglingauthor:
Writing Prompt #255
It was only supposed to be a short walk through the woods. I had heard it was a shortcut, and it was by no means late enough in the day to worry about being lost. Not worrying, however, was my first mistake.
Writing Prompts 2.0
So I’m doing this again because my phone is broken and I’ve lost all the progress I’ve made on A Winchester (3). So send in a character and number and I’ll write a drabble.
1. “Is that what you’re doing? Trying to make me to hate you?”
2. “I’ve been in love with you my entire life.”
3. “I’m not happy here.”
4. “If he’s going to treat you like shit I’m going to kick his ass.”
5. “I just want to cuddle and watch Friends.”
6. “You’re hiding something from me.”
7. “If I die, I’m going to haunt your ass.”
8. “I want my best friend back.”
9.“You better have a good reason for waking me up at the ass-crack of dawn.”
10. “I don’t know what I did to deserve you.”
11.“A wedding?”
12. “I just want to be alone right now.”
13. “Don’t you dare to ever do that again!”14. “Where would someone hide in a town like this?”
15. “If I ever see you anywhere near her, you’ll have to deal with me!”16. “I thought you were a dream come true.”
17. “Everyone keeps telling me you’re the bad guy.”
18. “I came here to explain what happened, and I’m not leaving until you listen.”
19. “I made a mistake.”
20. “H-How long have you been standing there?”
21. “You can’t break my heart like this!”22. “I wasn’t going to wait around for you forever.”
23. “The skirt is supposed to be this short.”
24. “I’ve moved on.”
25. “This is why you don’t ever have any shirts to wear.”
26. “Run, and don’t ever look back.”
27. “The three seconds rule doesn’t apply to sticky foods.”
28. “I think I’m in love with you, and I’m terrified.”
29. “Please, don’t give up on me.”
30. “When are you going to realize that I don’t care?”31. “I may be an idiot but I’m your idiot.”
32. “When you love someone, you just don’t stop. Ever. Even when people roll their eyes or call you crazy… even then. Specially then!”33. “Fuck…I feel I’ve been hit by a car.”
34.“Those things you said yesterday… Did you mean them?”
35.
“I know that you have reached a decision, but given that it is a stupid ass decision I have elected to ignore it”
36. “i;m tired of being your secret.”
37.“They always make shower sex sound so appealing, but honestly it seems quite dangerous.”
38.“Do you ever think if people heard our conversations they’d lock us up?”
39.
“Let me tell you exactly where in hell you can go.”
40.“Who gave you that black eye?!”
41.“After everything you did, you’re asking ME to apologize for snapping at you ONCE?”
42. “I miss her so damn much, and it’s killing me that she’s gone!”
43.
“What the hell are you doing here?! I told you I never wanted to see you again!”
44. “It must be hard with your sense of direction, never being able to find your way to a decent pickup line.”
45. “Are you drunk?”
46."I’m sorry, what were you saying? I keep getting lost in your eyes”
47.
“You got her pregnant?! What were you thinking?”
48. “It’s OK baby, I’m here for you.”
49.“You say the nastiest things when you’re angry, so yes, I’m walking away from you now.
50.
“I’m starting an idiot jar. Any time you do or say anything idiotic, you have to put at least a dollar in it—more depending on how stupid the thing that you said or did was.”
51.
“My parents asked about you.”
52.“Oh, gosh, you’ve insulted me! What ever shall I do? I’ll be mentally and emotionally scared for years!”
53.“You haven’t even touched your food. What’s going on?”
54. “Do you need me to get anything from the store?”
55.“They say I’m in here because I’m crazy, I think I’m crazy because I’m in here.”
56. “You’re hurting me, let me go.”
57. “If you don’t want to talk about what happened, then say so. Don’t just lie and say it’s fine.”
58. “I was going to kiss him, but then my friend texted me about going to Taco Bell, and, well, there’s this cashier that works there who is way cuter, so I bailed on the rest of the date.”
59. “Don’t say you love me.”
60. “It’s a hobby of mine to prove you wrong.”
Writing Prompt #151
promptsforthestrugglingauthor:
“It’ll be fine, it’ll be fine, it’ll be fine…” He murmured the mantra, holding onto his legs, pressed against the corner of the room. But he knew it was coming.