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Include the line “We’re not alone” or “Did you hear that?” in your story.

– 42 stories

Center your story around someone trying to resist their darker impulses. Whether they succeed or fail is up to you.

– 50 stories

Write a story about a misunderstood monster.

– 47 stories

Include an unexpected knock on a door or window in your story.

– 35 stories

Write a story from the POV of a witch, corpse, or supernatural creature.

– 76 stories

Your protagonist notices a strange coincidence...

– 13 stories

Include the line “It’s a sign” or “Something’s not right” in your story.

– 49 stories

Write about a character who ignores every warning — or follows one too far.

– 38 stories

Include a bad omen (e.g., a broken mirror, a dead bird, a black cat) in your story.

– 57 stories

Set your story on a day when everything feels slightly wrong.

– 26 stories

Write a story about a character who is haunted by someone or something.

End your story without answers or certainty.

– 65 stories

Include the words "My lips are sealed" or "Don’t tell anyone" in your story.

– 42 stories

Write a story with two (or more) characters who meet for the first time — and one of them has a secret.

– 33 stories

Start or end your story with a character noticing something they were never meant to see.

– 28 stories

Write a story that includes something secret in it (e.g., a secret group/society, a secret ingredient).

– 64 stories

Write about a character who notices something others cannot — or refuse to — see.

– 56 stories

Include the line "You’re imagining things" or "You’re lying" in your story.

– 41 stories

Write a story that includes a testimony, a statement, and/or a transcript.

– 18 stories

Start or end your story with a warning that nobody takes seriously.

– 35 stories

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