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29 Best Dark Short Story Ideas
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You're on a sleepover with your best friend, when your best friend starts to act strangely.
Someone steps out of your television set… and you were watching a horror movie.
Write a story with these words: "teddy bear," "black," "blood."
Only one swordsman emerges alive from a bloody battle. And without a single wound. How does he explain his survival?
Shaking, you take a step back from the sight in front of you. You'd never seen so much blood in your life.
The pumpkin flickered while you carved it… but there was no candle in it.
A child was stolen, and a straw doll left in their place.
You're digging in your garden when you unearth something that makes you stagger from shock.
An evil king has seized control of the land. The world's only hope? An even eviller witch who has the powers to stop him.
Set your story at a graveyard overnight.
You start hearing sounds, but when you ask your friend about it, they look at you with a confused expression.
Your diary has started leaking blood. You have to find out what this means, but you have a time limit because the more blood that leaks from it, the weaker you seem to get.
The monster from your nightmare is standing next to you when you wake up.
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