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30 Best Halloween Short Story Ideas
Showing 30 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
You signed up for what you thought was a sweepstakes to win the latest Apple iPhone model, only to discover to your horror when you get to the fall festival that it's actually a competition to see who can eat the most apples in 30 minutes.
A group of friends go pumpkin picking at a local farm and have a competition to see who can find the biggest pumpkin. Plot twist: the farm has a previous reputation for being haunted.
You are the Grinch who hates Halloween, and your mission this year is to replace every single Ferroro Rocher with brussel sprouts.
You've been turned into a ghost! Now the fun part begins. Who do you pick to haunt, and why?
Write a story about a catastrophic attempt to use grandma's famous pumpkin pie recipe for the annual Halloween feast.
A group of high school students go on an educational field trip to a graveyard to learn about the history of the area. But when a storm starts up and they get trapped, they have to figure out how to survive the night.
Write a story about a group of five friends who set out at night for trick or treating… and when they return, they're only four.
Each year, the Springers host the town's most epic Halloween costume party. You're determined to win the grand prize this year, except that this year the theme is "Willy Wonka."
A ghoul, a ghost, and a mummy walk into a bar. What happens next?
You're donating blood as normal in October when you notice that the nurse taking care of you is... strangely... pale? And seems to have oddly-shaped teeth... that almost look like fangs...?
Write a story about the all-out war among the PTA moms to snatch up the last Spider-Man costume in the costume shop.
Write a story about two costume shops who try to outdo each other with bigger and crazier costumes each Halloween.
Write a story about a family who goes pumpkin picking, only to discover that at some point their prize pumpkins have been mysteriously switched with others from the patch. What happens next?
Someone has been stealing from other kids' pools of candy on Halloween. This means war.
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