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30 Best Halloween Short Story Ideas
Showing 30 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
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 using the Halloween colors somewhere in the piece: orange, black, purple, and green.
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.
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 good witch and a bad witch who try to outdo each other on Halloween.
You are the Grinch who hates Halloween, and your mission this year is to replace every single Ferroro Rocher with brussel sprouts.
A group of kids get an invite to a costume party in the neighborhood… but when they arrive, the monsters aren't costumes. They're real.
A ghoul, a ghost, and a mummy walk into a bar. What happens next?
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.
Write a story about pumpkin picking… in the middle of a storm.
Spin a scary story that could be told around a bonfire at night.
Write a Halloween story based on your latest nightmare.
Write a story about a festive neighborhood battle between one family who loves Halloween and another family who loves Christmas.
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