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30 Best Halloween Short Story Ideas
Showing 30 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
Write a story about a family adopting a black cat, just in time for Halloween.
Set your story on a hayride. Bonus points if a headless horseman makes an appearance.
Write a story about a festive neighborhood battle between one family who loves Halloween and another family who loves Christmas.
Write a story about pumpkin picking… in the middle of a storm.
Write a story about a good witch and a bad witch who try to outdo each other on Halloween.
Write a story about the all-out war among the PTA moms to snatch up the last Spider-Man costume in the costume shop.
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."
Write a story about the local PETA branch starting a campaign supporting black cats on Halloween day.
You're haunted by a ghost. That's not the problem. The problem is that this ghost is really, really, really chatty.
Write a story about a catastrophic attempt to use grandma's famous pumpkin pie recipe for the annual Halloween feast.
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 a group of five friends who set out at night for trick or treating… and when they return, they're only four.
A group of students hold a high-stakes competition to see who can carve the best jack-o-lantern. The class clown is appointed the judge.
Write a story about an ongoing rivalry between a vampire and a werewolf for supremacy over Halloween.
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