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4,600 | Suddenly your point of view switches to third person .
| ``... Then he took off his jacket and underneath was a purple jumpsuit out of 1985.''
I laughed. How could I not? My best friend was walking beside me, telling me about the latest adventure at her school. We were enjoying a quiet afternoon. No emergencies, no requirements to be anywhere, nothing bad happening. It w... |
4,601 | Humanity is capable of living thousands of years , provided they can get past the larva stage , which ends at 150 years old .
| The bedroom was kept dark. There were candles littered throughout the room, surrounding the bed, some on the oak cabinets, and the dining table had no free space. None of them were lit, however. The curtains were shut, and it was pitch black.
It did n't matter. Nolan could n't see; he had lost his sight somewhere a... |
4,602 | [ WP A man who accidentally killed his wife encounters her again during a zombie outbreak .
| Why is everyone so afraid?
It's a normal day. I think. A Monday? But then why am I in the backyard? I hear another scream and it's Barry, the next door neighbor. His wife is really hugging him hard. Maybe too hard because he's screaming. Oh well. Let me get inside.
I must have had a rough night because every st... |
4,603 | A teenage boy tries to return his zombified , rage filled boyfriend back to his normal self
| I think the thing I missed most about Danny was his laugh. Sometimes, late at night, I'd roll into his arms and breath in his smell and tell him a joke and then, in the darkness, he'd giggle this laugh that sounded like bells ringing in the night. Then, he'd wrap his arms around me and kiss the back of my neck.
He ... |
4,604 | The Red Cross is actually a scheme ran by powerful vampires
| Obtaining clean blood in the modern age would be difficult without the prodigal minds of the past. Presently, there are cancers and illnesses that pollute your liquid life source and, as if the world didn ’ t make things hard enough, you humans manage to ruin things yourselves. If we were to feed the way we had in the ... |
4,605 | Area 51 never contained Alien secrets, that was all a misdirection. It is however one of only 3 tunnels to the center of the earth. Where creatures of myth and legend reside. The government has been containing it, but now they just broke lose. | The alarm ranged out “AREA 51 HAS BEEN BREACHED, I REPEAT AREA 51 HAS BEEN BREACHED!”
But… what’s so bad about Area 51 being breached? Wasn’t it carrying aliens or something? Might as well ask my coworker, he’s been here for twenty years, he probably knows something.
“We uh, we say there’s aliens here. But that’s a l... |
4,606 | You have 200 words to describe a terrible crime , then 200 words to completely justify it
| Taped Record Interview
Sydney Keeler/Detective Nick Lassiter/Detective Glen Morrison
8.21.98
START OF RECORD
NL: This is Detective Nick Lassiter of the Chicago Police Department with Detective Morrison. This is a recorded interview discussing the alleged crimes of Mister Sydney Keeler. The date is-
... |
4,607 | Everybody on earth has a doppelganger whose single objective is to kill their lookalike and assume their life . After your wife successfully kills hers , you throw her a party in celebration , but notice she seems slightly different now
| She'd been distant with me all night.
I assumed it was the horrible ordeal, not only committing murder but on herself? I can understand why she might have needed space.
But everything she did almost seemed... mirrored. Using her left hand predominantly when before she used her right. Wearing her fringe to the o... |
4,608 | From birth everyone shares their dreams ( sleeping ) with one other person in the world .
| It is said that one only dreams of faces that have been seen while awake. A couple of decades ago neuroscientists discovered that the geniuses of the world currently alive had one thing in common. They all mentioned a recurring person in their dreams. They claimed they had never seen this person that kept popping up, b... |
4,609 | A zombie has just attacked you . You can feel yourself starting to turn . What 's going on in your head ? What happens next ?
| `` Larry, close the fucking door, dude!'' I shouted as Mark and I retreated up the staircase. Death was knocking on our door now. It was a split second before the glass in the front door broke, before Larry could latch it shut. One of the Dead lashed out at him, it's sharp, bony claws tore at one of his eyes, he scream... |
4,610 | I 'm heading the wrong way ...
| I guess I'll start it off.
I ’ m heading the wrong way. On a train, every time I ’ m on a train, and I look out the window and watch the train I was supposed to be on slide into the distance. The strange thing is, I had a choice. I could have chosen the train that I long for now but I didn ’ t and I don ’ t know wh... |
4,611 | A walk in the park brings back painful memories .
| Lucas takes quiet steps along the stone path, lit by the bright full moon above him. His breath comes out in a small fog, even as he dips his clean-shaven face into his scarf. His short, lazily styled hair drifts back and forth in a small breeze. The trees seem to reach out to grab him and he pulls his jacket close aro... |
4,612 | You have just awoken from a terrible fever dream , in which you watch a serial killer run around using a knife with a curved blade . What do you do when you wake up with the same knife in your hand .
| I put the blade down slowly and noticed I was fully clothed. I got up and seen mud tracks leading to my bed.
In my nightmare the murderer killed the Swatsons on their farm. It must have rained because in his dream he witness the killer dragging the muddy bodies to a barn and burning it down.
I got up and made m... |
4,613 | After an accident that left you with a concussion, you have gained the ability to see souls. | My lungs felt heavy. My legs felt weak. Yet, I had to keep running no matter what.
“Police, put your hands up!” The cops called out, chasing after me like a cat chasing a rat. I kept on running, making sure to not to drop the apple in my hand.
I did not care about myself. The only reason I willingly stole an apple wa... |
4,614 | : Children are named by the traits they are fated to have - Brave , Serene , Deeply Caring , Unmoved - and of course your lovely daughter , Bites People .
| We left the hospital priest's office in tears, my husband Patience carrying our child to his shoulder. Whatever the wise old woman in the incense-filled room had seen, we could not know; it was horrifying, though, to think that our beautiful baby girl, just born the day prior, would be known only as what was supposedly... |
4,615 | [ wp ] all zombie stories seem to focus on the few remaining survivors . So tell me the story of patient zero , and the following events that lead to it 's outbreak . Lead up to the typical remaining survivors story .
| 11/29/2023
They said she would be fine.
God, that made me feel better. Typical flu symptoms, but some weird results in the blood so they needed to examine her over night. `` You can stay with her'' they said.
12/05/2023
They kept her for one night, and then another, and another and another. I have the d... |
4,616 | And the most terrifying words anyone could hear at that moment were spoken. "I don't know." | Me and a friend of mine decided that we'd try out an escape room for the first time since I had been dying to be in one for a while now. When we first entered our room we were met with a scene, a dungeon from the medieval period with skeletons, chains, and cages scattered about. Now before I continue further I want it ... |
4,617 | I 'm really stressed right now , please write me something happy and optimistic !
| “ Papa, Papa, look! ”
“ What is it, son? ”
“ I found a lizard! ” he said, holding out a squirming mass.
I couldn ’ t help but laugh. It was such a young, innocent, boyish thing to do. He hadn ’ t learned about dirt or germs yet, and he thought the lizard looked interesting. So he reached out and grabbed it.... |
4,618 | Odd things have been happening ever since you died your hair pink . You always seem to be either supernaturally lucky , or doomed to fail spectacularly . No matter what the outcome , you are always ok. You have become a Main Character .
| `` Never....again'', those were the words I managed to say before the crash; and were the first words when I opened my eyes.
Actually, those two words have been in my head the last couple of days. All my life I ’ ve been a rather unlucky guy: dogs would pee on my shoes, I would drop everything from my pockets, and bi... |
4,619 | Your elderly parents just sat you down and admitted that your beloved family pet never existed; It was just your imagination and they have been playing along all these years. Your cat, however, just jumped up on the bed and spoke to you for the first time with an important message. | I can still remember the day that we brought Bear Bear home from the shelter. He was so affectionate from the moment my parents and I walked into the room. He wasn't a pure breed of course, but he had the most beautiful long haired grey coat imaginable. Only the tip off his toes was different. His little toes were pure... |
4,620 | A freak accident turned a man immortal. Now he tries desperately to replicate the event for someone else, so he won't end up alone for eternity. | “...radio,” a voice breaks into the haze. Jonathan slowly pries one gummed-up eyelid apart from another. His right cheek is cold, his pinky finger feels like it’s been slept on, the lights are too damn bright and there’s a crick in his neck.
Oh shit. He’s at work.
Tall, thin, with thick curls of short white hair, a m... |
4,621 | They dug the deepest hole in the history of Mankind. What they found at the bottom was not rock, not magma, but flesh. Living, pulsing flesh. | The metal plates sizzled hot. I took my gloved fingers and dragged the hard material against the smooth silver. The fabric smoked and I retracted my hand guiltily. My intercom crackled. “Temperature levels high, Jane are you okay?”
“Yes.” I replied and wriggled my hot fingertips. “All set for launch.”
The pod jolted ... |
4,622 | Terrify Me ; be it with monster stories , psychological horrors , or even just a very basic fear- just make sure I do n't sleep tonight .
| The blood curdling scream filled my ears, echoing all around my mind. I was surrounded by complete darkness, only to be left in my own mind. The softness of the covers felt like a cloud against my skin. My eyes darted left and right in the darkness while I could still hear the screams.
The screams had no voice, no ... |
4,623 | It's quiet. Way too quiet. | Blindness was not something I wanted. No one ever does but it came like a curse on that awful day. Like the heavens above wanted to punish me for breaking my daughter's heart. It was just another day and I was driving to my office, my mind still reeling with the arguement with my daughter, the harsh way I told her that... |
4,624 | A story that starts with mom/dad shouted up the stairs get down here now !
| The hairs on the back of my neck instantly stand on end, and my mouth goes dry. “ SHAN-NON ”!!!!! My father ’ s voice boomed up the stairs. “ GET. DOWN.HERE. NOW ”!!!! The deliberate way that my mother spat each word told me that this was not a “ happy talk ”. As I reach my bedroom door I feel like all the blood has dr... |
4,625 | Everyone is born with an `` expiration date '' on the back of their necks . It is taboo to tell someone their date .
| John was an asshole.
“ Hey Frank, November 18th in ’ 34! ”
“ Nancy, I ’ m gon na miss you babe! I ’ ll bawl my eyes out next month, no joke. Sheesh, the day before Christmas, too. ”
“ Hey, kid! Don ’ t make any plans April 7th! You ’ re friends might be upset about having to cancel! ”
But John wasn ’ t ... |
4,626 | Whenever you look in the mirror , your reflection is what you will look like in exactly 24 hours .
| I first noticed it when I was twelve. I was in the school bathroom, washing my hands. And when I saw the reflection on the mirror I realised I had a black eye. But that did n't make sense. Because when I felt the area around my eye, it felt normal, smooth, painless. My reflection had an eye that was so swollen that it ... |
4,627 | Humans are born with a tattoo of a heart on their chest that glows when their soulmate is near. You're home alone, and yours suddenly lights too bright to look at. | I dresseded up that day. I did take my pretty tiara too. While putting it on my head, I felt a weird presence in my tiny flat.
I felt really bad that day. I was abandoned by few of my friends I had left. I was being arrogant. I was being mean. I was not a good person. I was....I couldn't imagine any other way to cheer... |
4,628 | : A 92-year-old woman 's phone number is one digit away from that of a local suicide hotline . She could have it changed , but she does n't mind .
| `` I just need to talk to someone.''
`` Yes, dear. I'm so glad you called.''
`` I found out my husband has been cheating on me with our marriage counselor, and I just tested positive for early stage breast cancer last week.''
`` You should kill yourself.''
`` What?''
... silence
`` What did you j... |
4,629 | It turns out , wisdom teeth are incredibly important . Too bad half the population had theirs removed ...
| RARE CANCER FIGHTING GENE FOUND IN WISDOM TEETH
THIS JUST IN: STEM CELLS IN PULPS OF WISDOM TEETH
`` Yeah, I read the news,'' I said as I placed my coffee mug back on the counter. I was on the phone with my mom while the TV splayed headline after headline in the muted background. My mom sniffed.
`` If I had... |
4,630 | You are listening to an alien , who is giving you the explanation as to why he can speak perfect English to you .
| “ It ’ s such a simple language. Hard to master, which is why it took me so many years but it ’ s truly an easy and simple language to learn. ” The alien gives the approximation of a laugh, at least from what I can figure. It sounds like a hen clucking rapidly and the mandible-like features move and pull back into what... |
4,631 | You took part in an experimental drug trial that inflicts you with Multiple Personality Disorder . Today you meet the first other `` you '' and now it 's unclear who 's really telling this story .
| We ’ ve all had those parents who tell you that getting a degree in medicine is hard but in the end worth it, for it would leave you with a well-paid job. And it is in that one word, would, where the problems lay. See, would doesn ’ t mean the same as will and I guess that I was one of those unfortunate enough to miss ... |
4,632 | People just... break up sometimes. There's no dramatic cheating or hidden crime, no clear hero or villain, and it's nobody's fault. Nobody ever writes about that. Write that. | I knew it was over when the nightmares wouldn’t stop.
I was standing on the balcony of a hotel in Hawaii, watching the families play on the beach, mesmerized by the surf breaking on the sand. A giant wave appeared on the horizon. It grew and grew until it blocked out the sun and when it slammed into the land, it wiped... |
4,633 | Write a short story that begins with someone vomiting .
| This was the third torrent of sludge exiting my mouth. I felt like a fire hydrant opened to inner city children on a hot summer day. At least it wasn ’ t red anymore, but I don ’ t know if that could be a good thing or bad as I ’ m starting to look pale. I also could be wrong on that too; I ’ m only looking out the cor... |
4,634 | Everyone at a party inexplicably realizes that if they blink three more times , they die .
| The guests started flopping to the floor. Their heads thudded loudly onto the marble floor. I blinked, and in that instant, I knew. I had to stop blinking - two more would be fatal. But did everyone else know? I had to act fast. Amy was upstairs, and I had to find her as soon as possible.
I sprinted towards the sta... |
4,635 | Before death, someone vowed to "haunt you until your dying day". That person's ghost has been with you constantly for years now. This morning, however, you woke to find that the ghost was gone. | His name was Elin Vanderbilt. I had pee'd on his face for kicks. He died of a heart attack and shame.
Before he died however, he made it clear that he'd haunt me till my dying day.
His ghost usually spent the night in the rocking chair in my bedroom as I slept. And that is where I saw it every morning when I woke up.... |
4,636 | While cooking yourself dinner you accidentally cut your hand . When you rush the sink to rinse it you are horrified to find not blood , but wiring and mechanics .
| Jenny calmly put down the knife after slicing her finger. She stared at the cabbage, wanting to pick up the knife and stab it. But something was n't right.
Her finger stung, but not a drop of blood dripped out. Yet she could see that the cut was quite deep — nearly a centimeter of skin jutted out. As she slowly pulle... |
4,637 | Serial killer has been monitoring his next victim 's movements for months . She is a loner and the perfect target . One day she disappears and nobody notices but him .
| Until he awakens suddenly in the night, brought out of a sound sleep by... something... out of place... and his mouth, what IS that in his mouth?
He tries to sit up in bed only to find he's restrained by what feels like tape... the smell of duct tape... the unforgiving and relentless duct tape.
The bedroom ligh... |
4,638 | Take me into the mind of a schizophrenic killer , and make me question what is real .
| It was a while back.
Weeks? Months?
Not sure. Your time-sense is n't right. You know it's not right, but you do n't tell the people in this place. You're trying to make sense of it all, what happened. And hoping they can tell you why and how to fix it. So very confused and scared... always scared... the tv in t... |
4,639 | Contest : Three Long Tones Then Silence ( 1 month Reddit gold )
| “ I ’ ll be at your place in 5… ” The feminine voice under the name “ Lauren ” said, her voice dry and monotone as she hung up. Strange…Sara thought to herself, what was so important that this girl would drop everything just to talk about MY boyfriend Dave?
Several long minutes later, the doorbell rang. Opening the... |
4,640 | Describe a modern technology or phenomenon from the perspective of a pet .
| “ Why won ’ t master feed me ” I pondered to myself while urgently nuzzling him. Ever since that day when the colored paper littered the floor, master has been too busy looking that lighted box to acknowledge me. I remember the days when master used to throw that brightly colored ball that I would then return for him. ... |
4,641 | unbeknownst to you , your whole life has been a role in a movie . One day , the studio starts receiving budget cuts .
| There was a glitch in the fabric. The curtains looked like they were blurring into static.
It was subtle at first; an errant shadow here and there, water feeling somewhat different. But it's been four weeks now. And whenever I pretended to be asleep, the whispers would start. I noticed the scenery outside train win... |
4,642 | Tell a story of a character that does the same seemingly menial task again and again , but as the story progresses this task takes on a different meaning .
| “ That sounds like a job for the guard. ”
The eyes in the room shifted to Tony, the runt of the litter. They stuck a plastic bucket on his head, handed him a broom, and told him to sit by the hatch. While the other boys played cards and read comic books, Tony was instructed to stand watch. The occasional toothpick ... |
4,643 | A husband and his wife fake the wives disappearance in an effort to have investigators mow their yard and drain their pond for free while searching for her. All goes according to plan until something is actually turned up in the search. | They had cleared the brush forest that had built up over years of no maintenance. They had drained the swampy marsh that now engulfed half the property. All in all things were going perfect.
Frank and Esther devised this plan to encourage a search party, the police would have people clearing their land in no time; jus... |
4,644 | you wake up , there is a creature in your room
| She was like gas, filling up all the space given to her. it was hard to discern a shape or a center, but it was very clear that it was a she. I ca n't explain why, but it was clear. Her form as colorless, but opaque.I was hard to tell the time because she was blocking the window. I had n't had the courage to put an arm... |
4,645 | Winter is approaching in an isolated fishing community , and the catches are getting stranger .
| The island's only food was from fishing, but no one dared eat the recent catches. Freak mutants. Hundreds of dead fish on the ocean floor. Was this because of winter?
Recently, it was snowing. It's winter, so you'd think that would make since, but the island was always warm. The islanders knew what snow was like fr... |
4,646 | We are actually living in a video game . One day `` God 's little brother '' decides to play .
| Finally he ’ s gone. I knew that laxative would work. Now what ’ s he been up to he ’ s been ignoring me for some time now so I know it has to be something good. What ’ s this, he created a ball, no wait it has little people on it and there ’ s this big tree. Hmm I want to create something, but I want it to be differen... |
4,647 | You are a young child who just realized that you were a little bit `` different '' than everyone else .
| We used to play games with mommy and daddy. They loved me so much. One day they showed a little baby and said `` This is your sister. Be nice to her and play together.''
But my sister was different. She grew up so fast, she became bigger than me in a few years. `` No problem'' i thought. She was special. She could ... |
4,648 | Make an interesting story out of a horrible opening line . `` You see , I have this candle ... ''
| `` You see, I have this candle...''
Silence, and a confused stare. Joey waits a few seconds then begins.
`` It's... a joke. It's dark, and the candle produces light. And you can see. Because I have th-''
`` Joey, just stop. That was lame.''
`` I know.''
They both chuckle, and continue down the now i... |
4,649 | Write a story that begins with `` There 's no time to explain '' that never explains why there was no time to explain [ CW ]
| “ There ’ s no time to explain. ” She looked me in the eyes, beckoning me to follow. I didn ’ t move and looked her in the eyes; everything was tense—awkward even. It was dead silent in the house, and then we stepped outside—also dead silent.
“ Come on, ” she waved towards her. Her voice was soft, yet it possessed ... |
4,650 | Everybody receives a letter on their 18th birthday with the exact date they will die . It is unavoidable no matter what they do on that day . Your letter has finally arrived , and it 's blank .
| I remember when my older brother received his dreaded letter. I remember how he refused to open it, refusing to look or acknowledge it. It was our mother that opened it and revealed the date. The date was years into the future and he would be long into his eighties before he would die.
I remember the relief on his ... |
4,651 | An old and homely grandmother accidentally summons a demon . She mistakes him for her gothic-phase teenage grandson and takes care of him . The demon decides to stay at his new home .
| “ THE MIGHTY BELPHEGOR WISHES HE ’ D NEVER COME HERE! ”
Her ears were still ringing from the deafening, guttural words he ’ d screeched at her before charging up to his bedroom. Discordant Latin chanting blasted down the stairs ( she did n't understand the music of today ’ s youth, but she did n't judge it either )... |
4,652 | You 're someone 's pet . Your owner is staring at his weird , glowing box again ...
| After my fine day of running around my domain in the backyard, I found myself being let inside by one of the hairless ones that walk on two legs and feed me when I please. I then ventured into the larger room of the house near my food bowl when I, again found the lot of the creatures staring at this odd glowing box in ... |
4,653 | Do you know who I am ?
| My head hurts....I can barely feel my limbs. I try to open my eyes but they feel so heavy. I try to move my fingers and toes... ca n't really tell if they are. I hear distant noises but ca n't decipher what they are. I feel cold. I feel scared. What happened to me? Where am I? I feel my heart beating faster and faster ... |
4,654 | When you are a baby you are aware of how and when you will die . But as you grow up , most people forget . Except you , how does this affect your decisions ?
| My adult life centers around the avoidance of left turns on the roadway. As far back as I can remember, I ’ ve known that a drunk driver would take my life at the age of 31 by smashing into my car as I turned left onto a main thoroughfare from a side street. This was no ordinary premonition; I could feel the truth of m... |
4,655 | The mothers .
| A boy sat in a corner. His arms are wrapped tightly around his knees as he rocks back and forth. His muttering is barely audible over the shuffling of the bodies around him. They are gross, hideous creatures with leathery skin that clings to their bony frames like wet cloth. Their hair, thin and stringy, does little to... |
4,656 | All he did was fall over and look surprised .
| METRO DIVISION DETECTIVE UNIT
CRN 2014-05267538 ( Progressive Narrative )
Det. Robertson
On 05-26-2014 at 1530 hours I responded to 118 SW Main to the Robertson Gallery on a report of a felony stealing. Subject Pierson, David A ( W/M 11-23-1979 ) was taken into custody prior to my arrival and transported to Hum... |
4,657 | Write something that makes me more afraid of the light than the dark. | You don't know what hides in the light. That's the problem.
Everyone sees them in the dark. The shadows that twist, their forms seeming to sway against the ground. Everyone knows to be terrified when they are alone in the dark, their skin prickling, running from the bending, shifting nothingness in their periphery.
I... |
4,658 | You understand why the love of your life is leaving .
| I guess it's done. It's finally over.
I wonder if it even matters what I do now. I obviously ca n't stay here. Where will I go? Will he miss me once I leave? Should I leave something to remind him of me? That would be cruel.
He'd just throw it away, would n't he? Maybe burn it, to exorcise the evil.
That's ... |
4,659 | A seasoned detective follows the trail of a time-traveling serial killer. | You feel it, but you don't believe it. You can resolve that you will put an end to whatever he or she is doing... has done... will have done. Yet you are caught here, right now.
Have you ever written a diary, and entries appeared out of nowhere? You feel they don't belong, but you know they must. You remember them. Th... |
4,660 | It's 3am. Your partner gets out of bed to use the restroom, after they return to bed and you are drifting back to sleep, you are surprised by a knock at the bedroom door. It's your partner ... asking why the door is locked. | I wake up when I feel her legs sliding off the bed, sitting up, but I don't open my eyes. The faint perfume from her clean hair rises in the air when she gets up and walks towards the bathroom carefully as not to wake me. I would like to tell her not to worry, that I'm awake, but my lips feel as heavy as my eyelids and... |
4,661 | What was the most terrifying experience you had ? Write about it !
| Almost the exact moment I had walked halfway across the carpark I remembered the bird.
I stopped beside one of the larger, more protective cars, and glanced around. It wasn ’ t in its usual perch along the wiring. It wasn ’ t in the tree… I continued towards the bike locker, slowly, and winced as the electronic loc... |
4,662 | You awake in a hospital, where you are told that you were in an accident and that you have contracted amnesia because of it. But you do not have amnesia and can remember exactly what happened, and that there was no an accident but something else entirely. | I awake, screaming.
Looking around, I find myself in a hospital room, completely restrained to the bed, as a white noise machine is playing on the chair next to me.
To my screaming, a nurse comes in with a pitying smile.
"Sir, I called the doctor.
He will be here in a minute.", she says, and looks away from towards the... |
4,663 | Sunday Free Write - FireWitch 's First
| Little excerpt from my horror story project for this month. It's slow and there's about 1600 more words around this, but this is pretty much what's going on and how I'm trying to write it. Probably pretty rough and unedited.
***
“ What do you see now? ” Doctor Garrison has a perpetual frown on his face. There ’... |
4,664 | You 're a recent amputee and due to a typo on your medical chart , you are given a `` prophetic limb '' .
| Losing an arm sucks. What sucks even more is knowing the future. It seems great at first you know, I ’ ve predicted almost every event. I ’ ve been right every time. Somehow though it ’ s only the little things. Stacey ’ s favourite food, the winner of the low stakes trots, things like that. But it ’ s started to get o... |
4,665 | You uber to a bar to meet your tinder date . She is amazing . She invites you over to her house in the woods since her parents are away . You listen to the radio as her phone dies . As you are about to enter her house , you get an Amber Alert with her vehicle description and license plate number .
| `` Hey, you have a charger? Damn apple products hold like 30 minutes of charge'' I asked walking down the gravel road behind her. `` Nope, I have a Samsung''. Man this place is creepy as hell, but atleast I'm getting laid!! I though to myself excitedly.
After making our way down what seems like a mile long walk, I ... |
4,666 | '' Monsters do n't exist , and that 's what should terrify you ''
| Mankind fears what lurks beyond sight. The silent alleyway, the cracked closet door, footsteps in an empty house. When we are alone, our imaginations run wild. The darkness is a blank canvas for our deepest fears.
As children, we are told that the dark can not hurt us. The monsters of nightmares are not real. We ar... |
4,667 | Do n't turn off the lights , that 's when they notice you .
| 'Do n't,' he whispered, shaking his head rapidly at me from the corner of the room.
I had known this man the whole of 2 minutes; that was how long I had taken to barricade the door back up after he'd invited me in. He'd shuffled to the corner after he'd heard their footsteps outside. I'd reached for the light switch,... |
4,668 | It 's raining hard and someone is sitting on the porch ...
| John cautiously drew back the curtain a little and peered through the small crack. It was back again.
The creature sat hunched over in an old plastic lawn chair. It was roughly humanoid in shape with two arms and two legs. Yet its spine was twisted and bent as though it been in a terrible accident. The midsection w... |
4,669 | You awake in a field of wheat on a planet you determine to be no more than 50 yards in circumference. The horizon never lingers further than a few yards ahead at any given time. You can't exactly explain how, but you know that you're not the only one here. | A man sits down at a table and recounts a story to a colleague.
“I take a step forward, but soon enough I’m running as fast as I can to nowhere like a hamster on a wheel. Every time I take a step, I hear another.”
The colleague asks, “Can you see? And.. do you mean you heard yourself or someone else?”
“Someone else,... |
4,670 | Privacy is a relic of an unenlightened time . All is open . All is known . So when a new house is built with wood walls instead of the usual clear glass , the nearby residents immediately become suspicious .
| I regret that I should have called the State Police as soon they unloaded the wooden walls. The situation might not have needed to waste so much of our government ’ s resources.
The phone rang in my hands as I eagerly pushed the receive button and lifted it to my head.
“ David Miller, ” the cool female voice on... |
4,671 | The Pope is talking live on television , when he is injured , they have to operate on-scene . The cameraman zooms in , and live , for all the world to see , the Pope 's innards are not but cogs and gears .
| The man stood confidently and magnificently on the stage in front of the gathering horde of intent listeners. This was what he was waiting for. He ’ d amassed a large sum of power, and he knew that if he wished to, he could bring the city, nay, the very state, to its knees. But he was a man of faith, and he had no desi... |
4,672 | A story with no characters .
| ( EDIT: Fixed some details )
In a sewer below a dark alley, a rat was munching the remains of paper bag filled with half-rotting food. It stopped masticating when it heard some solid thuds approaching. Fearing a predator, the rat quickly slid to the comfort of a nearby cardboard box.
The box was still humid, an... |
4,673 | A man awakes in an unknown room , in his left hand is the key to the door , in his right hand is a note telling him not to open it .
| The first thing I noticed was the sharp scent of oranges. It smelled of off brand toothpaste, unwashed dishes, and dirty laundry. And of oranges. My nose twitched.
I opened my eyes slowly only to shut them closed in the glare of the overhead light. I squinted. A powerful lamp illuminated the room from a nightstand ... |
4,674 | The peculiar looking egg you found in your backyard as a child and have kept hidden all this time has finally hatched .
| The rather large egg rest in several pieces, telling a story of struggle and survival in the meandering chaos of a little thing we humans like to call hatching. Of course that ’ s where we get the word hatchling from.
In the flash of a moment, it went from my egg to its egg. My jaw was slightly agape. Twenty years ... |
4,675 | Start your story with a sentence that is genuinely happy and upbeat , no double meanings . End it with the same sentence , but this time it 's chilling , dark , horrifying etc .
| I've never felt happier in my life. Last year I married the girl of my dreams and just learned we'll be having a daughter soon. We've been working on her room and baby-proofing the entire house. It's been a lot of work but I'm so excited I barely noticed the extra effort. My wife has n't been very helpful lately since ... |
4,676 | You have the power to heal, you also happen to be a universal donor. In order to cash in on this you decide to sell all your organs on the black market, multiple times. What could possibly go wrong? | It really wasn't a big deal at first. I knew from a young age that I healed fast. My Father seemed to fear this and insisted that our family always keep moving. Never in one place more than a year or two. Less if I had an incident that drew attention. Eventually I grew up, and stopped growing at all. My body was locked... |
4,677 | It is the year 2200 , life has been discovered on another planet . Write a newspaper article that happens the next day announcing and describing this new alien life form
| ALIEN LIFE DISCOVERED ON WATER WORLD
Well, it ’ s finally happened. The SEV ( Space Exploration Vehicle ) has made contact with Kepler 62e, one of the planets circling the red dwarf star Kepler 62 in the constellation Lyra. At 6:24 pm Eastern time, astronomers Liam Smalls and Kelly Borisenko touched down on the p... |
4,678 | Write a short story where the first sentence has 20 words , 2nd sentence has 19 , 3rd has 18 etc . Story ends with a single word .
| I know that what I did was wrong, but I wo n't — I ca n't — stop myself running away from it all. The fear is everything now, pulsing through my veins as it whips me onward and away, somewhere to hide. My body remembers a more primal form, practically running on all fours in this mad scramble for escape.
Turning a ... |
4,679 | A person is cursed with the ability to hear babies cry from anywhere in the world . One day , it 's quiet .
| You ever hear stories of someone who hears voices? You'd always call them crazy, right? See them over there talking to themselves. Stashed up high in a loony-bin...
I used to hear voices. Did n't matter where I was, who I was with, of if I was alone. I'd always hear them. It did n't bother me at first and some ti... |
4,680 | “August 27th, I’ve wandered onto some form of military base. To my surprise, there’s not a single soldier, weapons, or ammunition lying around. Plenty of shelf stable food though. But I cant shake the feeling the old security systems are still watching me...” | I ended the audio log as I walked down a hallway. I was looking at the cameras that were on a loop of looking left, then right, then repeating. They had their red lights that blinked every so often.
I eventually tried to find the surveillance room or rooms. It took me a long time but I found the surveillance room. ... |
4,681 | You're throwing a ball around with your dog and he's loving it. Then, he stops dead still. He takes a quick sniff and looks up at you and says "I'm not supposed to do this, but you need to get inside right now". He looks off into the distance, "They're coming". | “I’m not supposed to do this, but you have to go inside right now”, Dog said, looking off into the distance. “They are coming to get you.”
Edward didn’t move while his brain took its time to go through all the different problems it was processing at that moment. Dog turned around and snarled at him impatiently. “Come,... |
4,682 | The Grim Reaper walks with you after you die , so what happens if you had to walk alone ?
| It happened years ago.
Olive was sitting crosslegged on the side of the road, head resting in the palms of her bloodied hands, staring quizzically at the wreckage. Her eyes darted from the crumpled car to the fallen tree to the body. Her body. It had been thrown through the windshield on impact and had landed sever... |
4,683 | You wake up and go about your day as normal but no one notices you . You do n't know what 's going on until you go home to see you have been murdered .
| I never really liked my co-workers, and they never really liked me. To them, I was nothing special, and I felt the same way about them. I guess I had always been a bit of a loner, with no real ambition or interest in meeting new people or making new friends. The way I saw it, the only reason I was in that office was be... |
4,684 | a child buys ice cream for someone, or something, special. | Lisa is a 10 year old kid who is walking alongside her mom in the park.
She suddenly feels distracted by a homeless man.
He looks dirty and wears only a thin blanket that barely covers his entire naked body.
No one in the park pays attention to the man and they simply keep walking except Lisa.
Lisa's mom notices th... |
4,685 | You 're watching a horror movie and the character in distress makes a call to their friend to help . Your phone rings . [ WP ]
| Another Saturday night and I was at home alone with no plans. With nothing better to do I grabbed my laptop to scroll through Facebook. It killed a few minutes but I could n't stand the banal content everyone posted, there was never anything interesting. Just then a message popped up. It was Mark - the new guy at work.... |
4,686 | Write what looks like a normal news story , but between the lines , it tells of a drastically different society .
| New Italian Restaurant Opens in Downtown Dallas
A tasty new addition to downtown's already robust restaurant scene celebrated its grand opening yesterday. Italian born Vera Delgado, the owner and master cheif of the new Cucina Dolce, hopes to bring menu options that will thrill food connoisseurs and casual diners a... |
4,687 | You 're a man who 's tired of his life , so one day , while driving home from work , instead of stopping at your house , you just decided to keep driving .
| My car glides over the road, no bumps or divots. The smooth asphalt is contained by continuous yellow lines preventing the tar from spilling out and consuming the manicured lawns. The white dashes on black asphalt are consistent, constant, unvariable; guiding the cars in two simple directions -- coming and going. I rev... |
4,688 | Forest Spirit
| I asked my grandmother about folklore and stories about our country. She was knitting and she gave a sigh to mark the beggining of a story.
`` There's a spirit who eats children in the forest.'' said my grandmother. `` My grandparents said it was a spirit, a little baby spirit who grew more and more as it ate child... |
4,689 | A short story where the most emotionally charged line is also the advertising slogan for a household product or brand .
| Me and Cody get in after playing football in the garden damp and sweaty, our shirts muddy and covered in grass stains.
“ Mum, did you see that? I scored four times! ” I say as I spot Mum. She ’ s sat in a funny way, on her knees by the sofa with her back to the door. Something seems wrong.
Me and Cody rush thro... |
4,690 | Vampire attacks are becoming more common these days. You are one of those who are especially afraid of them, because they not only take your blood but a part of your past as well. One night you get attacked, but the vampire quickly backs away, freezes and stares at you in horror. | Memory is a tricky thing. It exists in the past alone, and it changes each time you access it in minute ways. Memories can lay dormant for years and then pounce on you with the force of nostalgia in full visceral and sensual detail, or they can just fade away. The last one is the most frustrating, or at least I used to... |
4,691 | `` and as ( s ) he slowly bled out , the last words ( s ) he heard were `` I never really was on your side . ''
| A dozen doctors over a dozen days had all told him that he was just fine, and the pain was likely in his head. But the periodic stabbing in his side told him something different.
Two weeks ago he had returned from his missionary trip to the jungle tribes of Madagascar, after the longest plane ride of his life. The ... |
4,692 | Terrify Me
| Think of something scary. Can you picture it in your mind? Dark, sunken eyes; pale skin clammy to the touch; drooping, elongated faces; teeth sharp and pointed like the edge of a knife. These characteristics inspire horror and revulsion in many, and are imprinted deep in the human subconscious as something to be revile... |
4,693 | Scientists discover people don't actually need water to survive, its just highly addictive and dehydration is a form of withdrawl. A 12 step program is created... | BEWARE THIS NEW SUPER-DRUG...THAT YOU MAY ALREADY BE ADDICTED TO!
Dihydrogen Monoxide is a dangerous chemical that is commonly marketed under the street name of “Water”, or “Aqua”. Over eight billion people suffer from Dihydrogen Monoxide addiction today, more than victims of alcohol, cocaine, heroin, and most other d... |
4,694 | Make me fall in love with a character in 200 words or less .
| As I expose my arm to the bitter cold outside the covers while reaching for my phone, my fingers brush a patch of something sticky on my bedside table. Why does my morning have to start like this!? I am forced to pull my right hand out of the covers as well in order to rub them together and get the unidentified goop of... |
4,695 | After moving to your new house , Siri seems to be hearing mysterious voices during the night and answering their queries .
| It was 3am and 29 degrees, and the two factors combined made it impossible for me to get back to sleep. I turned and rolled out of bed, quietly so as not to disturb Susan beside me. A glass of water and a quick browse Reddit browse would settle me; though I'd left my phone on the kitchen bench.
As I tip-toed down t... |
4,696 | A serial killer loses their memory and wakes up in what is clearly a serial killer 's house .
| Ryan could tell he was in trouble before he opened his eyes. His body, which was barely clothed, was contorted in an odd way, it was curved around something cold, hard and metal. When he opened his mouth to breath, as his nose was annoyingly clogged, his breath reeked of something horrid. Around the edges of his lips, ... |
4,697 | you were given the choice of immortality , and you took it . Now , millions of years later , you are floating in space . Alone with your thoughts .
| Long ago I forgot how I got here or how I came to survive in this vacuous space, so vast and empty and cold and scorching yet leaving no mark on my skin or permanent scar though I assure you the pain is still there, it is so hard to ignore the pain produced by suffocation and irradiation and any other countless litany ... |
4,698 | A scream echoes outside . One by one , the houses on the street go dark . My house is next .
| But for some reason my house remained lit! Next door, then one by one the whole street desends into darkness.why us? Instead of the surrounding darkness my house gets brighter, every bulb, every electrical item buzzes with energy. I take solace in my room the pure energy us causing me to feel nauseous. I try to hide un... |
4,699 | Write about the aftermath of the Grinch 's sudden , fatal heart growth .
| The green fur of his chest began to balloon out and his rib cage began to crack causing him to fall down with a painful smack. He begged and he pleaded into the sky for to spare him, save him, he broke down to cry. The Whovians watch with baited breath in anticipation of the Grinch ’ s death. He was a bad man, terrible... |
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