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20 Horror and Thriller Story Ideas

The Deadly Salesman A Traveling knife salesman starts knocking on doors in a small town. Some are receptive and kind to his sales pitch. Some slam the door in his face. But this particular salesman doesn’t take rejection well, and his knives are very sharp. Demon Nurse A Nurse/Witch puts a curse on a room […]Continue Reading
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16 Horror Story Ideas

The Deadly Day A boy is cursed by a witch to live the same horrifying day over and over again, like groundhog day, but with a serial killer chasing him. Killer Fat Camp Bobby’s parents sent him to fat camp. But unlike a normal fat camp, at this “camp” cannibals hook the kids up to […]Continue Reading
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9 Horror Story Ideas

In the spirit of October and Halloween I figured I’d do a few horror/scary writing prompts. I find it a little more challenging to come up with horror story ideas. Most great horror fiction is just some adaptation of a previous ideas, with different characters and story lines. Family in the walls The Middleton family […]Continue Reading
Horror, Writing Prompts

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    I started this blog as a brainstorming exercise to see how many different unique science fiction ideas I can come up with. It's just a way to exercise the creative side of my brain a little everyday. I spend about 10 minutes on each idea. They are not meant to be complete stories with beginnings and endings. Would love to hear feedback on any of my ideas!