How to Write a Horror Story: 7 Tips for Writing Horror.
Some authors pen scary short stories that widen the reader's eyes, put a stop to blinking and take the reader into a world full of horror and fear. Short stories are, as their name implies, short, concise and end within about 7,500 to 10,000 words -- though many are much shorter.There's no other way to say this: You'd better get some toilet paper, because you're about to get the crap scared out of you. When we asked for your spookiest scary stories, we knew we'd get some.When writing scary stories, use a thesaurus or other vocabulary reference book to enhance your description of events, places and characters. The more interesting your vocabulary, the better your readers will be able to imagine themselves in the story.
Finally, to write a horror story you have to work specifically on the ending. Not just what the plot development will be, but rather how to reveal it to the reader. The way in which the characters realise the solution to the conflict can be subtle, by dropping clues throughout history.New prompts are added each week, and you can search by genre. But don’t let our categories stop you from putting your own spin on a writing prompt: if you find a short story idea tagged as sci-fi, but you think it would make a great romance plot, run with it! For tips on how to come up with your own story ideas, scroll to the bottom of the page.
Scary Story I looked up at the black sky. I hadn't intended to be out this late. The sun had set, and the empty road ahead had no streetlights. I knew I was in for a dark journey home. I had decided that by traveling through the forest would be the quickest way home. Minutes passed, yet it seemed.
