Set your story at a party that has gone horribly wrong.

Posted in Horror on Oct 25, 2022

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“Let's All Go To The Carnival” by Pam Patola

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“How did you hear about this place?” My voice broke the long-established silence, a silence that had been building since we snuck out of our houses. It was almost like Marty thought his mother would still be able to hear him despite the hour of walking we put between us. “You know, those like, internet rabbit hole type site.” He replied in a quick tone that almost sounded like he was trying to hush me. I had initially been excited when he brought of the proposition of some festival hidden deep in the nearby woods. “I found this invite online...

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“The Masque of The Big Ag” by Maruš Čechová

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The big ag had long devastated the country. No taint had even been so inescapable, or so despicable. The lunacy and horror of monoculture was its seal. There were clear cuttings, and swift harvests, and then depletion of the nutrients, causing soil decline. The pesticide stains upon the Earth were the pest ban which shut any injured area out from the aid of her fellow-life forms. And the whole attack, advancement, and termination of the human domination, were incidents of two centuries. But Trierarch Arbor was merry and intrepid and shrewd. ...

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“Never again” by Sandra Claros

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· In two days is my school graduation party. Can I go mom? That was the question I didn't want to hear. I had lost my job a short time ago and didn't have much money, only the money that I earned from occasional jobs. I looked at my daughter, a girl in the prime of her age, with a whole life ahead of her. Who was I to destroy her dreams? Nobody, obviously. However, an Antillean question, my conscience lays the fury of necessity: and now, what do I do? I tried to remember those things from t...

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“An Unexpected Engagement” by LeighAnne Ferreol

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“I-I can’t.” Susie could barely choke out the words as tears filled her eyes. “I’m so sorry.” She rushed out of the room and went upstairs. The sound of the bedroom door slamming echoed throughout the, now silent, house. Nick heard a couple of people clear their throats uncomfortably and the sound of people awkwardly shuffling their feet. If they could have, everyone would have probably bolted from the room like Susie did. But they didn’t. They were frozen in place, waiting to see what Nick would do next. Slowly, he got off his knee and ba...

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“The Planet's Party” by 🌺𝔹𝕒𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕪 𝕊🌺

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"Hey, everyone, thanks for coming." Sun unleashed his clipboard and stared at it for three seconds. "Is everyone here? I don't see Pluto. Pluto? Pluto you-?" "I'M HERE!" Pluto screeched loudly and rolled in. Sun winced a moment then continued. "Th-thank you, Pluto. Um. We have snacks, water, games, enjoy." "I'm FULL of water! I've got an OCEAN!" Earth shouted. Sun rolled his eyes. "We-" "And not just that, but I'm BETTER than all of you!" Earth pointed to all the planets around him. "I've got land, water, animals, humans, and more!" "What's ...

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“After Prom ” by Emmanuelle Shemko

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The two-storey Victorian-style house stood blue and lonely on its plot. No neighbouring homes, just surrounding forest and a glittering lake. It was a 20-minute drive from the town square and the perfect place for teens to throw a house party. 150 teens, to be exact. Zora arrived at 8pm, right on time for the party, only to realize that she was the only one there, aside from the host and his friends who were finishing setting up the drink table on the outside wrap-around veranda. "Um, hi, is this where Saint Joseph's after prom party...

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“Not So Sweet 18” by Z. A.

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Emma woke up to the sound of her alarm. She turned it off. She was so excited for today because it was her 18th birthday. Her brothers were coming home for the celebration. She was hoping this birthday would be perfect, unlike her other birthdays. She gets up and goes downstairs. She can smell the pancakes that her mother was baking. She entered the kitchen. Her mother was the only one in there. Mrs Benson turned her head to the entrance of the kitchen and smiled at her daughter and said, “Good morning sweetheart.” &...

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“We All Have History” by Kenzie Pendergrass

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Darren wiped at the blood on his uniform shirt with a towel for the hundredth time since they had pulled out of the loading bay of the ER. His partner tried and failed to hide a smirk at his finicky actions. The shirt was a lost cause, at least until they got back to the station and put it back in the washer, but Darren was a rookie and would have to learn the hard way that occasionally cleaning the blood off his shiny silver badge was part of the job. “Wow!” the boy said, giving up on the bloody uniform for the moment. “That was some party!...

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“Taking the Cake” by David Taylor

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Why the hell does this keep happening to us? First, my best friend, Maddie, takes our other best friend's, Korey's, car for a joyride and crashes it in his own damn house. Then, Korey risked a speeding ticket to return a very slightly overdue library book (he'd fire himself out of a cannon if it was three seconds overdue). Now, it's my birthday party... and it went about as well as eating a messy calzone during open heart surgery. But you know what? I'm jumping the howitzer here, let's go back a bit, yeah? I was born on June 24, 2000 and sin...

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“My Neighbor's House” by Nadia Carrasco

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The night air was warm and stuffy as we plunged off the edge of my bedroom window and ran across the wet grass. The soles of my feet tickled from the soft touch of neatly clipped strands as we cut through my front yard at an angle. My heart raced at the thought of my parents finding out we'd snuck out as we ran across the street towards the new neighbor's house. When we reached the neighbor's lawn, we slowed to a walk—bodies scattered throughout the front yard and driveway. Everyone looked much older than us. People were drinking from red pl...

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“Where it All Went Wrong” by Kayli Kervel

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As I stood there, gun in hand I nod to my friend Jon. We both knew what we had to do. I store the gun into my dress pocket and we enter the studio, arms linked. Maybe I should explain how I got here, but to be honest with you, I don't know what happened to me. We knew the bouncer wouldn't check some lovey dovey couple for weapons, so we just walked in. Everyone's eyes were on us, but they soon wandered to the next person to enter. The lights were blinding, the flashed from one color to the next. Everyone holding a red cup, and if not they we...

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“Life of the Party!” by Merry Marcellino

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Life of the Party By Merry Marcellino I was so excited! Tonight was a big party and Brianna had invited me! It’d been so long since I’d socialized any more than a cup of tea with Brianna. Studying took up most of my time and working in the local pub. Brianna and I took night classes together at the university. That’s how I met her. We hit it off immediately. She was the opposite of me, long, dark hair down to her waist she mostly wore in a braid or bun. Tall, at least to me, at five foot six inches.&n...

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“The party everyone remembers” by Patricia Coetzee

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University is nothing like in the movies or at least not for me. I stay confined in my dorm room if I’m not in class and the library is my escape from reality. My friends or let’s be realistic, my friend Cindy is the complete opposite. She is the life of the party at every party. She has so much life in her that I figured she could party on behalf of the both of us. As I sat in my dorm room working on my first assignment for the semester, I could hear voices of young girls giggling and I can smell the odor of our future NFL players a mile a...

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“Reenacted Mystery Masquerade” by Avid Writer

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Have you ever wanted to step into someone’s shoes for one night? Maybe to relive some wonderful mystery and find out what really happened. I personally have and it was strangest thing that ever happened to me…The whole ordeal started in 1943 in the town of Westhaven when a rich accountant named Henry Walters invited four people over to a party.1. Alice Sullivan was a beautiful blonde singer with a budding career, but she had some recent financial struggles.2. Edward Saunders was an Army General with a major attitude that served in WW1.3. Mar...

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“The 19th Century House” by Alyssa Weyman

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Cassandra woke up with a horrible, painful headache laying on the floor. She kept her eyes closed to try to minimize the pain; after a couple of minutes, she got up slowly and carefully, for her headache had only become bearable for the time being. As she opened her eyes, all she saw was pitch-black all around her and tried to feel for the closest wall. She continuously blinked her eyes to try to get a grasp of something that she could see. After a few seconds, her eyes watered up and the tears trickled down her face from the thought of her ...

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Set your story at a party that has gone horribly wrong.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 196 stories

“Let's All Go To The Carnival” by Pam Patola

“The Masque of The Big Ag” by Maruš Čechová

“Never again” by Sandra Claros

“An Unexpected Engagement” by LeighAnne Ferreol

“The Planet's Party” by 🌺𝔹𝕒𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕪 𝕊🌺

“After Prom ” by Emmanuelle Shemko

“Not So Sweet 18” by Z. A.

“We All Have History” by Kenzie Pendergrass

“Taking the Cake” by David Taylor

“My Neighbor's House” by Nadia Carrasco

“Where it All Went Wrong” by Kayli Kervel

“Life of the Party!” by Merry Marcellino

“The party everyone remembers” by Patricia Coetzee

“Reenacted Mystery Masquerade” by Avid Writer

“The 19th Century House” by Alyssa Weyman

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Write a story about a character who gets lost at a carnival or festival.

Write about a reluctant party-goer who ends up being the star of the show.

Write your story about two characters tidying up after a party.

Write a story about a character who’s nervous to attend a party - their first in a long time.

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