Set your story in a Gothic manor house.

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“Em and The Blue Fairy” by Barbara Burgess

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Em picked up her mobile and sighed. “Emily, have you still got your light on. It’s time to drink your milk and get to sleep. I don’t want to have to come all the way up there now do I?” “No Mama and yes Mama, I’ve had my milk and turned out the light.” She picked up the glass of milk and immediately put it back down again. “Goodnight then and I’ll see you in the morning for breakfast.” “Goodnight Mama.” Em put her mobile on the bedside cabinet, switched on her torch and continued reading. Em loved to read about fairies but her latest book wa...

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“A Whisper from the Afterlife” by Ruby Galvez

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I entered the realm of the dead in an almost surreal way. At first, I wasn't sure where I was, because the way I died was not the big, painful affair I imagined death would be.There was a gentle ray of sunlight piercing the darkness in the distance. We were all walking toward it, I and the many other people surrounding me. I could feel them closing in, joining me in my walk toward the light. When we reached it, there was a burst of rainbow colors, swirling around, until I felt like a tiny speck of dust inside a huge kaleidoscope.When I could...

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“Ten Steps of Hell” by ✎💎 ℂａŁ𝔢в 𝐖𝐄𝓲Ǥ𝐓 ♡💀

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My house is black. Although, now since I think about it, everything is black. My clothes, my hair, eyeliner, bed sheets. I just loved black I guess.I went to bed that night in my black bed sheets, staring at my black walls. I succumbed to the horrifying natures of sleep shortly after resting my head on my pillow.------------------------------------------------I was moving through a house, fear carved into my soul. I wasn't sure why I was scared, but I was. The house was black, similar to mine in a way.A chill could be felt throughout the hal...

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“Good Gothic, Santiago...” by Kathleen March

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A well-known and very respected architect had invited Lavinia Rivers to visit the Casa Gótica in Santiago de Compostela. He didn’t know her at all, although he had seen her around the city, but he has invited her after overhearing a conversation she was having with a group of friends in a bar they often go to: O Asasino. (The bar should not be confused with a tiny restaurant with almost the same name that has been defunct for several years now. However, it does see itself as an heir to the reputation of being extremely reasonable in price an...

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“Perestrelo Day” by Courtney Haynes

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Filipa cursed the way her insides twisted into knots. The bastard didn't deserve so human a response. Still, holding up her candle at eye height, she inched along the stone corridor, lifting the hem of her skirt from the ground. Easing toward the commotion.The foyer was just around the corner and the sound was getting nearer. It must be her husband (she grasped the item in her bosom). As she came closer to the noise, she realized it wasn't just her husband, but two husbands -- no three, and a wife. All seemingly speaking the king's Engl...

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“Old Lessons” by Iona Cottle

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The rain lashed at the windows and the wind howled through the trees. The curtains had been drawn hours ago, and yet a draft from somewhere kept blowing one of them open slightly, though nothing was visible in the grim night outside. “Worst. Summer holiday. Ever,” Katrina sighed. “Well be fair, we did come to Scotland. What did you expect?” her father said. She tried to glare at him, given it had been his idea after all, but he hadn’t even looked up from his newspaper. Since arriving two days ago he’d become as archaic as the house. Seri...

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“The Raven Manor” by Rachaita Chakraborty

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Death. My affinity towards the end of a soul has pervaded my vision into utter satisfaction. I saw many life marking a full stop throughout my span. A sensation of pure delight filled my dark eyes as they saw demonic creatures settle in every soul existed. I can never claim to see the whole universe, but what my Raven Manor have seen, is satisfactory to feed the dark heaven of my mind. The Raven manor stood in the far end from the crowd, keeping its ears closed for the cruelty that lingered in the town. The enormous structure sustained f...

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“The Manor by the Sea” by Angela Morrissey

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Lena ran through the forest as the rain poured. The trees were like a blur as she ran barefoot through the thicket. Her ruffled, white dress stuck to her body and her dark hair was plastered on her dark skin. She was drawn to a mysterious sound that bashed a haunting melody through the cloudy night. Lena headed in the direction of the eerie composition until she saw where it was coming from. She stopped and listened. It was the harmony of a pipe organ coming from an imposing, gothic manor on a windswept peninsula high above the bellowing sea...

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“Home” by Cyndy Reads

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A home's memory doesn't begin when the foundation is laid. It doesn't begin when the scaffolding is built, or the walls erected. The garden being grown and a lake being dug do not stir its consciousness, no matter how beautiful. No- the home's memory begins the moment someone names it “Home”. “Welcome home, my dear.” The Master of the House opened the door and the Mistress walked through, awe and elation etched upon her face. Her skirt swirled as she looked about her, the soft fabric whi...

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“Heathrow Manor” by Greg Gillis

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It was a cool October morning as Sally sat on a bench by the Chesapeake Bay. The wind whistled through the almost-barren trees and scattered the leaves upon the ground like a multi-colored blanket. Sally pondered her existence after a tragedy had befallen her only child; a beautiful, six-year-old girl named Cindy. She was the love of Sally’s life and the only thing left to cling to in this world. &nb...

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“To the Manor Come” by Debbie Teague

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“The sun at home warms better than the sun elsewhere” – Albanian proverb. Janie’s friends used to beg her to let them stay for the weekend in her “haunted” house in Oak Tree, CT. At least, that’s what everyone said it was. To Janie there was nothing strange or unusual. Yes, there were odd noises and such, but all old houses had them; and she lived in an incredibly old one - it was built in the 1800’s. There had been some “modern” additions, but the house still looked as though it came out of the pages of a historical j...

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“Gothic Manner” by Joe Swanson

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Gothic Manner “Oh, you said manor, I thought you meant manner. I got the Gothic; the manor threw me. So you’d like to buy a Gothic manor?” “Is that a problem? You know, I’m not exactly sure what he meant by manor. He won a lot of money and turned into a jerk. He used to be an OK guy, but since he got more money than God, he’s changed. Well you know George, don’t you? It all started when we were arguing about wasting money on lottery tickets. I told him the chance of winning was millions to one.&nbs...

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“Eytea” by C Alexis McGregor

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As a child, when I first glimpsed the steeply pitched roof winking with pointed-arched windows, the love affair blossomed. At this moment, standing under the one-story porch facing the front door adorned with decorative crown and arches, my palms itched in anticipation. I was returning to Eytea, my family manor house, waiting in patience for my return. Bradshaw opened the door on silent hinges, still as a statue, a familiar, albeit older, member of the Eytea staff. "Welcome to your home, Madam. My condolences at the loss of y...

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“House of Dolls ” by Julie Good

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England – 1824 The haunting glow of a late November moon settled across the grounds of Gresham Manor. The rolling, grassy knolls were manicured and pristine, with weathered cobblestone walkways spanning the grim, gated courtyard. Though the landscape was sparse, with only a few neglected black rose bushes posing as scenery, the ambiance of Gresham at night was misleadingly serene. The architecture of estate was menacing, with rich, gray stonework and black shingled towers protruding from the roofline. Grand, Victorian windows were fogged ov...

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“The Secret At Allingham Castle” by D.M. Ravshanov

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Allingham castle stood like a cylindrical spear piercing the clouds in the distance. Alder buck-thorn, English elm, and Lilac surrounded the base of the castle, providing a fortress against outsiders. The wet and chilly October day seeped it’s tendrils through the cracked windows of Charlotte’s SUV causing a chill to run down her spine, and her grip to tighten on the steering wheel. She had momentarily put her car into park to go over the last few weeks in her memory. Two weeks ago, a certain Mr. Hans Sykes, attorney at law, had knocked on t...

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Set your story in a Gothic manor house.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 133 stories

“Em and The Blue Fairy” by Barbara Burgess

“A Whisper from the Afterlife” by Ruby Galvez

“Ten Steps of Hell” by ✎💎 ℂａŁ𝔢в 𝐖𝐄𝓲Ǥ𝐓 ♡💀

“Good Gothic, Santiago...” by Kathleen March

“Perestrelo Day” by Courtney Haynes

“Old Lessons” by Iona Cottle

“The Raven Manor” by Rachaita Chakraborty

“The Manor by the Sea” by Angela Morrissey

“Home” by Cyndy Reads

“Heathrow Manor” by Greg Gillis

“To the Manor Come” by Debbie Teague

“Gothic Manner” by Joe Swanson

“Eytea” by C Alexis McGregor

“House of Dolls ” by Julie Good

“The Secret At Allingham Castle” by D.M. Ravshanov

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a ghost story where there’s more going on than it first appears.

Write about someone who’s been sent to boarding school.

Write about a family attempting to hide their secrets from someone new.

Write a romance that involves one partner saving the other from a fire.

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