Start your story with the words “Everything was ready for the ritual.”

Posted in Horror on Oct 25, 2022

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“The Convocation of Baal Betwixt The Final Zenith of Osiris” by E Moss

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(trigger warning: acts of brutal, disturbing and esoteric violence bearing a ritualistic nature; iconoclastic imagery and allusions; cataclysmic terrestrial events potentially anxiety-inducing and evocative of certain environmental uncertainties) Everything was ready for the ritual. The owl would be plucked so the howling recesses of the drawing-room window would be opened to the applause of jade brilliant dappled across a baleful constellation, flaring saffron darkly from outermost the fall of the shadow over forests splintered with imp...

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“THE CLEANSING” by D G

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Everything was ready for the ritual. It hadn’t been easy. There had been so much to do. It takes time to get it right. Being slipshod could be more dangerous than doing nothing at all. Getting the stuff had been a challenge because of the time issue. It was her fault. Things had been so crazy lately she hadn’t paid attention to the calendar, and now it was the day of the New Moon, a time for beginnings. And timing is everything. Transport had been another issue. Friends could help but people liked explanations and she didn’t have the ene...

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“The Butcher of Cedar Falls (Trigger Warning)” by Greg Kendall

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Everything was ready for the ritual. Candles lit, the mirror pointed at the tombstone that read, Dennis Morgan 1925-1955, and five people holding hands in a circle. “Are you sure about this, Kristen?” Vanessa asked. “Yes, I’m sure. I practiced the words a thousand times,” Kristen said. Jason let out a loud belch and Charlie and Bobby began to laugh. “Okay, be quiet guys. This is serious,” Kristen said. “Yes mam,” Bobby said. Kristen began saying the words that were supposed to summon the spirit of Dennis Morga...

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Start your story with the words “Everything was ready for the ritual.”

Submissions are closed

✍️ 48 stories

“The Convocation of Baal Betwixt The Final Zenith of Osiris” by E Moss

“THE CLEANSING” by D G

“The Butcher of Cedar Falls (Trigger Warning)” by Greg Kendall

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Write about a character who uses a night where everyone’s in costume as cover for something sinister.

Write about a missing person nobody seems to know or remember.

Set your story at the boundary between two realms.

Write about someone whose busiest night of the year is Halloween.

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