Write about a mysterious figure in one’s neighborhood.

Posted in Horror on Oct 26, 2022

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“The Monster of Greentree ” by Best Christopher

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The wind whipped through my hair as I sped down Trapper’s Hill, just outside of town. I was in the lead on my brand-new silver Schwinn with ape handlebars and banana seat. My best friends, Jimmy and Tyler, rode side by side behind me. Only thirty yards behind them our pursuers, the Knight Brothers, were gaining on us. They were older—fourteen, fifteen and sixteen—and a lot bigger than us twelve-year-olds. "Pete," Jimmy shouted to me, "We’re coming up on River Road, we have to slow down." He was right, but I refused to let the Knight boys cat...

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“Stranger” by Pamela Zero

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Sharon stopped washing the dishes, a plate held in one hand, a sponge in the other. The man was back, walking down the middle of the street. There was no traffic on the quiet suburban road, but she felt herself flush. She could see him clear as day through the window over the sink. She put the plate down and turned off the water hissing into the sink. Her lips tightened. “What kind of person walks in the middle of the street? Day after day? As if decent people need to see someone get hit by a car in front...

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“THE BALD HEAD WITH POINTED EARS” by Mara Masolini

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THE BALD HEAD WITH POINTED EARS The first time they saw him he was lying ( sleeping) under a table in the small square in front of the Cecchi bar, which also served lunches, so there were several tables outdoors, in front of the bar. The first to see him, early in the morning, was Rosa, who lived in the house attached to the bar. Rosa, who was seventy years old and almost limped, had just looked out the door, without having taken a single step, when had seen that there, a man , wrapped in a black blanket , lyin...

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“Strangers in the Night” by Emma Magnuson

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Stephen found himself the lone figure on a deserted road. It had been a long day, and the dismal walk home soured his already foul mood. It had rained a short time ago, and the puddles still gathered in dark pools under the waning light of the sunset. A thick fog blanketed the wet pavement and caused shadows cast by the flickering street lights to dance unnaturally. More than once Steven felt himself cringe back from the swirling fog as it seemed to cling to the shape of a moving creature. Lost in thought, Stephen hadn’t completely no...

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“Ebony City : The dark house” by Maiimunab B

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Setting the cup of tea down, she swallowed her drink and raised her eyes up at the visitor in front of her. The woman's face was stricken and she seemed to be in shock of it all as she wrung her hands together. Her knuckles had turned an ashen white on her olive, brown skin. "I was only going to pick up my newspaper early at dawn. That's when I saw him, just sitting there, watching me." He stood in front of the house with his hands stuffed in his pockets. The pitch black street received no light except for the stars that shone in the sk...

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“Strangest ” by Lee Doe

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THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF MY PREVIOUS STORY. Read the other if you want I don't care :) There the sun was, a blot of rose gold and amber peeking between the mountains on the eastern horizon. In a cancer of light and warmth, spreading like thick paint to the surrounding sky, the morning came. Tommy hated it. The sunrise to him was nothing more than a reminder. The reminder of the passage of time, the ticking timer of one month set on his and Toby’s lives. Why? Tommy could hear Toby’s echoed question in the back of his sku...

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“A Significant Factor” by John Larson

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We played the game in the park a couple blocks from the neighborhood. The field was ringed with trees, but the trees were far enough away from the playing field itself that they were not a factor in the game. Bryant used to say stupid things like that. It’s not a factor in the game, he would say, or It’s going to be a significant factor in this game, like he was a football broadcaster on TV. It’s a stupid park football game, Miles would say, then shake his head resignedly when Bryant gave him some stemwinder of an e...

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“The Unspoken Protector” by Jackie Martuscelli

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On a walk to the cabin one afternoon, along the edge of the woods, I saw what I thought was a man. I say thought because when I looked again, the figure was gone. “Liam,” I thought. But it can’t be him. He hasn’t been seen since he moved out of the house he had with his family and into a little cabin that he had built in the woods. Only the older folks and the kids that went to school with him at the time remember him. The kids only know the idea of him. Newcomers were few and far between in the little town of Caerleon. It’s a dreary ...

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“Broken Dynamite” by Godson Ike

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TNT makes explosions, but how can it be so deadly when it’s not in the form of dynamite?Thiago, Nolan, and Trystan Melrose (TNT) are swallowed by boredom while they lounge in the basement. Light, spaced-out banging fills the room as Thiago’s ping pong ball bounces back and forth from the wall- now propped up. Nolan lay on the sofa, fiery mischief coursing through his eyes, and he bounces a ball off the scraped ceiling. And Trystan, sitting with locked shoulders at the desk, scrunches his eyebrows more and more with each SAT practice tes...

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“Mr. Huckleberry” by I Just Do Stuff

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I love my life. Why would I say that you might ask? For context. The thing is though, I wouldn’t say I love the whole of my life. There’s this guy…you know what? Read on and you'll understand what I mean. “Hey Charles, you said you’d give me the answers to the homework,” I say in a panic. He keeps trudging on. “Pleaaase.” He lets out a sigh. “Ok fine, but you better do your homework the next time, Peter,” Charles says ruffling his hair. “For sure, for sure.” I snatch his homework from his hand before we enter the property of the ...

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Write about a mysterious figure in one’s neighborhood.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 205 stories

“The Monster of Greentree ” by Best Christopher

“Stranger” by Pamela Zero

“THE BALD HEAD WITH POINTED EARS” by Mara Masolini

“Strangers in the Night” by Emma Magnuson

“Ebony City : The dark house” by Maiimunab B

“Strangest ” by Lee Doe

“A Significant Factor” by John Larson

“The Unspoken Protector” by Jackie Martuscelli

“Broken Dynamite” by Godson Ike

“Mr. Huckleberry” by I Just Do Stuff

🌟 Similar prompts

Start your story with a metaphor about human nature.

Frame your story as an adult recalling the events of their childhood.

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Write a story about someone losing faith in an institution.

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