Start your story with two characters deciding to spend the night in a graveyard.

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“I Dare You” by Naomi Spencer

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Everything that happened on that dreadful night was Joey’s fault. It had been the hottest spring in fifty years and the most boring school year of my life. It was now May and, as the summer was getting closer but the days weren’t getting any shorter, my friends and I started a dare contest: for every time we went to the principal’s office, we had a dare. Although it was fun initially, the dares had been getting more and more intense as we constantly tried to outdo each other. I couldn’t imagine what Zach’s dare would be! He had been caught...

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“Slumber Party” by Sara Southard

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“So, we’re really going to do this?” Isabelle’s words came out as a puff of white against the chill darkness. I ignored her question and gestured towards a hulking shape in the distance. “Just over here. It’s perfect!” The October night could not have been more ideal. It was crisp and clear and the full moon so bright we didn’t need flashlights to navigate. The polished gleam of the headstones was easy to make out. Leaves crunched under Isabelle’s feet as she walked rather more forcefully than was necessary. It was clear just how ill...

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“Tom, Billy & It!” by Anthony David M

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"Hey, Tom!" hailed Billy, " How you doing?" "Hungry and cold. Br." said the other man. Both were two homeless men walking in the street. &nbs...

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“A Stopover In New Orleans” by Ray Bailey

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Horace Greeley said go west young man. In 1910, all of seventeen and seeking adventure, Cecil Evers and his buddy Frank Anderson decided to do just that. They left Cincinnati and set off for the emerging city of Los Angeles. They originally planned to go by railroad, but the trip from Cincinnati to Indianapolis revealed that Cecil had a terrible case of motion sickness. His experience with the railroad convinced Cecil to try another mode of transportation. A riverboat seemed safer. Cincinnati is a river town so they had no trouble find...

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“It's Been With Me” by Riwa Sings

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It's October in Colorado and I'm in my hometown Leadville sitting on the red couch I thrifted a month ago in my living room with my friend Jake contemplating our discussion that we had with the psychic he had hired in return for Fifty thousand likes. "I think it's time Cole. How much longer do you want this to go on? You need your answers." Jake is right. I do want my answers but he wants his content. I don't blame him. A few dollars and a spindle of fame from YouTube would do that to you. I also can't deny that I benefit from it ...

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“The Jews cemetery” by Alice Rane

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Leaves crunched under our feet as we marched silently through the night following the thin rural unpaved pathway. The weather was cold and hazy, and the foggy sky was blocking the full-moon light causing it to reach us in thin yellow strings. I could feel my legs shaky with fright, as my breathing became heavy and shallow once the Jews cemetery was in sight. But I couldn't back off now. Not without being drowned in humiliation and shame. I could now see that we were the only ones out there, as the people in the village had no street lights t...

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“The Mosquito and Pistol Headstones” by ⭒ 𝚆𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚢 𝚆𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚛 ⭒

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The graveyard next to Northbrook High School was arguably the most terrifying location in all of Vermont. No, in all of New England. Thick, dense vines covered the walls that surrounded it, giving off a foul, dank odor that crawled into your nose and refused to remove itself. The parts of the old stone wall that weren't covered in vegetation were crumbly and cracked, as if the weight of housing all of the lonely souls of the deceased had really taken a toll on it. All the trees that were plante...

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“TOMB RAIDERS” by Binyamin Othman

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In a kingdom, far away from the coast in the African continent, the king’s chief adviser died. According to their tradition, a bigwig like that will be buried in room sized tomb with all his valuable belongings and a bed to rest for eternity. The tomb will have a window sized entrance that will be blocked with a heavy stone after the burial. The dead adviser was dressed beautifully in an expensive robe with a sparkling gold ring in his hand to honor his departure. Everyone present at the burial noticed the ring. In fact, no one could afford ...

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“Grave Hopes” by Kara O

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There couldn’t have been a sillier idea than staying in a graveyard past midnight in the hopes of having a wish granted. Yet here I was, staring at Mae’s ass as we hid from the security guard. Torch light pierced through the mesh of branches and leaves, but from the whistling and the any-which-way direction the rays moved in, you could tell the man wasn’t seriously searching. I wouldn’t be either if all I had to do was look after corpses. Dead things don’t move.“My days.” Mae sighed, slumping to sit on her butt after...

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“Musical Night in a Graveyard” by Sanjay Thurlapati

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It was the day of Halloween in the Celestic Kingdom. Everyone began decorating their houses and children were anxious about their costumes. Meanwhile a group of 4 young men gathered for the night of Halloween celebrations. They were Alex, Jake, Leo and Lance. For sometime the atmosphere was quite cheerful suddenly Alex brought up a story that "Friends do you know,On this day the ghosts would gather in a Graveyard to celebrate the Halloween night just like us". Jake and Lance laughed at the story of Alex but Leo seems he believed it and shout...

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“Foe and Phantom” by Lauren Skemp

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November 1st, 1999. The day my world ceased to exist. The day when the ominous and baleful mood of halloween was supposed to dissolve into the enchanting and festive season of Christmas. But that sinister feeling of October never stopped for me. It was what carried me through life. Kept me on my toes. Alert and awake at all times. Until one night when I let my guard down. The one night where it was the most important to keep it up. That was five years ago. It is the eve of November 1st, 2004. I have never come to this place b...

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“Night Time is Grave Time” by Jewell Nicole

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It was a rare thing to see two women digging in the same garbage can at the same time. Rare and almost impossible to do, but there they were, on a very important mission. Like their lives depended on it, because it did. In the back alley of the market place, next to the big drain that overflows every time rain fell, Flamingo and Trix were searching for their next meal. “We should sleep in Tunapuna cemetery tonight. The food there will be a feast you never had,” Flamingo said to Trix. She pulled out a banana peel and peered into the empty ...

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“The Return of the zombies ” by Joan Opoyi

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Wandering through the graveyard ,it felt like something was watching us.The eyes through the tall trees; yellow eyes like the light from the lamp. It was on October 31st, the day that people all over America celebrated Halloween. Juliet and I were all set up In our new Halloween attire. Juliet appeared in my room;which made my heart fall down onto the ground. I couldn't stop screaming over and over;Juliet had this attire of a zombie - it looked so scary. "C 'mon Sandra,it's me,"Juliet said as she removed the costume from her head.The roof s...

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“TRICK OR TREAT?” by Dolapo Omoleme

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After much deliberation, we decided to make our move. We would spend the whole night, or much of it, carrying out our mission at the graveyard. Upon arrival, everything was as we had anticipated. We quickly got down to work and made good time. The raid went much quicker and smoother than we could have predicted, and so as we approached the seventh grave, I finally began to relax. We had only recently been released from jail after completing the eighteen-month-long sentences we’d both received for robbing a store at gun-point. It was...

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“Salem's Graveyard Shift ” by Dale Westervelt

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“Dude. That’s just plain creepy! You’re going out there alone?”“It’s not creepy! Well... it kinda is, but it’s not actually creepy. It just seems weird or scary or sort of ‘out there.’ Can we agree together that most of that is in our heads—not in the graveyard itself?”“Maybe. But I’ve known you since, like, the seventh grade. You don’t like heights. You get spooked by black cats. And you’ve always been creeped out by Halloween. You think you are the best candidate for sleeping in the graveyard with a hundred and fifty people ...

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Start your story with two characters deciding to spend the night in a graveyard.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 318 stories

“I Dare You” by Naomi Spencer

“Slumber Party” by Sara Southard

“Tom, Billy & It!” by Anthony David M

“A Stopover In New Orleans” by Ray Bailey

“It's Been With Me” by Riwa Sings

“The Jews cemetery” by Alice Rane

“The Mosquito and Pistol Headstones” by ⭒ 𝚆𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚢 𝚆𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚛 ⭒

“TOMB RAIDERS” by Binyamin Othman

“Grave Hopes” by Kara O

“Musical Night in a Graveyard” by Sanjay Thurlapati

“Foe and Phantom” by Lauren Skemp

“Night Time is Grave Time” by Jewell Nicole

“The Return of the zombies ” by Joan Opoyi

“TRICK OR TREAT?” by Dolapo Omoleme

“Salem's Graveyard Shift ” by Dale Westervelt

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about someone’s first Halloween as a ghost.

Write about a group of witches meeting up on Halloween night.

Write about a vampire or werewolf who moves into a quiet suburban neighborhood.

Write about someone taking a child trick-or-treating for the very first time.

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