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

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“Night Out” by H.L Whitlock

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Night OutIt was a chill winters night, pitch black. There was very little light to be seen by. Street lights in the distance provided an electrical glow, projecting unnatural yellow light out into the dark. It rained a little. Nothing heavy, just a light drizzle.A young couple walked in the dark. The shorter of the two walked a few feet ahead, taking quick steps. The sounds of her heels clacking against the ground rang out into an otherwise quiet night."Urgh! I hate the rain! It always ruins my hair!"The man, a few paces back, took long rela...

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“horror” by Keegan Boughton

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1. Ghost - noun. “The apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear to the living, typically as a nebulous image.” Rory usually texts early in the morning, but yesterday he didn’t. I got worried at noon and called him up just to make sure he wasn’t dead. Call me a worrywart if you will, or paranoid, or uptight. I don’t care. “Hey, babe. Are you okay?” “Yeah. I’m fine. Why?” “I’m just making sure.” “I’m fine, Mom.” “Hey.” “See you tonight.” I sighed and hung up. I tugged on my gloves; it was chilly enough to have an ...

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“The Graveyard Vigil” by John Steckley

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“Don’t do anything on a dare.” That’s what Tom’s older , and acknowledged much wiser brother Frank had told him more than just once throughout his life. But this dare, Tom hoped, would win him some of the respect he had long lacked from his fellow 15 year-old classmates at school.The dare wasn’t for Halloween night, as they figured there would be too many people there in the night, especially other teenagers. So Tom and his buddy Stan were going to spend the entire night, eight to six in a local cemetery on Friday, a week befo...

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“A not-so-romantic date night” by Sam Reeves

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“Hey, I have a great idea!” Daniel says excitedly to his girlfriend over the phone, “We should spend tomorrow night camped out at Witchwood Graveyard. It’s supposed to be a full moon, we can have a picnic and it’ll be really romantic”. They had both been working part-time around their university studies so Saturday nights were the only chance they got to spend some quality time together. Lexi was nervous about this idea as she had heard about all sorts of weird happenings at Witchwood… but nothing terrible had happened there and, anyway, she...

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“Janet Bernice” by A. Nelson

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this is my first story so bare with me😊 Sweet Halloween , where the dead comes to life They groan and moan, your blood they strive The witches on their brooms, as they hackle and fly The night when bloody Mary mourns and sighs Trick or Treating, with costumes alike For amusement, for pleasure, for a scare and for fright Let me ask you this dear reader, are you in for a scare? Walk through the cemetery at night, do you dare? With vampires and Werewolves, ready for a bite My dear reader, can you survive this Halloween night? F...

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“Tangerine Twist” by Louise Owen

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My hands desperately clung onto my jacket, pulling onto it to gather up all the warmth I could. The fabric that laid against my skin sheltered my skin from its harsh touch. My eyes were glued to the floor, seemingly protecting my eyes from the winds harsh gusts. Leaves toned with Tangerine twist and shaded with Cranberry crunch twirled at my feet, dancing through the air as that harsh wind guided them away from its own touch."I feel like this is a bad idea." My voice called out, my feet taking louder and rather rapid steps to reach our desti...

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“A grave mistake ” by Amber Brownlee

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I felt nervous as I entered through the gates of the old grave yard, every year my best friend and I would come and spend the night hoping to contact the dead. We usually try for family members that have long passed away or dead celebrities nothing to really write home about, this year was going to be different. I was hoping to contact the infamous serial killer Ted Bundy, before you make judgments let me explain why. You see I had a paper due for my criminal history class on the inner working of the mind of a serial killer. But because he i...

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“Creeping Along” by Charles Wasilausky

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One day, Vince, an athletic boy of twelve and his friend John were having lunch at school. "Do you have any big plans for tonoght," John asked. Vince, who just took a bite of food, chewed, swallowed, and responded, "I don't. My parents are wanting to go visit my grandfather's grave this evening. It will be after football practice." "Are you up for a challenge," John asked, with a grin across his face. "Sure, what is the challenge," John responded. "Let's spend the night in the graveyard. We can visit a lot of people tonight," John said. "Bes...

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“Cliche” by Nyla Otey

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"Fine, I'll stay the night in a graveyard like an idiot. For you." my god, I wished those words had never left my mouth, I never should have stayed with him. "Hey." Nate had texted me. I should have known, nothing involving Nate ever went well. He had the 'let's be bad and get arrested' touch. I should have blocked him when we broke up, that would have fixed everything. But he was just so much fun, how could I not want him in my life? So I responded to my ex-boyfriends 'hey', and when he asked if I was free I said yes, so I had no escape...

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“You Called?” by Ocean Nieves

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We were just a pair of silly kids, off to the cemetery to fulfill a right of passage. We were only thirteen, well, Bonnie was thirteen, I was a few months shy, trying to hang out with the cool kids. The fourteens and fifteens, and the lucky thirteens who were chosen. That was when it all started, during that damn initiation. I’ll never forget their faces as they huddled together to decided an appropriate test, the scheming glances and vicious smiles. And then the blonde with the pixie bob, she walked over looking so ...

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“A night at the graveyard ” by RABI CHATTERJEE

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The surrounding was filled with festivals. Everyone in the neighbourhood was planning for something. There was an excitement in everyone. Some planned to travel, some were preparing for a long trip. Some were planning to go for cruise holidays, and some got holidays to finish their personal jobs. But the most important thing was when Prashant shared his idea of spending a night at a graveyard on Halloween's day with Amal. It was really a childlike idea. Everyone was shocked. Well, they must have been because of Amal's tremendous fear about t...

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“Halloween Surprises” by Gina Burke

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Madelyn slowly entered through the side gate of St. Rita’s cemetery. She glanced over her shoulder so many times, making sure no one followed her, that her neck ached. As she squinted, searching the seemingly never-ending rows of tombstones, she could make out the outline of her best friend in the dark, Mallory, standing next to a large headstone. She was looking up at a large, stone angel, wings spread, looking down over the grave. Madelyn picked up her pace and quickly reached her friend. Mallory grinned. “You look scared. Do you not want ...

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“The Pretty Ones” by Asha Cole

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***TRIGGER WARNING: Allusion to rape. "Where the field kisses the forest, Where the rats build their nest, My pretty ones pin their wrists, Preferring this Over pale fists That groped and choked their breath," I murmured these lines as my steps fell in line with Jacob's. Jacob stopped at the last verse, eyes wide and flashing in moonlight. "You make that up?" I shook my head and nudged to continue forward. "No. Mama would say 'em, hours before we started our work with the sun. I used to think it was for ...

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“Stepping Out” by Linda Brodsky

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“Come on, Ben. At least tell me you’ll think about it,” Katherine said. She recognized the unpleasant note to her tone, the wheedling quality she found distasteful in children and intolerable in adults. If she was going to have a meaningful, adult conversation with her husband, she was going to have to adjust both tone and her argument. “You’re behaving like a jerk,” she said. Ben’s jaw dropped open. “I want to go, and I want you to join me,” Katherine said. “End of discussion.” &nbs...

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“Desertion of Frost” by Mel Shield

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Hoarfrost coated coastal grasses crunched heavily under weary feet. Neither of the men took any delight or satisfaction from the sound, with rhythmic blasts of breath pluming through the air announcing their laboured march. Countless hours they had trekked, plodding along beaten tracks, through wilderness and, most recently, atop the broken cliffs of the North East coast. Fatigued, yet determined, they had continued with no set destination or pit-stop in mind. Until, within the last hour, or so they surmised, moonlight cast a beacon for them...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 320 stories

“Night Out” by H.L Whitlock

“horror” by Keegan Boughton

“The Graveyard Vigil” by John Steckley

“A not-so-romantic date night” by Sam Reeves

“Janet Bernice” by A. Nelson

“Tangerine Twist” by Louise Owen

“A grave mistake ” by Amber Brownlee

“Creeping Along” by Charles Wasilausky

“Cliche” by Nyla Otey

“You Called?” by Ocean Nieves

“A night at the graveyard ” by RABI CHATTERJEE

“Halloween Surprises” by Gina Burke

“The Pretty Ones” by Asha Cole

“Stepping Out” by Linda Brodsky

“Desertion of Frost” by Mel Shield

🌟 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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