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

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“Adventure turned into adversity” by Rubab Tunio

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“No.. , no, don’t you dare to think any stupid thing like that” Sarah denied my request while putting a book into the shelf of our collage library. I was determined to make her agree to come with me for this once in a life adventure. So I went on insisting... “Hey, listen naa... you know there will be no mistake, even no risk in it, I promise!”, I said with full confidence in my voice. “Why do you always have to do such stupid stuff? Can’t you act and live like a normal girl!?” There was tiredness in her voice. “See my friend, I ...

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“The Two Souls” by Abigayle King

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Allegra “Ouch,” I say as I pick myself up from the ground. Being invisible has its perks, but it really does suck when people actually don’t see you. I mean, who walks into somebody and doesn’t even look to see if they’re ok. I ignore all my feelings and continue to my favorite class, History. It’s last period and I wish I didn’t have to go home. Today is Halloween. Meaning that in the small town of Cairage, Washington everybody would be going overboard for halloween. Except me. And it’s not that I don’t like Halloween because believe me,...

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“General prayers” by Philip Ebuluofor

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“what did he say you should do exactly?. Okey asked. "He said to put water in a bucket and dip palm leaf into it, light a candle and recite the words in that sheet of paper” Mezie answered. “So, you cannot do all these in this your room?. Okey asked. “No, he said it must be in the graveyard, and I must fast between 12:00 noon to 6:00 in the morning". Mezie answered. “Are you sure that things will start flowing after all these?". Okey asked. “That is what he said.” Mezie assured. "I will go with you. I am tired of this pauper life”. Mezie ass...

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“Runaway” by Carylle Delim

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I just want a night of peace and quiet from my parents. Is that too much to ask? I want a night where they don’t yell at each other and my father would pan his anger at me and hit me with his belt. I’m sick of it. I pack my five shirts, two pants, two shorts, a pair of flip flops, and I wear my jacket. I’m leaving this house. I take a few snacks and count my money left. It’s not enough but it will do. I don’t exactly have a plan, considering that I’m almost dropping out of high school, I’m an eighteen-year-old boy with no experience with a...

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“Grave Reflections” by Elbowsnapper Writer

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"Did we really have to bring this stupid thing?" Martin whined with a sigh of pure suffering. "At least tell me what we're doing with it?"Peter smiled to himself; he'd managed to bully the younger boy into coming with him on this clandestine adventure. If their mother found them out of their beds, he was sure he'd never be able to convince him of anything ever again-but it would be worth it.Hopefully.Sarah could have been lying about it all-she'd been acting pretty strange since her family had come back from their trip. More forceful, meaner...

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“A night of change” by Fathimah Bangura

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Hi my name is Ella,am in highschool.am waiting for my bff,her name is Tima but I prefer calling her"The easily scared or weirdo" because she is almost scared of everything,and she is also unbelievable crazy.she is also sometimes irritating but that why I love her so much.am still waiting for her to come out.I don't know why she is always the last person to come out of the class.but anyway,am planning to tell her that we will be spending a night in a graveyard with others.but am not going to tell her that we will be in a separate tent and a m...

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“Devil In The Detail” by Eugene Ncube

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Little Susan talks to Greta; the maid, she asks odd questions about why her skin is not as dark as hers. Greta smiles and answers not since Susan's father watches them creepingly from his dining room couch. Greta changes topic and asks little Susan, "Do you miss Pa?" (Grandfather). Little Susan giggles, and replies, "let's go sleep at Pa's", as she pulls Greta to stand, she talks as if they are to visit a candy shop. Greta giggles and tells Susan, "Pa is dead", Greta was taught to always be direct with Susan. Susan responds, "I will die too,...

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“Ghost Hunters” by Mark D

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Ghost Hunters I’ve always been interested in the paranormal. No, I’ve never gone to Area 51 or checked out the mysterious Marfa Lights in Texas or stayed at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood. I’m not a fanatic, I just have more than a passive interest in supernatural phenomena. While I’ve never seen a ghost myself, there are just too many stories for me to completely dismiss it. It’s like Sasquach. There’s just enough circumstantial evidence and eyewitness accounts that Big Foot is tromping around the woods out...

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“Second Row” by Joe Swanson

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Second Row “Just down there.” “Thank You.” I try and get out here at least once a year just to see how things are going. I used to come more often, but Morris has not aged historically well. I should explain. He died nine years ago today, October 31st. At first, I found his reluctance to accept the fact that he was dead, as his way of apologizing, for leaving me. I attempted to relieve his anxiety by explaining I was doing just fine, and he needn’t worry. I thought he accepted my explanation, but I’ve come t...

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“The Curse” by Navneeth N

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Lift your foot. Move it forward. Put it down. Then repeat, but with your other foot. This had been Ryan’s and Kyle’s rhythms for the past hour- apart from stopping to refuel their canteens whenever they came across a river or stopping to clear some undergrowth. They knew that they had to keep hiking until they came across civilization before it got dark. “You see anything?” Ryan asked hopefully. “No,” said Kyle, getting frustrated. He was beginning to lose hope. He remembered their Boy Scout Troop leader’s f...

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“On Death and Dating” by Christopher Cayen-Cyr

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I was taken by surprise when Heidi asked me out. “Taken by surprise” here means “positively and absolutely shattered into pieces by the sheer ludicrousness of it” of course. It’s not every day the head cheerleader randomly asks out the captain of the Mathletes. Besides, I was under the impression she was still dating Neil, even though he had left for a semester abroad out of the blue. For a second, I wondered whether this was for a disturbing Carrie-like prank, but she seemed sincere. Cheerleaders usually date actual athletes, and secretly I...

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“If I had Just Stayed Home” by Emily Germaine

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“I dare you! I dare you, Cam!”I shake my head and smile. Sometimes she really bothered me. “No, I won’t.”She stuck out her bottom lip and wrapped her arms around my waist. “Please… do it for me.”I look at the sky. “You’re not that convincing, Katie. Besides, I have to watch my little sister tonight.” I look at my watch. “Now, actually. And you know my parents, they’ll kill me if I’m late.”She wiggled her knees and growled. “Fine. But you’re boring, Slater.”“As long as I don’t get murdered, I’m ok with it.”On the way home, I really thoug...

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“Remember Me?” by Jacqueline Cantú

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“Time?” my sister, Ana, dryly blurts out without taking her eyes off the TV screen. “Not sure. My phone’s dead,” I sigh with a heavy hint of boredom. We’re sitting on our couch, scouring through Netflix for a movie or TV show that strikes our interest in the slightest. This isn’t much different than any other Friday night, but tonight especially stings because it is the first Halloween—or, Halloween Eve, I should say—that we’ll be spending at home due to the pandemic. Ana’s birthday falls on Halloween, so we make sure to go all out every ye...

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“Beer and Halloween” by Rebecca Foster

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It was three days before Halloween. Jake and Darren were sitting in Jake's living room watching a movie and drinking beer. That was their favorite pastime. Jake stopped just before taking another drink and looked as though he had just the greatest thought in history. "You know what would be fun to do on Halloween?" he asked. "Scaring the crap out of trick-or-treaters?" "Well, yeah, that would be cool but I was thinking of getting drunk and spending the night in a graveyard." "You are a special kind of stupid, aren't you?" "It wo...

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“Our Night in the Cemetery” by Daniel R. Fincher

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The sun continued sinking down, and the feeling crept in that the night would be a long one. Our trip was spontaneous; we had brought nothing to make our overnight stay outdoors more comfortable. Neither of us expected to sleep anyway, which was good since there wasn’t a blanket or sleeping bag between us. A backpack she had grabbed from the trunk of the car was all we had, and I had no idea what she had in it. Approaching the house, with its frame sagging and paint peeling from decades of neglect and abandonment, my blood chilled to...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 320 stories

“Adventure turned into adversity” by Rubab Tunio

“The Two Souls” by Abigayle King

“General prayers” by Philip Ebuluofor

“Runaway” by Carylle Delim

“Grave Reflections” by Elbowsnapper Writer

“A night of change” by Fathimah Bangura

“Devil In The Detail” by Eugene Ncube

“Ghost Hunters” by Mark D

“Second Row” by Joe Swanson

“The Curse” by Navneeth N

“On Death and Dating” by Christopher Cayen-Cyr

“If I had Just Stayed Home” by Emily Germaine

“Remember Me?” by Jacqueline Cantú

“Beer and Halloween” by Rebecca Foster

“Our Night in the Cemetery” by Daniel R. Fincher

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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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