Thanks to everyone for writing with us, submitting prompt words, and nominating your favourite terrifying tales for the #HorrorPromptAwards. Here’s the September line-up:

Horror Writing Prompts

Prompt Word Contributors

Thank you for inspiring works of horror!

October Submissions Open!

October prompt word submissions are open! Submit your words before midnight (EST) on September 22, 2023, to reserve your spot and inspire works of horror in the spookiest month of the year.

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#HorrorPromptAwards #58 winner

#horrorprompt #vssGhostTales pic.twitter.com/txQvCjU3mk

— Rixari (@PoetrybyRixari) June 27, 2023

#HorrorPromptAwards #59 winner

I held the #serrated_blade tight, trembling with fear. My hands guided it towards my oppressor's throat.

Piercing the skin, a gasp escaped, but it wasn't her.
It was me, staring at my blood—gushing down my front.

The mirror spattered with it. #horrorprompt 1158 #vsshorror

— Fizzy AllsortsOfAllsorts (@Fizzytwizler) July 20, 2023

#HorrorPromptAwards #60 winner

The tunnel went on forever
Pure darkness
The cold #draft leading her to what she hoped was out
The wall becomes clammy
A substance sticks to her
She’s walked right into the giant #widow spiders web
Thousands of babies descend on her
Hungry #horrorprompt no.1159,1160#vsshorror

— Amanda 🖤☠️🥀 (@AmandaJK_) July 26, 2023

#HorrorPromptAwards #61 winner

The way she moved through the group was like a #ballerina commanding her stage. She knew every move, every dip. Every slash of the blade before it happened. Within seconds, all four men were dead and we were unharmed. She was beautiful. #vss365

— 💯Jess Wilburn 🏳️‍🌈💯 (@Little_behemoth) July 31, 2023

👏💀🖤 Congratulations to our August winners, and thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate the most terrifying tales! Share these scary stories with your friends and reach out to the author if you love their work.

Stay scary!

-PG

Horror Writing Prompts

Looking for inspiration? Writing prompts are a great way to get your creative juices flowing. Follow @horrorprompt and @haikuprompt for daily inspiration and write terrifying tales with our supportive community today! If you love the horror genre, get involved by submitting prompt words. The words you submit will be used to inspire next month’s works of horror at @horrorprompt and @haikuprompt. Ignite the fires of inspiration in yourself and others today!

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Prompt Word Contributors

Introducing this month’s horror writing prompt word contributors! Thank you for inspiring countless works of horror 🖤

September Submissions Open!

September prompt word submissions are open! Submit your words before midnight (EST) on August 25th, 2023 to reserve your spot and inspire works of horror. Remember that anyone can join the #vsshorror writing community by submitting prompt words now.

#HorrorPromptAwards

👏💀🖤 Congratulations to last month’s winners and thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate the most terrifying tales! Share these scary stories with your friends and reach out to the author if you love their work.

#HorrorPromptAwards #53 winner

It was the only way I could save him. Day by day, that harridan wife of his was killing him,sucking him hollow of joy. His recovery will be slow,I fear. But he’s safe in my basement,even with that witch stalking the streets for him.
Poor man still can’t stop crying.#horrorprompt

— Cassondra Windwalker (@WindwalkerWrite) April 16, 2023

#HorrorPromptAwards #54 winner

Putrid skin, icy cold
Touch like frostbite
While #turbid lifeless eyes
Stare blankly in your soul
Stiff joints, melting flesh
Reach to grasp your hand
Her haunting screams
Echo loudly, ringing in your ears
Each cut you made
Now slice across your heart.#horrorprompt #vsshorror

— Dr Lucy Chalice (@LucyChalice) May 14, 2023

#HorrorPromptAwards #55 winner

1st night at my new house, I heard #screaming coming from the basement; lights went out & the screams got louder.
Something was behind me! I could feel the cold breath of unknown terror on my neck as it whispered, "now you'll stay with me forever."#Horrorprompt 1102 #vsshorror pic.twitter.com/KoXDNQonji

— Fizzy AllsortsOfAllsorts (@Fizzytwizler) May 25, 2023

#HorrorPromptAwards #56 winner

His axe has a pathological disorder
It can't stop killing people
Chopping them up into pieces
Then he licks the blood off it
Collects the arms and legs
He cut his doctor in half
As she tried to escape
Through the cat flap#horrorprompt #vsshorror

— Robert Folkard (@rfolkard1) May 30, 2023

#HorrorPromptAwards #57 winner

In the #forest dark and dreary
the trees reach up so tall and eerie

Blood drips from the leaves so green
a sight that you’ve never seen

The ground layered with bones and gore
you'll leave this forest, nevermore#horrorprompt 1125 #vsshorror #poetry-dark

— Fizzy AllsortsOfAllsorts (@Fizzytwizler) June 17, 2023

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Special thanks to all of the writers, prompt word contributors, and award nominators for fueling the creative fires of horror storytelling. Shoutout to my supporters on Patreon, ko-fi, and to everyone buying merch from the horrorprompt shop.

Until next time, stay safe and write scary.
-PG

Congratulations to this week’s nominees: Robert Folkard (@rfolkard1), Cassondra Windwalker (@WindwalkerWrite), Titania Tempest (@TitaniaTempest), and Merricat (@thatmarycatgirl)!

Thanks to this week’s nominators, Fizzy AllsortsOfAllsorts (@Fizzytwizler), That Burnt Writer (@ThatBurntWriter), and Necro (@NarlenBrando)!

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⚠️ Read this week's most terrifying #vsshorror tweets at your own risk and cast your vote now!#horrorprompt | #haikuhorrorprompt
🏆#HorrorPromptAwards #56 🧵

— PG Patey | #vsshorror (@PGPayT) July 20, 2023

Nominee no. 1

His axe has a pathological disorder
It can't stop killing people
Chopping them up into pieces
Then he licks the blood off it
Collects the arms and legs
He cut his doctor in half
As she tried to escape
Through the cat flap#horrorprompt #vsshorror

— Robert Folkard (@rfolkard1) May 30, 2023

Nominee no. 2

vampire breeds squirrels
he’s addicted to chaos
loves fluffy furies

#haikuhorrorprompt#vsshorror
prompt: addicted to chaos

For some reason, I could only take this prompt less seriously the longer I thought about it. Now I’ve vampire squirrels in my head.😂😈

— Cassondra Windwalker (@WindwalkerWrite) June 2, 2023

Nominee no. 3

I know
I know
it's a little dark in here
darling

don't mind the hiss
nor the whispers
just sit back
& relax

I'll press #record

nearly time to make our movie-
oh? you thought – oh, you amuse me
nothing sexy about this one, dear

we're making a slasher#horrorprompt 1109

— Titania Tempest (@TitaniaTempest) June 1, 2023

Nominee no. 4

Broken people, please:
gather your prized possessions & step to the front of the procession–fill in all available space–

with the shudder & the shake

of a hand gruesomely grazed through the ruching they're using for lining our caskets these days.#vss365 #horrorprompt 1114

— Merricat 🔮 (@thatmarycatgirl) June 6, 2023

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