September 2023 Horror Writing Prompts & August Award Winners

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

#horrorprompt

  1. 1201 drain
  2. 1202 devour
  3. 1203 irascible
  4. 1204 cracked elbows
  5. 1205 bridge of sighs
  6. 1206 throat
  7. 1207 refreshing
  8. 1208 faceless
  9. 1209 golden
  10. 1210 moonless
  11. 1211 restless
  12. 1212 jagged
  13. 1213 atrocity
  14. 1214 bayou beasts
  15. 1215 ink well
  16. 1216 brachial
  17. 1217 frozen
  18. 1218 limbo
  19. 1219 xanthous
  20. 1220 eerie
  21. 1221 give rise to
  22. 1222 heinous fiend
  23. 1223 sublimation
  24. 1224 forgotten
  25. 1225 trash compactor
  26. 1226 decapitated
  27. 1227 stark
  28. 1228 monotonous knocking
  29. 1229 frozen
  30. 1230 grin

#haikuhorrorprompt

  1. 769 needle
  2. 770 lake
  3. 771 hellbent
  4. 772 madness
  5. 773 fountain of blood
  6. 774 broken machine
  7. 775 erased
  8. 776 tintinnabulation
  9. 777 razor wire
  10. 778 electrocution
  11. 779 shadow
  12. 780 severed
  13. 781 charred
  14. 782 mandible
  15. 783 carrier
  16. 784 cavern chaos
  17. 785 repulsiveness
  18. 786 invoke
  19. 787 rime
  20. 788 navigate
  21. 789 toxins
  22. 790 oasis
  23. 791 helpless
  24. 792 mercurial laughter
  25. 793 recipe
  26. 794 vivarium
  27. 795 reduce
  28. 796 dregs
  29. 797 trapped
  30. 798 disposed mementos

Prompt Word Contributors

Thank you for inspiring works of horror!

Unicyclesteve @unicyclesteve
Shaq @Alexander_Shaq
Rixari @PoetrybyRixari
Mistress Of Spooky And Spice @LauraHuntley79
Matthew_NCC1701 @Matthew_DS9
Randy Graf @RandyGrafCanada
вríttαnч @LateAndConfused
Fizzy AllsortsOfAllsorts @Fizzytwizler
Slightly Howling @slightlyhowling
Chris Page @nutupdate
james mullen @narwhals9
GregS @freginold_JS
ShakinItDown @ShakinItDown
LeeAnndelCasti2 @LeeAnndelCastil
Sir Sean of Nerve @SeanCLogue

The Tao Of Poetry @TaoPoetry
Jessica Laymon @JessicaELaymon
Uergui
C. Kiefer @Author_C_Kiefer
Jen
PromptTimes @PromptAdvant
OCDalvey @OCDalvey
Mamyaw @mommymyaw
PG Patey @PGPayT
#vsshorror @vsshorror
vssWritingRT @vssWritingRT
Rebel Without Applause @TymothyLongoria
Jaime @jaim_ee_bree
Savannah R James
Stur Poet @PoetStur

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.

Submit prompt words and inspire works of horror!

#HorrorPromptAwards

#HorrorPromptAwards #58 winner

#HorrorPromptAwards #59 winner

#HorrorPromptAwards #60 winner

#HorrorPromptAwards #61 winner

👏💀🖤 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

August 2023 Horror Writing Prompts & July Award Winners

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!

#horrorprompt words

#haikuhorrorprompt words

Prompt Word Contributors

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

Unicyclesteve @unicyclesteve
Shaq @Alexander_Shaq
Rixari @PoetrybyRixari
Mistress Of Spooky And Spice @LauraHuntley79
Matthew_NCC1701 @Matthew_DS9
Randy Graf @RandyGrafCanada
Ems @ArtsyEms
вríttαnч @LateAndConfused
Fizzy AllsortsOfAllsorts @Fizzytwizler
Mrremoraman @mrremoraman
Bill @KrakensQuill
Slightly Howling @slightlyhowling
Chris Page @nutupdate
james mullen @narwhals9
GregS @freginold_JS

vssWritingRT @vssWritingRT
#vsshorror @vsshorror
PG Patey @PGPayT
ShakinItDown @ShakinItDown
A leaf on the wind @DaveMclay
LeeAnndelCasti2 @LeeAnndelCastil
Genevieve
Sir Sean of Nerve @SeanCLogue
OCDalvey @OCDalvey
The Tao Of Poetry @TaoPoetry
Jessica Laymon @JessicaELaymon
Uergui
Vivi
Squirg
C. Kiefer @Author_C_Kiefer
Necro @NarlenBrando

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.

Submit prompt words and inspire works of horror!

#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

Nominated by @mrremoraman

#HorrorPromptAwards #54 winner

Nominated by @NarlenBrando

#HorrorPromptAwards #55 winner

Nominated by @ThatBurntWriter

#HorrorPromptAwards #56 winner

Nominated by @Fizzytwizler

#HorrorPromptAwards #57 winner

Nominated by @NarlenBrando

Nominate Terrifying Tales!

Nominate the most terrifying #vsshorror, #horrorprompt, and #haikuhorrorprompt tales for the #HorrorPromptAwards now!

Thank you!

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

🏆#HorrorPromptAwards #56

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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✔ Last chance to vote! #HorrorPromptAwards #55

Congratulations to this week’s nominees: Cassondra Windwalker (@WindwalkerWrite), Fizzy AllsortsOfAllsorts (@Fizzytwizler), Jessica Laymon (@JessicaELaymon), and Necro (@NarlenBrando)!

Thanks to this week’s nominators, @ThatBurntWriter and @mrremoraman!

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✔ Vote Now! #HorrorPromptAwards #54

Congratulations to this week’s nominees: Abi Graham (@AbiGraham3), Louise (@LouisePoetry1), Dr Lucy Chalice (@LucyChalice), and Edward Fuller (@fuller_edward)!

Thanks to this week’s nominators, @ThatBurntWriter and @NarlenBrando!

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