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70 Horror Creative Writing Prompts for Teens: Story Starters, Titles, Characters, Settings & Visual Ideas
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70 Horror Creative Writing Prompts for Teens: Story Starters, Titles, Characters, Settings & Visual Ideas

Looking for horror writing prompts that go beyond haunted houses and jump scares?
This post includes 70+ eerie and original ideas designed to help teen writers build atmosphere, suspense, and unforgettable stories. Perfect for creative writing units, Halloween lessons, or students who love the strange and uncanny.

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The Kindling Collection: A Writing Box of Ritual, Firelight, and Uneasy Traditions

The Kindling Collection: A Writing Box of Ritual, Firelight, and Uneasy Traditions

If you’ve ever wanted to stumble across a forgotten box of secrets, piece together a decades-old mystery, or uncover what a village has tried to forget, this is the one.

The Kindling Collection invites you into the village of Ashwick, where the Longlight Festival burns brighter than reason. What starts with weathered letters and faded photos slowly begins to feel… real. You’ll find cinnamon-scented fragments, unsettling children’s drawings, volunteer lists, and sealed envelopes that beg not to be opened.

Step into something old, strange, and quietly horrifying, and let the story pull you under.

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