40 Random Halloween Prompts (For Writers)
1. The new tenants of the house I’m haunting are being haunted by another ghost. War ensues.
2. I sliced my hand open trying to carve a pumpkin for my crush and s/he saw the whole thing and now has to drive me to the hospital. FML.
4. My crush invited me to a haunted house and I agreed even though I’m a complete scaredy-cat.
5. I’m, like, 85% sure my neighbor/roommate is a supernatural creature, even though they technically shouldn’t exist.
6. I was invited to a costume party my crush is attending but wasn’t able to shop for a costume until the last minute and everything left is terrible. The problem: costumes are mandatory.
7. Supposedly, Halloween is the one day when the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is the thinnest. I take advantage of this and try to summon the spirit of my [someone important], but end up summoning someone—or something—else instead.
9. I found an old storybook in my basement and, having nothing else to do on Halloween night, decide to read it. I somehow got sucked in and now I’m trapped and please help.
10. I give my crush cupcakes for Halloween. S/he has an allergic reaction to one of the ingredients in them.
11. Only on Halloween are vampires able to enter one’s home without permission.
12. I was abducted by a supernatural creature for reasons unknown.
13. I allowed myself to be peer-pressured into staying in a haunted house overnight with my crush.
14. I have to take my kid/sibling trick-or-treating. The only thing making the night even remotely tolerable is the fact that my their best friend’s sibling/parent/guardian/etc, whom I’m hopelessly attracted to, is coming along.
15. Some people celebrate Halloween. Others celebrate Samhain.
16. Speed Dating. In costumes.
17. I got lost at a Halloween parade. Whoops.
19. Pumpkin Spice Lattes & Halloween Decorations.
20. Halloween night always brings out the crazies.
21. I got stuck in a time loop. If only I could figure out what I need to do to get out of it.
22. Interspecies relationships are hard. However, they can rewarding too.
23. I don’t have a problem with supernatural creatures, but come the f#ck on, I can’t seriously be the only human in this damn house/dorm/etc.
24. On Halloween you’re supposed to line your windows and doors with salt and place mistletoe in front of your house or else they will come. I…kind of forgot to.
25. I work in a costume shop and you keep coming in to try things on but never buy anything. I don’t care how hot you are, if you don’t pick something soon I’m going to punch you.
26. A Halloween Festival.
27. Halloween is the only day of the year I’m allowed to enter the human world.
28. Um, thanks for the compliment, but this isn’t actually a costume…
29. I’m a supernatural creature. My best friend/crush/partner isn’t. It’s especially hard to hide what I am on All Hallow’s Eve.
30. Every year, on Halloween, I dream of someone I’ve never actually met.
32. Based on episode 6.02 of Buffy, “Halloween,” wherein people take on the characteristics of whatever costume they’re wearing because magic.
34. Why can’t I ever have a normal Halloween?
35. So, not to sound paranoid or anything, but I think I’m being stalked by a supernatural creature? Is there someone I can call for this?
36. Rituals & Unexpected Consequences.
37. My birthday is on October 31st.
39. Death comes to visit.
40. Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc: We gladly feast on those who would subdue us. – The Addams Family Motto
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