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How to Write a Scary Story for Spooktober

10/28/2020

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How to Write a Scary Story for Spooktober, Matthew Dewey, The Penned Sleuth, It’s the haunting time of the year, where ghosts, werewolves and all manner of darker beings walk amongst the vulnerable and innocent. Evil stalks the streets, fear builds in every heart, until all are wide-eyed and paranoid. It is Spooktober, the ideal time to write any scary stories that have been lingering in the dark recesses of your mind.  Here’s how you can take your idea and turn it into a scary story worth reading!
It’s the haunting time of the year, where ghosts, werewolves and all manner of darker beings walk amongst the vulnerable and innocent. Evil stalks the streets, fear builds in every heart, until all are wide-eyed and paranoid. It is Spooktober, the ideal time to write any scary stories that have been lingering in the dark recesses of your mind.

Here’s how you can take your idea and turn it into a scary story worth reading!

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The Experiment

8/9/2019

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The Experiment, Short Story, Writing Prompt, The Penned Sleuth, Adventure, Suspense, Science Fiction
In the moments that followed, the land turned to ash and the sky to fire. I entered a world that was far different from my own, but it was far better. The lands I soon walked were green and plentiful. Everything within sight was radiating life. All that mattered in that moment, to me at least, was destroying it. To escape this false paradise.

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Bounty II

8/8/2019

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Bounty II, Short Story, Writing Prompt, The Penned Sleuth, Western, Adventure, Suspense
We arrived in Washington wearing different clothes, wearing different faces. As per the advice of the bounty hunter, we all shaved. Jeremiah almost seemed to fit in with his meek looks. Darren and I looked tough even with the hair cut and fancy suit. Still, it kept the lawmen from looking at us too long.

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Dancing with Dragons

8/7/2019

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Dancing with Dragons, Short Story, Writing Prompt, The Penned Sleuth
In that moment, we all knew what was happening. The rev of motorcycle engines was enough of a sign that we weren't wanted here. Taking what we could, we ran. The plastic bags stuffed in our pockets popped, the money spilled onto the floor. It didn't matter anymore. Salvage what you could be for our rivals burnt it all to the ground.

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Cellar

8/5/2019

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Cellar, Short Story, Writing Prompt, The Penned Sleuth, Horror, Science Fiction
“Welcome to Jefferson’s Toy Store, how can I help?” the spritely woman asked behind the counter.

While my mother tried to explain that she was looking for something for me to give my friend on his birthday, I wandered through the small store looking at the many toys that lined the shelves. There was an assortment of stuffed animals in the dim store, but I was looking for something different.

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