A story about a haunted forest where there are will - o' - the - wisps that lead people astray. But these are not just ordinary lights. They are the souls of the damned, and if you follow them, you end up in a never - ending loop in the forest, constantly being chased by shadowy figures. Another idea is a psychic who can see dead people, but one day she encounters a malevolent entity that is so powerful it starts to use her powers against her, making her see terrifying visions all the time.
You could write about a Ouija board that actually works. When a group of teenagers play with it, they accidentally summon a powerful and vengeful spirit that starts to torment them. For example, it moves objects around their houses, makes strange noises at night, and even appears in their nightmares.
An old, abandoned church could be the setting for a horror story. There is a legend that an ancient evil was sealed beneath the church centuries ago. When a group of archaeologists start to dig around the church, they unknowingly break the seal. The evil entity then begins to possess the local villagers, turning them into its minions. The possessed villagers start to perform strange and violent rituals, and the only way to stop it is to find the original spell that sealed the entity away, which is hidden somewhere in the church.
Imagine a scientist who goes to an isolated research station in the Arctic. The station has a dark past that he's unaware of. As he conducts his experiments, strange things start to occur. Equipment malfunctions on its own, and he finds odd footprints in the snow outside that don't belong to any known animal. He begins to feel like he's being watched. Eventually, he uncovers a secret experiment that went wrong decades ago, and the mutated creatures from that experiment are now after him in the isolation of the Arctic.
One idea could be a haunted house where every night at midnight, the walls start to bleed. The people who enter can hear the screams of the previous owners who died mysteriously in the house. Another idea is a cursed doll that comes to life and follows a young girl everywhere, causing strange and terrifying things to happen around her. Also, a story about a group of hikers who get lost in the woods and are hunted by a supernatural creature that can blend in with the trees.
You could write a story about a haunted locket. The locket has a picture of a long - dead person in it. Whenever someone wears the locket, they start to have vivid nightmares of that person's tragic death. As time passes, they begin to see the ghost of the person in the locket during their waking hours, too.
A group of campers set up their tents in a forest. During the night, they hear a blood - curdling scream. When they go to investigate, they find a clearing where a ghostly woman in a white dress is floating. She was a victim of a murder in the forest years ago. The campers try to run away, but they keep getting lost and end up back at the clearing, with the ghost getting closer and closer each time.
A hiker gets lost in a dense forest. As night falls, he starts to hear eerie howls and strange rustling sounds. He stumbles upon an old, broken - down cabin. Inside, he finds a diary that details some sort of experiment gone wrong in the forest many years ago. The entries talk about strange creatures that were created. Now, he has to figure out how to get out of the forest while being hunted by these unknown entities.
A simple idea is a hiker gets lost in a dark forest at night. They keep hearing strange howls in the distance. As they walk, they come across a clearing where there is a large, old tree with a noose hanging from it. Suddenly, they see a pair of glowing eyes in the bushes. It could be a werewolf or some other dark forest creature that hunts at night.
Yes. There was a story about a guy who said his TV would turn on by itself at 3 am. And when it did, there were always strange, distorted images on the screen that seemed to be some sort of otherworldly face.
A house that seems normal during the day but at night, the walls start to bleed. The blood drips down and forms strange symbols on the floor. These symbols are a warning from the spirits trapped in the house. The people living there start to experience sleep paralysis and see terrifying apparitions that get closer each night.
One idea could be a haunted mirror. Every time someone looks into it, they see a distorted version of themselves with a sinister figure lurking in the background. As they keep looking, the figure starts to come closer out of the mirror until it reaches into their world.
A group of friends decides to have a Halloween party in the middle of a so - called haunted forest. They set up their tents and start having fun. But as the night falls, they notice that the animals have gone silent. Then, they see pairs of glowing eyes in the darkness. A figure starts to emerge from the shadows. It looks like a half - man, half - beast creature. It growls at them and they quickly realize they are in real danger. They have to use their wits and whatever resources they have to survive the night in the forest. The forest seems to be alive and working against them, with the trees blocking their paths when they try to run away.