Writing Prompt

We’d all heard that the entrance exams this year were particularly brutal. Not only had they changed the marking criteria, but the invigilators were now allowed, and encouraged, to shoot anyone who didn’t finish on time.

My friend, Will, and I were seated next to each other in the examination hall. It was a gym hall that smelled faintly of feet, but it was a hall nonetheless. The chairs that had ...

I skittered around the trunk of the tree, listening for any sign of movements. So far, none. Not even the chirp of a cricket. I supposed this was what my home had become after the Hunters had taken over.

CRUNCH

I whipped out my knife and lunged toward the source of the sound, teeth bared. I brought my arm back and swung-

“Wait! Please! It’s me!”

I stopped in mid-motion. “Travis?” I kept the kn...

My name was once Melody. That was a long time ago. I was alone and unloved. But I didn’t seem to notice.

An old man approached me at the park. He asked where my parents were. To that I had no reply. He inquired if I had a coat or something to stay warm with in the bitter cold. I had nothing of the kind.

Everyday I returned to the mysterious man who seemed to be concerned for my well being. He was...

_“Your time is up. Better run!”_

-the speaker yells out before crackling, breaking down, and falling from the ceiling-

“Jesus!” Cam crys out stumbling back and falling.

“Cam!” Elie yells running over.

“I’m good, I'm good!” Cam stumbles up, holding Elie's hand.

-giant knives appear a mile in front of them twisting forward fast-

“Shit!” Cam curses running with Elie in tow.

-the knives cut dow...

I got a strange letter in the mail one day. “Please, come to the nearest Holiday Inn to play a little game. Join me on the roof, say you’re here for Frida.”

I was already suicidal, and it seemed like someone wanted to murder me, so I was okay with it.

I left immediately, eager to figure out what was about to happen. It’s a deck on Uno cards? A strange looking person walked up to me.

“If you los...

“Your time is up. Pencils down.”

Brielle and her three other classmates groan, but their pencils slap down onto their desks in unison, obeying the command.

Song, Annette, Ellis, and Brielle herself were the only ones to take this class. It wasn’t unheard of in college. There used to be more of them but three other students dropped after the first class. Maybe it was Professor Tark. He could be a...

(cw blood, gore. it’s tagged horror for a reason, babes.)

“Tick, tock, dearies!” Its laugh was high pitched and manic, the pocket watch it dangled in its hand rusted and broken, no longer displaying the proper time. “You’ve been very, very naughty, darlings, and Mumsie has prepared a proper punishment.”

The girls looked at each other, terrified of this… thing that masqueraded as their mother, bu...

Your time is up. Better run!

Their guns were trained on me. My friends were dead. I was shivering and shaking, my vision tight and my heart was screaming in my ears. Blood was everywhere, the blood of everyone I loved. They were gone.

I stood my ground. I had no weapons, nothing to shield my fragile flesh. "Do it," I grunted through clenched teeth. "Why spare me?"

"Come on, it's no fun if we jus...

“1..2..he’s coming for you.” I run as fast as I can, weaving my way threw the forest desperately trying to get back to my car. “3..4..you’ll be screaming please no more.” This creepy ass little girl in a white hospital gown keep’s singing. It’s as if she’s right next to my ear.

“5..6..he’ll get his fix.” God damn it where did I come from again!? I swear I’ve already come this way twice but all th...

The village of Valmir was peaceful, nestled between mountains and a dense enchanted forest. It was a place where people lived in harmony with nature, protected by mysterious forces that had watched over them for centuries. However, a worrying shadow now hung over this haven of peace.

Léa, a courageous and curious young woman, had always felt a special connection with the forest. She spent her day...