Horror Story Prompt Generator
Build a clean, copy‑ready brief for chilling scenes, stories, and dialogue.
A prompt is the clear set of instructions you give an AI or creative tool to get the output you want. Use the menus below to build a structured prompt; then click Generate to assemble a clean, copy‑ready block. You can copy an individual concept level or “Copy All.” Adjust menus and Generate again anytime.
Tip: Some menus allow multiple selections. On desktop use Ctrl/Cmd‑click; on mobile, tap to add/tap again to remove.
Subgenre
Psychological
Supernatural
Cosmic
Folk
Gothic
Body horror
Slasher
Creature feature
Haunted house
Apocalyptic
Primary Setting
Remote farmhouse in a thunderstorm
Abandoned hospital at night
Forest campground out of season
Isolated mountain research station
Century‑old apartment building
Coastal town in the off‑season
Subway maintenance tunnels
Boarding school dormitory
Fog‑choked moor
Desert ghost town
Time Period
Present day
1980s
Victorian era
Early 1900s
Near future
Protagonist
Skeptical journalist
New night security guard
Grad student folklorist
Single parent protecting a child
Retired detective
First‑year teacher
Urban explorer
Antagonist / Entity
Haunting spirit bound to an object
Shapeless presence (unseen)
Cult with generational roots
Malignant AI in the walls
Ancient thing under the floor
Parasitic double
Human predator with rules
POV & Tense
First person, present
First person, past
Close third, present
Close third, past
Unreliable narrator (first person)
Tone & Atmosphere
Slow‑burn dread
Oppressive claustrophobia
Melancholic loss
Paranoia and doubt
Visceral terror
Eerie quiet
Surreal disorientation
Content Rating
PG‑13 (suggestive, minimal gore)
R (graphic elements allowed)
TV‑MA (strong language, intense)
Themes
Guilt & consequence
Isolation vs. community
Memory & unreliable perception
Inheritance & bloodlines
Technology vs. superstition
Grief and haunting
Forbidden knowledge
Narrative Devices
Found footage / logs
Diary fragments
News clippings
Second‑person interludes
Nested stories
Time loops / echoes
Signature Prop / Artifact
Locked music box
Photograph that changes
Key with no matching door
Old cassette recorder
Hand‑stitched doll
Family ledger
Basement padlock
Dialogue Style
Subtext‑heavy, few words
Rapid, overlapping panic
Calm until it cracks
Polite menace
Childlike innocence vs. dread
Scene Type / Length
Single scene (800–1200 words)
Short story (1500–2500 words)
Micro scene (350–600 words)
Opening chapter (2–3k words)
Twist / Reveal
No twist (straight escalation)
False salvation turns trap
Trusted ally is the lure
Protagonist is the haunting
History repeats (loop)
Ending Type
Ambiguous chill
Hard stop shock
Bittersweet survival
Tragic inevitability
Sensory Focus
Sub‑bass hums
Wet stone / mildew
Flicker of failing lights
Metallic aftertaste
Drafts / temperature drops
Animal calls out of place
Hard Constraints
No on‑screen gore
No jump scares
Legal / realistic procedures
Period‑accurate details
Show, don’t tell
2 named characters max
Offline pack
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