Mystery Writing Prompts

You have spent weeks embedding yourself in a secret society in the capital city on suspicion of movement against the king. You’ve finally gained access to their secret base of operations and…what on earth is a “speakeasy”?

You are hours deep into exploring this abandoned bunker complex when you stumble upon an intact Stasis Chamber.

"They came from the Great Lake, as you did when you washed upon our shore," your adoptive mother spoke softly, her eyes never meeting yours, "They brought us salvation from who hunted us... And now so shall you."

There’s a monk in Tibet, famous for his unshakeable calm. Tourists pay for a 20-second challenge: get him to react in any way, and they win. No one has ever succeeded. Until one day, a small boy walks up, whispers something in the monk's ear... and the monk completely loses it.

As the odd little man leads you from room to room, giving you glimpses into the private lives of people you know, you begin to wonder what the numbers on the door could possibly be counting.

After downloading a shady piracy app, you settle in to binge-watch your favorite film or TV series. However, when you finish the final episode or movie, the app plays a new installment—one that doesn't officially exist.

When someone is killed, the life of the person who struck the killing blow can be sacrificed to bring them back. This is often used to resolve solved murder cases, but upon being revived, you realize that your killer was not the one who was sacrificed…

Being given the key to the city is an honor few recieve. The real challenge, though, is finding the lock it opens.

You're not too sure, but you think the doctor who just preformed surgery on you isn't a real doctor.

You came back from holiday to your home, but, just as you opened the door to your home. Feeling something is off makes it's way into your mind. Everything inside looks normal and how you left it but, something has changed...

The mountains have loomed over your home since long before you were born. But you do not know a living soul who has been to them.

Every now and then, you dream of Ancient Egypt. The dreams are different, but they all have one thing in common: In every dream, there is always the Scarab.

You wake up one morning with no memory of the prior night with 3 naked superheroines sleeping beside you

When you were presumed dead from an assassination attempt your best friend assumed your identity to complete your life's work. Now that you're safe and ready to tell everyone you're still alive, the world has completely changed.

You are a scribe in Alexandria, tasked with copying a recently discovered scroll containing an account of a lost civilization. As you decipher the text, you begin to suspect it might be a warning from the future.

A new shop in town offers high quality costumes at surprisingly cheap prices. However, when Halloween night arrives, those who wear these costumes begin to experience strange side effects.

Usually, Analog Horror are supposed to replicate a general fear, so when you found a set of tapes numbered and all labeled with 18+, you were undoubtedly curious.

It was only once the ship waa far out to sea that the Captain discovered the rest of the crew were women dresses as men

She was convinced that someone in the mages guild was sending her secret directions, even as the messages became increasingly sexual....

After a messy divorce you make a new start somewhere else unfortunately your work as a detective has made you rather popular with some rather unsavory clientele including but not limited to your ex.

Before they can make it big in Hollywood, every star actress must first submit to a secret cult: The Skullfuck Society.

Around the time her mom gave her that new lace choker, she started noticing her body randomly moving on its own, entirely out of her control - usually when there was a chore or anything else she was putting off...