Supernatural Writing Prompts

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I pulled myself together and got up. The autopsy technicians could only stare in horror.

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Each type of death has a unique type of Reaper. The Reapers of Drowning collects the souls of the drowned. The Reapers of Old Age collects those that have come to their natural end. Write a story about a Reaper for an unusual death finally having a soul to collect.

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The whole point of Hell was to torture people for all eternity, or at least that was the point on paper. In practice, everyone's too numb and too used to it to even feel a thing or even be scared anymore

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You die and go to hell, instead of burning in a fire hotter than the sun, you sit in a field of flowers and the air smells like your favorite fruit. After asking the devil why hell seems like a paradise, he tells "I'm here because I don't obey the big guy"

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One day the most popular (and meanest) girl in the school has a complete attitude change and becomes extremely wholesome and friendly. Then you learn she is possessed by a demon. “Is”. Not “was”.

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“You know what, no. Fuck you.” You tell your murderer as they stab you through the chest. “I refuse to die.”

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You turn from the limp, still-warm body that used to be yours. The black-hooded figure beside you breaks into tears. "I'm not sure how much longer I can keep doing this.", they say.

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In a terrible accident, you kill someone in public. You frantically ask those around you for help but no one seems to even notice the body. You only then realize you have a horrible power. The people you kill are forgotten.

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You're standing at the altar, about to get married to your beautiful fiancée. When suddenly the king of demons bursts through the door of the room, which naturally causes panic. You tried to warn everyone that inviting your sibling to the wedding would mean trouble, but they kept insisting.

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As the newly summoned entity turned towards you it grinned malevolently and reminded you that you should never summon anything you can’t put down yourself. You demonstrate that you can, in fact, put the entity down yourself.

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You don't know what was more frightening, the Humanoid THING with too many teeth and eyes like shadows, or your dad looking up calmly at it and saying "Oh, yeah. I've seen one of these before" in a bored tone.

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You are a vampire, and as far as you know you were born one. That's what your mother has always told you, of course. But today you ran into a vampire hunter on your way to you cottage, he didn't attack you, however, he only said two words: "Poor thing."

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I dropped a coin into a wishing well and asked for everyone's wishes to come true. I didn't realize the well was 1000 years old.

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A deity has had enough and is ready to die, however one tiny human still calls their name in prayer, forcing this deity to exist. The deity now attempts to help the tiny human in order to finally fade away.

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You, a heroic paladin have successfully slain a fearsome dragon. But the dragon warns you that death is but a door, and dragons don't die, they reincarnate. You paid it no mind....until your son was born with golden, slitted eyes.

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"A game for your life," the skeletal figure said. "You choose," I replied. "I've never been much for games, or for life." For the first time in as long as they could remember, Death smiled.

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Whenever someone is buried in your town, plants grow and surround the grave, representing what sort of life they lived. When a pillar of the community dies, their grave is covered in thick, gnarled brambles.

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When you are born, your parents gave you a very unique name. This has caused you many annoyances over the years, but you feel that the demon that keeps getting summoned every time the teacher calls on you has it worse.

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Your girlfriend has always wanted to be a witch and when she went to the local witch to be her apprentice you accompanied her as moral support. To the surprise of both of you, the witch rejected your girlfriend and instead asked you to be her apprentice.

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The Devil on your shoulder stammers as the Angel loads their shotgun.

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You finally pass away, happily on your death bed surrounded by your loving family. Only to wake up in hell with a demon standing over you "Welcome back m'lord! How was your vacation?"

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Your partner is a werewolf. You found this out by coming home to a large, rather friendly wolf.

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"I thought you used to be a prostitute!" "Why would you...? Oh... No, no... Lady of the night is just a fancy way to say vampire." "You are a vampire?" "Used to be."

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You're about to go to bed, when you find a woman getting food out of your refrigerator. It turns out, that "cat" you picked up outside the grocery store, wasn't a cat at all.

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After a devastating car crash you look over at your spouse in the passenger seat and they have a parking sign impaling their chest. They yank it free and look you in the eye, saying "Ok I haven't been completely honest with you"

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"Sir, we found the ghost ship The Delenora." "Where is it?" "In... Um... The Bridgewater Triangle.." "You mean Bermuda Triangle?" "No... It's in the middle of the woods in Massachusetts..."

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You started a cult to scam people out of money. However, more and more of your “prophecies” begin coming true and the “miracles” can claim begin to actually happen.

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Being immortal, I started realizing that my spouse was the same person being reincarnated over and over again.

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You are the first person to become a vampire in 10,000 years. Your master and his entire clan are shocked when they learn you can walk in sunlight without burning. "Sunscreen, you simpeltons." Was your response when they asked how.

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My new partner at work is the worst! They won't enter buildings without invitation, says they've got a sunlight allergy so I have to work night shifts, and if you drop anything they sit there and count it impulsively. It's the worst!

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