Thriller Writing Prompts

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"We repeat: stay in your homes at all costs, all other advice is compromised and not to be trusted", the message on your screen concludes. "We repeat: head to the designated evacuation spots immediately, all other advice is compromised and not to be trusted" the message on your phone concludes.

383 upvotes8 comments

They stared in horror at the black stain that had once been their fellow henchmen. "Boss, why'd you kill him!?" The man in the black cloak pointed at the terrified kids in the corner, "THAT is why. I said to find new henchman prospects! But we do NOT involve children!"

343 upvotes14 comments

"This gun right here is able to fire a bullet at the speed of 299,792,458 meters per second which is 1% the speed of light. Now, i gotta warn you of the flash that comes after the bullet hits the target."

279 upvotes23 comments

Your tomboy bestfriend is being auctioned off as a sex slave by her drug addict father. Hopefully you have enough in savings to win her and prevent her from ending up with some old pervert.

236 upvotes11 comments

–"They threatened to hurt you." –"So you killed them all?!" –"Of course not, don't be absurd. I left one alive to tell the tale of what happened to the others."

201 upvotes9 comments

"Done. Where's my $20?" "I...I didn't think you'd actually do it!" "You underestimate how much I needed that $20. Now pay up."

163 upvotes12 comments

"Uh, guys... some hel- mmmph!" Her call for help was suddenly stifled by the mechanical trap, which started working her to her first orgasm of many. Realizing what to expect if the others didn't notice her, she desperately tried to find a way to draw their attention before the machine broke her.

150 upvotes12 comments

You are cursed. Once a month, your vision flashes red, and you must tag the person you are currently looking at within 24 hours, or all humanity ends. One day, while watching a video about the President, your vision flashes red.

133 upvotes7 comments

Woman goes missing, and the only person who seems to notice is her stalker.

117 upvotes18 comments

He walked slowly, covered in blood, with his sword held in his hand. His armor broken, his army dead, he takes his stance once more against at least a thousand.

108 upvotes10 comments

—"Are you... scared? I've never seen you scared before." —"Yeah, well, you don't know my brothers as well as I do. They're the best of the best. If something is bad enough to make them ask for help from their spiteful little sister, then... Let's just say, best case scenario is a quick death."

105 upvotes4 comments

You had hoped taking your partner to a public place like a restaurant would help smooth out your breakup. However you didn’t anticipate a hostage situation breaking out right after you break up. Worse is that when the hostage takers hear about it, they take your partners side.

98 upvotes5 comments

You are a program designed to protect your assigned human at all costs. Today, you calculate a 0% survival rate.

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Tied up and blindfolded, she had to remind herself this was an actual interrogation and not a kink scene. Her body wouldn't cooperate.

79 upvotes8 comments

“Captain, what the hell is that?” “I think that's an assassin, sir.” “That hulking beast carving its way through our army is an assassin?!”

73 upvotes10 comments

You find her knocking on your door in the middle of the night. "I need a place to stay. There's... something came up. The company crashed. I'm... I'm completely bankrupt. I've got nowhere else to go."

72 upvotes7 comments

You just get off your work and now walking home, midway though you thought about the a cafe with nice espresso you- Suddenly someone grab your shoulder, turning your head you look at your own face saying "Don't go to the cafe, don't go anywhere else! Just go home!" before disappearing.

64 upvotes4 comments

You protected this girl from an organization of quirky characters, all set on destroying her. Now, at the end of your adventure, you wonder if it was truly the right thing to do.

63 upvotes6 comments

As she squirmed in her shackles holding her limbs in place, she nervously looked at the device approaching her cunt, ready to mercilessly stimulate her. When her Mad Scientist Mistress peers over her shoulder and whispers, "I wonder if this one will break you faster than your previous record?"

62 upvotes2 comments

When the super-spy was captured by the enemy, she had expected to be tortured and mentally prepared herself against the pain to keep from spilling her secrets. But she hadn't expected that they'd try to break her mind by overwhelming her with sexual pleasure.

62 upvotes4 comments

"Sir, we are here because the predictive Algorithms say you will need us." "That's ridicul-" but the alarm cut him off.

60 upvotes7 comments

You and your partner in crime hide inside a closed mall as the police search for the two of you. You could feel your heart racing as you hear the footsteps drawing closer. Your partner tells you that they have never been so horny and you find yourself feeling the same.

60 upvotes9 comments

"Kill the hostage for all I care; I'm not here to save anyone, I'm only here to kill you."

50 upvotes12 comments

“You can’t win.” “Maybe not, but I can hurt you.”

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"*You* are a vampire. *They* are the world's best vampire hunters. What they are *not* are trained operators nor CQB specialists. Use that to your advantage."

49 upvotes6 comments

A man time travels to the past to save his girlfriend from dying in a train accident.He wakes up the morning of the incident and is surprised to see his girlfriend with a gun aimed at his head.

48 upvotes4 comments

She overcame extreme persistent sexual arousal syndrome to become one of the world's most powerful CEOs/lawyers/warriors. Now, just moments before her toughest deal/fight ever (with a ruthless male rival), she realises: she forgot to take her meds/potions that morning.

47 upvotes5 comments

You've been dragging the body across the desert for days.

43 upvotes8 comments

When your parents discovered your affair with the member of a rival family you expected them to get mad. Instead they were proud and praised you for your cunning ploy.

42 upvotes3 comments

"If you touch me, I'll charge you with assault!" ... "No, if I touch you, I'll be charged with **murder.**

41 upvotes5 comments

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