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@grimmindarkness.bsky.social
Greetings! I am a disabled writer with NF1 and AuDHD. I write thriller, horror and fantasy. I have a Associate of Science Degree in Creative Writing.
They/Them | Pansexual | Married
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@grimm-in-darkness · Writing Prompts
These are writing prompts that may be used to write any form of literature. You may change the pronouns if you wish. Please credit me if you use any of them. You can share what you come up with, but o...
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Greetings, fellow writers! Or those who have just begun their writing journey. I have written eight hundred plus writing prompts that are free to use. Check it out on my Tumblr when you have the time.
#writer #WritingCommunity #writingptompts
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Haiku Horror Writing Prompt no. 1584: shred
If you stay too long
in the light of the full moon,
it will find you,
pull you apart piece by piece,
so it can eat its fill.
#haikuhorrorprompt
If you stay too long
in the light of the full moon,
it will find you,
pull you apart piece by piece,
so it can eat its fill.
#haikuhorrorprompt
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Haiku Horror Writing Prompt no. 1584: shred
If you stay too long
in the light of the full moon,
it will find you,
pull you apart piece by piece,
so it can eat its fill.
#haikuhorrorprompt
If you stay too long
in the light of the full moon,
it will find you,
pull you apart piece by piece,
so it can eat its fill.
#haikuhorrorprompt
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2016: drenched
It was over. They were no longer held down by family rules or traditions. Opening the sliding doors, they made their way out of the family head’s house, covered head to toe in visera. Motionless bodies trailing behind them.
#horrorprompt
It was over. They were no longer held down by family rules or traditions. Opening the sliding doors, they made their way out of the family head’s house, covered head to toe in visera. Motionless bodies trailing behind them.
#horrorprompt
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2016: drenched
It was over. They were no longer held down by family rules or traditions. Opening the sliding doors, they made their way out of the family head’s house, covered head to toe in visera. Motionless bodies trailing behind them.
#horrorprompt
It was over. They were no longer held down by family rules or traditions. Opening the sliding doors, they made their way out of the family head’s house, covered head to toe in visera. Motionless bodies trailing behind them.
#horrorprompt
Haiku Horror Writing Prompt no. 1583: slither
My wooden doors open
as it lets itself in,
gliding across the floor,
making its way inside
above it breathes,
the rokurokubi is
finally here for me.
#haikuhorrorprompt
My wooden doors open
as it lets itself in,
gliding across the floor,
making its way inside
above it breathes,
the rokurokubi is
finally here for me.
#haikuhorrorprompt
November 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Haiku Horror Writing Prompt no. 1583: slither
My wooden doors open
as it lets itself in,
gliding across the floor,
making its way inside
above it breathes,
the rokurokubi is
finally here for me.
#haikuhorrorprompt
My wooden doors open
as it lets itself in,
gliding across the floor,
making its way inside
above it breathes,
the rokurokubi is
finally here for me.
#haikuhorrorprompt
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2015: echelon
He finally rose through the ranks. In order to survive, he had to do what he was ordered to do. When they arrived in the abandoned village, something shambled out of one of the doorless huts. Its mouth covered in blood.
#horrorprompt
He finally rose through the ranks. In order to survive, he had to do what he was ordered to do. When they arrived in the abandoned village, something shambled out of one of the doorless huts. Its mouth covered in blood.
#horrorprompt
November 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2015: echelon
He finally rose through the ranks. In order to survive, he had to do what he was ordered to do. When they arrived in the abandoned village, something shambled out of one of the doorless huts. Its mouth covered in blood.
#horrorprompt
He finally rose through the ranks. In order to survive, he had to do what he was ordered to do. When they arrived in the abandoned village, something shambled out of one of the doorless huts. Its mouth covered in blood.
#horrorprompt
Prompt no. 1582: grizzled
At first it looked human
the closer they got,
it became clear that this
silvery creature was just
a trap so it could feed.
#haikuhorrorprompt
At first it looked human
the closer they got,
it became clear that this
silvery creature was just
a trap so it could feed.
#haikuhorrorprompt
November 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Prompt no. 1582: grizzled
At first it looked human
the closer they got,
it became clear that this
silvery creature was just
a trap so it could feed.
#haikuhorrorprompt
At first it looked human
the closer they got,
it became clear that this
silvery creature was just
a trap so it could feed.
#haikuhorrorprompt
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2014: catastrophe
Currently locked inside a closet, hiding from what was prowling outside the door. She thought a cabin vacation with her boyfriend would be peaceful. Until he decided to mess with a grave in the forest. Now it hunted them.
#horrorprompt
Currently locked inside a closet, hiding from what was prowling outside the door. She thought a cabin vacation with her boyfriend would be peaceful. Until he decided to mess with a grave in the forest. Now it hunted them.
#horrorprompt
November 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2014: catastrophe
Currently locked inside a closet, hiding from what was prowling outside the door. She thought a cabin vacation with her boyfriend would be peaceful. Until he decided to mess with a grave in the forest. Now it hunted them.
#horrorprompt
Currently locked inside a closet, hiding from what was prowling outside the door. She thought a cabin vacation with her boyfriend would be peaceful. Until he decided to mess with a grave in the forest. Now it hunted them.
#horrorprompt
Prompt no. 1581: carnage
It was everywhere:
a deep crimson
and scattered viscera
pieces of what used
to be a human
#haikuhorrorprompt
It was everywhere:
a deep crimson
and scattered viscera
pieces of what used
to be a human
#haikuhorrorprompt
November 22, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Prompt no. 1581: carnage
It was everywhere:
a deep crimson
and scattered viscera
pieces of what used
to be a human
#haikuhorrorprompt
It was everywhere:
a deep crimson
and scattered viscera
pieces of what used
to be a human
#haikuhorrorprompt
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2013: prosthetic
He cut off his arm to stop the virus from spreading. He made himself a new arm. Something that would be helpful in this hell on Earth. The growling grew closer. He smirked and revved the chainsaw, walking outside.
#horrorprompt
He cut off his arm to stop the virus from spreading. He made himself a new arm. Something that would be helpful in this hell on Earth. The growling grew closer. He smirked and revved the chainsaw, walking outside.
#horrorprompt
November 22, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2013: prosthetic
He cut off his arm to stop the virus from spreading. He made himself a new arm. Something that would be helpful in this hell on Earth. The growling grew closer. He smirked and revved the chainsaw, walking outside.
#horrorprompt
He cut off his arm to stop the virus from spreading. He made himself a new arm. Something that would be helpful in this hell on Earth. The growling grew closer. He smirked and revved the chainsaw, walking outside.
#horrorprompt
Greetings, fellow writers! Or those who have just begun their writing journey. I have written eight hundred plus writing prompts that are free to use. Check it out on my Tumblr when you have the time.
#writer #WritingCommunity #writingptompts
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@grimm-in-darkness · Writing Prompts
These are writing prompts that may be used to write any form of literature. You may change the pronouns if you wish. Please credit me if you use any of them. You can share what you come up with, but o...
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November 22, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Greetings, fellow writers! Or those who have just begun their writing journey. I have written eight hundred plus writing prompts that are free to use. Check it out on my Tumblr when you have the time.
#writer #WritingCommunity #writingptompts
www.tumblr.com/grimm-in-dar...
#writer #WritingCommunity #writingptompts
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I wrote a VA script a while back called "The Phantom Breaker". I'm rewriting it into a short story. It now has two chapters :) You can read it for free on Inkitt. Potion Collection has a few other short fantasy stories as well.
#mystery #thriller #paranormal
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#mystery #thriller #paranormal
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A collection of fantasy stories compiled together in a compact volume.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I wrote a VA script a while back called "The Phantom Breaker". I'm rewriting it into a short story. It now has two chapters :) You can read it for free on Inkitt. Potion Collection has a few other short fantasy stories as well.
#mystery #thriller #paranormal
www.inkitt.com/stories/1512...
#mystery #thriller #paranormal
www.inkitt.com/stories/1512...
Prompt no. 1579: legs
Be careful of the
last stall on the right
there inside, is not
what you seek
but a pair of limbs
without an upper
body.
#haikuhorrorprompt
Be careful of the
last stall on the right
there inside, is not
what you seek
but a pair of limbs
without an upper
body.
#haikuhorrorprompt
November 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Prompt no. 1579: legs
Be careful of the
last stall on the right
there inside, is not
what you seek
but a pair of limbs
without an upper
body.
#haikuhorrorprompt
Be careful of the
last stall on the right
there inside, is not
what you seek
but a pair of limbs
without an upper
body.
#haikuhorrorprompt
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2011: alchemy
An equal and even exchange. He had done his research and found the needed equipment. Now kneeling at the circle with the sacrifice in the middle, he apologized. This had to be done... he needed her back.
#horrorprompt
An equal and even exchange. He had done his research and found the needed equipment. Now kneeling at the circle with the sacrifice in the middle, he apologized. This had to be done... he needed her back.
#horrorprompt
November 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2011: alchemy
An equal and even exchange. He had done his research and found the needed equipment. Now kneeling at the circle with the sacrifice in the middle, he apologized. This had to be done... he needed her back.
#horrorprompt
An equal and even exchange. He had done his research and found the needed equipment. Now kneeling at the circle with the sacrifice in the middle, he apologized. This had to be done... he needed her back.
#horrorprompt
Prompt no. 1578: femoral
Sinking its teeth in,
it drank down red,
ripping away flesh
from the thigh, showing
a bright white that's
underneath.
#haikuhorrorprompt
Sinking its teeth in,
it drank down red,
ripping away flesh
from the thigh, showing
a bright white that's
underneath.
#haikuhorrorprompt
November 19, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Prompt no. 1578: femoral
Sinking its teeth in,
it drank down red,
ripping away flesh
from the thigh, showing
a bright white that's
underneath.
#haikuhorrorprompt
Sinking its teeth in,
it drank down red,
ripping away flesh
from the thigh, showing
a bright white that's
underneath.
#haikuhorrorprompt
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2010: fragmented
After all of the torture, her captors thought her mind should be fractured. Her memories fragmented. Oh, how they should have made sure. Now she was going to be the hunter, taking them out one by one. They are her PREY.
#horrorprompt
After all of the torture, her captors thought her mind should be fractured. Her memories fragmented. Oh, how they should have made sure. Now she was going to be the hunter, taking them out one by one. They are her PREY.
#horrorprompt
November 19, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2010: fragmented
After all of the torture, her captors thought her mind should be fractured. Her memories fragmented. Oh, how they should have made sure. Now she was going to be the hunter, taking them out one by one. They are her PREY.
#horrorprompt
After all of the torture, her captors thought her mind should be fractured. Her memories fragmented. Oh, how they should have made sure. Now she was going to be the hunter, taking them out one by one. They are her PREY.
#horrorprompt
Prompt no. 1577: Mercury
Silver no longer
will kill them;
instead, we will
use a substitute
we shall call
quicksilver.
#haikuhorrorprompt
Silver no longer
will kill them;
instead, we will
use a substitute
we shall call
quicksilver.
#haikuhorrorprompt
November 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Prompt no. 1577: Mercury
Silver no longer
will kill them;
instead, we will
use a substitute
we shall call
quicksilver.
#haikuhorrorprompt
Silver no longer
will kill them;
instead, we will
use a substitute
we shall call
quicksilver.
#haikuhorrorprompt
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2009: taxidermies
Michael learned taxidermy from his mother. Many people would buy her art pieces. However, he had other plans in mind. The preservation technique might be a bit different, but Michael is sure these "pieces" will sell.
#horrorprompt
Michael learned taxidermy from his mother. Many people would buy her art pieces. However, he had other plans in mind. The preservation technique might be a bit different, but Michael is sure these "pieces" will sell.
#horrorprompt
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2009: taxidermies
Michael learned taxidermy from his mother. Many people would buy her art pieces. However, he had other plans in mind. The preservation technique might be a bit different, but Michael is sure these "pieces" will sell.
#horrorprompt
Michael learned taxidermy from his mother. Many people would buy her art pieces. However, he had other plans in mind. The preservation technique might be a bit different, but Michael is sure these "pieces" will sell.
#horrorprompt
Prompt # 1576 : fungal
Inhaling ghost shade spores,
red thread-like veins on skin,
it itches... it burns
#haikuhorrorprompt
Inhaling ghost shade spores,
red thread-like veins on skin,
it itches... it burns
#haikuhorrorprompt
November 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Prompt # 1576 : fungal
Inhaling ghost shade spores,
red thread-like veins on skin,
it itches... it burns
#haikuhorrorprompt
Inhaling ghost shade spores,
red thread-like veins on skin,
it itches... it burns
#haikuhorrorprompt
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2008: that awful quiet
The city used to be bustling with life. Now it's so... eerily quiet. Whatever happened in the past, adults won't say. Only that we have to be careful not to wake 'it' up. For it sleeps deep underground, waiting.
#horrorprompt
The city used to be bustling with life. Now it's so... eerily quiet. Whatever happened in the past, adults won't say. Only that we have to be careful not to wake 'it' up. For it sleeps deep underground, waiting.
#horrorprompt
November 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2008: that awful quiet
The city used to be bustling with life. Now it's so... eerily quiet. Whatever happened in the past, adults won't say. Only that we have to be careful not to wake 'it' up. For it sleeps deep underground, waiting.
#horrorprompt
The city used to be bustling with life. Now it's so... eerily quiet. Whatever happened in the past, adults won't say. Only that we have to be careful not to wake 'it' up. For it sleeps deep underground, waiting.
#horrorprompt
Prompt # 1575 : jump
Here on the edge,
monsters at our back,
with only one way to
go but down.
#haikuhorrorprompt
Here on the edge,
monsters at our back,
with only one way to
go but down.
#haikuhorrorprompt
November 16, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Prompt # 1575 : jump
Here on the edge,
monsters at our back,
with only one way to
go but down.
#haikuhorrorprompt
Here on the edge,
monsters at our back,
with only one way to
go but down.
#haikuhorrorprompt
Horror Writing Prompt # 2007 : fractured spirit
Micah wasn't broken; he was tethered to the living world and the world of the dead. Constantly dealing with the spirits who didn't know they were dead and those who refused to move on.
#horrorprompt
Micah wasn't broken; he was tethered to the living world and the world of the dead. Constantly dealing with the spirits who didn't know they were dead and those who refused to move on.
#horrorprompt
November 16, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Horror Writing Prompt # 2007 : fractured spirit
Micah wasn't broken; he was tethered to the living world and the world of the dead. Constantly dealing with the spirits who didn't know they were dead and those who refused to move on.
#horrorprompt
Micah wasn't broken; he was tethered to the living world and the world of the dead. Constantly dealing with the spirits who didn't know they were dead and those who refused to move on.
#horrorprompt
Prompt # 1574 : lurking
Around every corner,
it will peek.
Whatever it is,
it will be watching
and waiting to
find its chance to
reach out and grab
you and pull you in.
#haikuhorrorprompt
Around every corner,
it will peek.
Whatever it is,
it will be watching
and waiting to
find its chance to
reach out and grab
you and pull you in.
#haikuhorrorprompt
November 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Prompt # 1574 : lurking
Around every corner,
it will peek.
Whatever it is,
it will be watching
and waiting to
find its chance to
reach out and grab
you and pull you in.
#haikuhorrorprompt
Around every corner,
it will peek.
Whatever it is,
it will be watching
and waiting to
find its chance to
reach out and grab
you and pull you in.
#haikuhorrorprompt
Horror Writing Prompt # 2006 : cenotaph
Staring at the plaque, her stomach was a twisting tangle of nerves. Her son had died too soon. She trudged up the hill to the rumored castle and knocked on its doors, which opened."Bring my son back to life," she requested.
#horrorprompt
Staring at the plaque, her stomach was a twisting tangle of nerves. Her son had died too soon. She trudged up the hill to the rumored castle and knocked on its doors, which opened."Bring my son back to life," she requested.
#horrorprompt
November 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Horror Writing Prompt # 2006 : cenotaph
Staring at the plaque, her stomach was a twisting tangle of nerves. Her son had died too soon. She trudged up the hill to the rumored castle and knocked on its doors, which opened."Bring my son back to life," she requested.
#horrorprompt
Staring at the plaque, her stomach was a twisting tangle of nerves. Her son had died too soon. She trudged up the hill to the rumored castle and knocked on its doors, which opened."Bring my son back to life," she requested.
#horrorprompt
Prompt # 1573 : bestial
He was a cruel man,
even downright savage,
though when it comes
to the family he loves,
he will do anything
to protect them.
#haikuhorrorprompt
He was a cruel man,
even downright savage,
though when it comes
to the family he loves,
he will do anything
to protect them.
#haikuhorrorprompt
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Prompt # 1573 : bestial
He was a cruel man,
even downright savage,
though when it comes
to the family he loves,
he will do anything
to protect them.
#haikuhorrorprompt
He was a cruel man,
even downright savage,
though when it comes
to the family he loves,
he will do anything
to protect them.
#haikuhorrorprompt
Prompt # 2005 : eldritch
In a mountain village where they believe in a sinister being. Praying to them, constructing an altar in their likeness. Even to the point where they offered live sacrifices to them. The ghostly visage watches as it all comes undone.
#horrorprompt
In a mountain village where they believe in a sinister being. Praying to them, constructing an altar in their likeness. Even to the point where they offered live sacrifices to them. The ghostly visage watches as it all comes undone.
#horrorprompt
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Prompt # 2005 : eldritch
In a mountain village where they believe in a sinister being. Praying to them, constructing an altar in their likeness. Even to the point where they offered live sacrifices to them. The ghostly visage watches as it all comes undone.
#horrorprompt
In a mountain village where they believe in a sinister being. Praying to them, constructing an altar in their likeness. Even to the point where they offered live sacrifices to them. The ghostly visage watches as it all comes undone.
#horrorprompt
Prompt # 1572 : canker
Rotting inside and out,
full of oozing blight,
causing those
who get infected
to sink their teeth
into fresh, warm flesh
#haikuhorrorprompt
Rotting inside and out,
full of oozing blight,
causing those
who get infected
to sink their teeth
into fresh, warm flesh
#haikuhorrorprompt
November 13, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Prompt # 1572 : canker
Rotting inside and out,
full of oozing blight,
causing those
who get infected
to sink their teeth
into fresh, warm flesh
#haikuhorrorprompt
Rotting inside and out,
full of oozing blight,
causing those
who get infected
to sink their teeth
into fresh, warm flesh
#haikuhorrorprompt