Posted on March 7, 2018

Use one or more of of the scary words or phrases below to write a horror poem or short story. If you choose a story, which one of your characters will die? Who will survive?

• Gory mold zombie
• Bicycling Ghoul
• Bloodstained Elf
• Skinny man shouting
• Wandering ghost
• Maniac wearing hairnet
• Lunatic kid
• Dead lake
• Bully wearing red hat
• Snow monster gathering corpses
• Dirty linens
• Greasy candy wrapper
• Lingering stare
• Eyeless beast
• Ghost scissors
• Rocky ledge
• Ancient flesh
• Discarded old book
• Cellar door

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