Horrible Beginnings
Writing Assignment
Choose one of the sentence starters from below to help you begin writing your own
horror story. Your finished story must be at least one page (front and back) long.
1. Out of the bubbling mud came…
2. Slowly sliding through the mist came…
3. The dog barked once and then no more…
4. The puff of smoke appeared and disappeared…
5. Growling and snarling…
6. Whirling and dipping in the sky…
7. Their lips met and…
8. His eyeballs bulged…
9. His long, greasy hair hung over his eyes and…
10. He threw his hands up in horror when…
11. He collapsed with a shudder as…
12. Blood oozed…
13. From his nose crawled a…
14. The ground opened up and…
15. The fist came straight for him…
16. Two long tentacles encircled her…
17. Her three mean eyes looked at me curiously and…
18. Little did he realize that…
19. The long bushy tail thumped a warning and…
20. A blinding, flashing light illuminated the sky and…
21. A nauseous feeling swept over me from the sight and smell of the…
22. He twisted and turned in an agonized fury…
23. There was a long piercing scream followed by a…
24. She turned and her gaze followed the misshapen…
25. I vomited as I…
26. Three times the tapping had begun and ceased mysteriously…