Writing Prompt

Astro and Roselina walked down the street but ran into the house. But it wasn’t just a house. It was the house that has been boarded up and stayed there for 20 years… they called it “The house at the end of the street”.

“This house has been here way to long..” Astro said. He looked around it, and all that stood there was old trees and tables that were falling apart. “Maybe we should…” Rose...

Now that tale I tell you will seem unfortunate, like the beating from my drunken father or lack of happiness, peace and solitude I long for. I live in a small town not far from coastline of Florida called Downfall Springs. Most call me Arch but others call me punk or no good. Reasons why, I’ll never understand. I have no friends to call my own except my three legged cat Sha-sha. Sha-sha relates to...

_Flashlight, water bottle, phone, hammer. Check, check, check, and check. Alright I’m ready. _Mia stuffed her backpack and walked out of her room, then the hallway, then the kitchen, then out the door. Fear ate up her insides. _What would happen in there? Would I be ok?_

_Okay, okay if I get killed then my mom will know I left a note. But what will kill me? A hoard of rats? An evil sprit? Maybe th...

Jackson sent a message on his phone — _tonight was the night_. His friends replied one by one. He grabbed his bag and quietly snuck out of the house. The night air was cold, but it didn’t bother him. He walked toward the end of the street, toward the house that had been boarded up for years.

When Jackson reached it, he studied the exterior, scanning the windows. Everything was covered in thick woo...

“Damn it, Ari. You can’t go in that old house.” Jonah’s voice cut through the October air, breaking up my racing thoughts.

“Something is in there. I can feel it” My skin prickled with goosebumps as I spoke my thoughts out loud. I could feel the cool, misty touch of the shadows caressing my skin creating a sense of longing to delve deeper into its embrace.

Finally I let my body move, allowing th...

I slowly make my day towards the door, the stairs creaking beneath my feet. A gust of cold air hits me, making me shiver.

I approach the door, bringing my hand up to the door handle before pulling the front door open.

Walking into the house, I glanced around. Most of the windows were broken, and glass was scattered across the floor. The walls were wooden, and there was a room to my right, whic...

The house at the end of the street had been boarded up for as long as Rowan could remember.

It was the kind of house kids whispered about during sleepovers, daring each other to throw rocks at its windows or peek through the slats. It sat behind a gate of rusted iron and ivy, where the road cracked and narrowed as if even the pavement didn’t want to get too close.

No one ever came or went. No ma...

The smell of decay wafts through the house. I’m not supposed to be here, but yet I find myself shuffling across the creaking hardwood floor.

Scattered near the entrance, shards of glass glisten in the moonlight. Feathers rustle in the distance, and an owl stares back at me. Watching every move I make.

Warning me.

Trudging through the house, my flashlight exploring every angle. Out of the corne...

This house has been condemned and boarded up for as long as I can remember

No entry has been granted in years

The sounds of joy has long since vanished from its walls

It has been thought to never see entry again

That is….

Until you decided to trespass on its borders

Bringing with you a glimmer of light, casting off darkened walls

An oh so familiar warmth from its flame

You’ve chosen to t...

“It’s your turn, Kady” Kady and her friends where playing truth or dare.

“Dare” she said confidently

“I dare you to go explore the boarded up house.”

Kady’s confidents was gone, she looks at her friends with fear in her eyes.

“You have to do it, it’s your dare”

“I-im going” kadys voice quakes, but she gets up and starts walking.

Nearing the house she hears a scream. She looks back at h...