Ultimate Horror Writer Bundle
Ultimate Horror Writer Bundle
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What fresh horrors will you put your characters (and your readers) through?
This is the ultimate bundle for writers who want to draw their readers into a tale of terror and suspense.
Stephen King tells horror writers to surprise their readers. The Ultimate Horror Writer Bundle helps you take your story places even you don’t expect.
Work out what evil lurks in the shadows of your horror stories by combining prompts from the main Story Engine deck with horror expansions that match the tone and setting of the story you’re telling, from gothic horror and mysteries to wicked fairy tales and dystopian futures.
Written by professional writers and formatted in an easy to follow layout, your next plot twist could be a turn of a card away. If you find yourself stuck getting to your next story beat or worry you’re falling back on your favorite tropes, these dark and mysterious prompts help get you out of your comfort zone.
These gripping horror writing prompts help you:
- Work out the futures of your characters to see who is interesting and who is expendable
- Better understand what motivates your central figures
- Adjust the complexity of your characters, plot, and setting
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Horror uses mystery and the unknown to weave in tension, turning mundane activities like playing, showering, and driving into life or death struggles. Overexplain and you lose your reader en route to your reveal. Under foreshadow and your twist lands flat.
This applies equally to meticulous serial killers and mindless monsters. Before your protagonists can find their silver bullet, you need to know what it is.
The cards in this bundle let you shuffle through ideas until you find a combination that inspires you. That can be a fresh take on a classic creature, a complimentary mash-up of subgenres, or the perfect conclusion to the idea that’s been whispering to you from the back of your mind.
With this fast, flexible, and open-ended storytelling tool, you’ll be able to:
- Declutter your ideas, visualize your plot, and track your story's secrets
- Literally lay out your plot, both the details you give to your readers and the secrets you keep from them
- Keep your plot clear and unpredictable
- Add unexpected expansions to revolutionize your setting
How Horror Writers Use Our Cards
Writers use our prompts to overcome creative blocks, develop fresh horror concepts, and dive deep into new subgenres of fear. Whether you write cosmic nightmares, haunted tragedies, or gritty end-of-the-world tales, you’ll find inspiration that lingers long after the lights go out.
Why Horror Writers Love Our Writing Prompts
Endless fuel for dark fiction. From gothic decay to cosmic terror, you’ll never run out of story sparks.
Banish the blank page. Draw a few cards and watch your next horror story unfold before your eyes.
Explore every kind of fear. Experiment with psychological horror, supernatural dread, and post-apocalyptic despair—all from one bundle.
Make writing deliciously dark. Turn your next writing session into a thrilling descent into madness and mystery.
Included in this bundle ⮯
The Story Engine Deck
Our bestselling prompt cards instantly deliver ideas in endless combinations for any creative challenge, whether you're a seasoned writer or just learning how to write.
4 Story Prompt Expansions
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Horror Expansion
Whether crafting a terrifying short story or outlining a horror novel, this 60-card deck gives you a rich, unsettling foundation, filled with scary ideas.
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Mystery Expansion
This 60-card deck unlocks the dark secret at the heart of your tale - if you can put the clues together!
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Backstory Expansion
Dig up the past with 60-cards of character-defining moments, the family secrets and forgotten connections that may come back to haunt (or save) your protagonist at the last moment.
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Unique Items Expansion
Forge the ultimate relic with our 60-card unique items expansion, whether that be a cursed item with magical secrets, a musical instrument that commands listeners, or a weapon that backfires on its user.
7 Horror Subgenre Boosters
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Eldritch Horror Booster
Gaze into the infinite void with this 18-card set of unspeakable prompts that spawn nightmarish cults and dark arcane rituals for those who dare use it.
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Post-Apocalyptic Booster
Roam the wasteland with this 18-card set of atomic prompts that erases the old world in a nuclear haze of ruthless warlords, thirsty scavengers, and radiated mutants.
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Gothic Booster
Complete the séance with this 20-card set of spectral prompts that chill the bones with tales of drowned ghosts, crumbling estates, and bloody family secrets.
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Pulp-Fiction Booster
Unearth the accounts of daring thieves, mad scientists, and pirates on cursed seas with this 20-card set of penny dreadful prompts.
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Dystopian Booster
Infiltrate a government black site to expose the truth with this 18-card set of contraband prompts filled with propaganda, espionage, and back-alley bargains.
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Fairy Tale Booster
Tell a cautionary tale with this 20-card set of enchanted prompts that recall evil monarchs, legendary monsters, and valuable life lessons.
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Western Booster
Reach for the sky with this 20-card set of rustic prompts that take you back to the frontier days of bounty hunters, dusty saloons, and pistols at high noon.
Deck of Worlds
Generate real-world and supernatural settings for characters to explore in your novel. Every setting you create with Deck of Worlds is full of details and story hooks that deepen the lore of your universe.
Horror Worldbuilding Expansion
Set foot on forbidden ground with a 60-card expansion filled with sealed tombs, whispering wastelands, and ancient necropolises.
Lore Master's Deck
Create lore for your novel, including everything from dark factions and notable figures to nightmarish events, otherworldly locations, cursed objects, rare materials, and terrifying creatures. Plus, learn how each element of your world is tied together by meaningful plot threads and story connections.
Deities Lore Prompts Expansion
Create gods and deific domains, including evil spirits, infernal demons, and ancient entities beyond human understanding.
What deck users are saying
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"...built to fuel the creative fire within Dungeon Masters, writers and teachers"
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Forbes Magazine
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"I've found this to be very useful while writing."
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Jamie McKelvie, creator of The Wicked + The Divine
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"I use them for plotting and love them."
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Aliette de Bodard, Nebula Award-winning author
Save big on the bundle! ⮯
Story Engine + Deck of Worlds + Lore Master's Deck
"All-Trilogy" Bundle
