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1st Place

Write A Short Horror Story Contest Entry, November 14, 2025

Write a short horror stories using 100 words count. No poetry.

The old house stood against the twilight, every window vacant. Sarah clutched her keys, the porch light a warm yellow flicker.

Her sixty-hour week weighed her down like lead. This place was supposed to be a refuge.

Inside, the air was thick with dust and the scent of forgotten things. A floorboard creaked, loud in the sudden, engulfing quiet.

“Hello?” she called, her voice a tremor.

Silence.

Then a whisper, right behind her ear, she felt a cold breath shift her hair: “You forgot your change.”

Sarah spun, keys dropping, but saw only the darkness swallowing the hallway.

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Morag Higgins

Comment | 53 words

Wed, November 26th, 2025 7:21am

You Forgot Your Change

This is very good. I find writing short stories really difficult and this is a great help in understanding the construction and conclusions you can make in such a limited number of words. I would love this to be part of a larger piece of work. I think you write horror really well.