Craft Your Nightmare

Embeds realistic images within your story

Need inspiration? Try these:

A paranormal investigator discovers a haunted mirror that shows a different reflection
A small town is plagued by mysterious disappearances during a lunar eclipse
A writer rents a cabin to finish their novel, but strange noises keep coming from the basement

How To Use Horror Story Generator

Step 1: Enter Your Horror Concept

Type your basic horror idea into the concept field. The tool provides an example: “An ancient curse awakens when teenagers discover an abandoned asylum.”

Step 2: Refine Your Concept

Use the “Refine with AI” button to enhance your horror premise with additional frightening elements and atmospheric details if desired.

Step 3: Select Story Length

Choose your preferred word count from the dropdown menu, ranging from short terror vignettes to extended horror narratives.

Step 4: Choose Horror Style

Select the specific horror subgenre that best matches your creative vision, from atmospheric dread to visceral body horror.

Step 5: Optional Illustrations

Check the “Generate story illustrations” box if you’d like realistic visual scenes to accompany your horror story.

Step 6: Generate Story

Click the purple “Generate Horror Story” button to create your customized nightmare based on your selected parameters.

The tool also provides inspiration with example horror concepts at the bottom of the screen, including “A paranormal investigator discovers a haunted mirror that shows a different reflection” and “A small town is plagued by mysterious disappearances during a lunar eclipse.