Children’s horror author RL Stine has written a short story on Twitter for Halloween – but can you write a short and scary tale? Readers shares some of theirs with us on Twitter with the hashtag #GdnScaryTales – read some of the best.
Responsible for countless wet beds and sleepless nights around the world, children’s horror author RL Stine posted a short story on Twitter last night to celebrate Halloween.
Entitled What’s In My Sandwich?, the twisted tale tells the story of one man’s ghoulish pursuit of fame, in just 15 tweets. Stomachs at the ready:
In the spirit of the creepy, crawly season, we’d love to hear your best short stories: the shorter and creepier, the better. You can submit yours in two ways: as a comment below in 15 short sentences or less, or, if you want emulate Stine’s style on Twitter, include the hashtag #GdnScaryTales in your tweets (maximum of 15 to one story). We’ll gather the best stories and publish them.
Remember: shorter the better; big marks if you can scare us in just one tweet or sentence.
Update: you’ve sent through some ripping good stories. Here are some of the highlights.
There have been some excellent stories shared via Twitter as well:
@tannahillglen wrote a ghostly story in a few tweets, which is worth reading. Here’s the first to whet your appetite:
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