Over 200 "Thrillers & Suspense" Writing Prompts
The members of an online forum dedicated to paranormal experiences decide to meet in person for the first time at a haunted resort. Once there, they begin to experience their discussed phenomena in real life. They soon realize that one of them is manipulating their fears for a sinister purpose.
Fiction
Thrillers & Suspense
Paranormal Thrillers
A skilled mountain climber witnesses a murder at a high-altitude camp during an expedition. Cut off from the outside world by a storm, and realizing the killer is among the climbing party, they must survive extreme conditions and uncover the murderer before they are next.
Fiction
Thrillers & Suspense
Action Thrillers
Write a story about a rookie journalist who stumbles upon a classified document detailing a government cover-up of enormous proportions. As they dig deeper, they must navigate a complex network of spies, politicians, and underground hackers, all the while being tailed by an enigmatic assassin.
Fiction
Thrillers & Suspense
Political Thrillers
Write about a character who inherits an old mansion from an unknown distant relative. As they explore the house, they find a hidden basement with a locked, ancient book and a warning note. Ignoring the warning, they read the book, unleashing psychological horrors that challenge their grasp on reality.
Fiction
Thrillers & Suspense
Horror
Write a story in which a detective can see and communicate with ghosts. On his latest case, he must solve the murder of a spirit who doesn't remember who she was in life, or how she died. As he delves deeper, he discovers that her death could cause a ripple effect in both the living and spectral worlds.
Fiction
Thrillers & Suspense
Paranormal Thrillers
Every resident in a small coastal town starts having the same nightmare about an ancient, submerged city and a mysterious figure calling them to the depths. When people begin disappearing, a local librarian finds a connection in the town’s archives that might save them all.
Fiction
Thrillers & Suspense
Horror
Imagine an escape artist who gets recruited for a high-stakes heist to retrieve a legendary lost artifact from a heavily fortified underground vault. During the operation, the team finds themselves in a deadly maze, with traps that challenge the escape artist like never before.
Fiction
Thrillers & Suspense
Action Thrillers
Your protagonist is a freshly minted intelligence officer who catches wind of an encrypted message hinting at a coup within the military. Navigating a web of secrecy and betrayal, they must uncover the truth before the country is thrown into chaos.
Fiction
Thrillers & Suspense
Military Suspense
A veteran spy is brought out of retirement for one last mission: to authenticate the identity of an elusive mole within the intelligence agency they once served. Set against the backdrop of an international summit, the spy must navigate old contacts and new enemies, fueled by the doubt that perhaps the mole is someone they once trusted.
Fiction
Thrillers & Suspense
Spy Thrillers
A small coastal town is famous for its lighthouse, which has prevented countless shipwrecks over the years. However, as the 100th anniversary of the lighthouse approaches, residents begin to report strange occurrences — unexplained lights, ghostly ship horns, and visions of a ship crashing against the rocks. A newcomer with a keen interest in maritime history decides to investigate these phenomena, uncovering a ghastly secret the town has kept hidden beneath the waves.
Fiction
Thrillers & Suspense
Horror
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