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Create Your Own Halloween Stories

Back in February we created a story generator for pupils to use to create their own fairy tales as part of World Book Day. It was so popular we’ve created a new one, especially for Halloween! It’s really simple to use the story generator; just follow each step to build the components of your Halloween stories, then write them out in full at the end. We’ve also created a handy PDF version of the Halloween Story Generator for you to print off and use with your class; it’s a great free classroom resource.

Let’s start your story…

Choose Your Characters

From the list below, choose two characters to be your heroes and one to be your baddie. For each of your chosen characters, choose three describing words.

Wanda the Witch	Vinnie the Vampire	Zander Zombie
Midnight the Cat	Jeannie the Genie	Wulfric Wolf
Old Omar the Ghost	Theodora Fairy	Carlos the Clown
Wallace the Warlock	Barry Bat	Safira Spider

Choose a Setting for Your Story

A Haunted House	A Ruined Castle	The Foggy Bog
An Abandoned Village	The Deep, Dark Forest	A Ghost Ship
A Pirate Cove	The Creepy Mansion	A Mountain Top

Now imagine that you are in your chosen place, use your senses to answer the following questions…

What are the main colours that you can see?
How does this place make you feel?
What can you smell?
What can you see?
Can you hear anything?
What textures can you feel?

Choose a Problem

All good stories have a problem that the characters must try to overcome. Choose yours from the following list (or create your own):

Your Characters need to escape	Someone is being chased	Someone needs to be rescued
Everyone else has vanished	Someone is trapped in the dark	There’s a scary ghost!

Now think about the following questions…

How does the problem make your characters feel?

How has your villain caused this problem?

What will the consequences be if the problem isn’t fixed?

Choose a Helper

During your story your heroes will meet someone who will help them. Choose your new character from the following list:

Bob the Butler	Jenny the Jailor	Gary the Ghoul
Doris the Dog	Frank Frog	Zainab the Zoologist
Olive Owl	Lewis the Lion	Nigel the Knight

And then write down the following…

Choose three words to describe them

What makes this character extra-special?

How are they going to help your heroes?

Create Your Ending

To create the ending for your story, answer these questions in full sentences:

Will the ending of your story be happy or sad?
Does your story end in the same place that it started?
Does the problem get fixed? How?

You now have all of the components that you need for your Halloween stories. In your exercise book or on paper (ask your teacher which they would prefer), write out your story. Remember to use full sentences and punctuation. Use all of the descriptions and ideas that you have created in your plan to bring your story to life. Try to use descriptive adjectives and adverbs.

Download the Halloween Story Generator PDF for your class.

Did you know that PTS has special Halloween Stickers that you can personalised with your own choice of wording? Check them out here.