What If? Writing Prompts: Mystery / Suspense IV

How about some more “What If?” Writing Prompts until I get back into my regular writing swing? I just realized I haven’t shared a set of mystery and suspense prompts in over a year, so here are some more for you to enjoy now. What strange stories can you create from these ideas? Have fun!

What If - Parchment and QuillWhat if… you found a strange box in your storage unit containing a valuable piece of jewelry and a note warning of its “curse”?

What if… you woke up in an old empty house with no memory of how you got there?

What if… every time you went to sleep at night, you woke up into yesterday instead of tomorrow?

What if… there were a door in your house that kept opening by itself, no matter how many times you locked it?

What if… you kept receiving letters from someone you knew had died years ago?

Good luck spinning some more mysterious and suspenseful tales!

If you have any “What If?” writing prompt suggestions (for any theme), please feel free to share them in the comments below. Ideas I like may be featured in future “What If?” posts, with full credit and a link to your blog (if you have one)! Also, if you’ve written a piece based on an idea you’ve found here, be sure to link back to the respective “What If?” post. I would love to see what you’ve done with the prompt! Thank you!

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