2025 Spooky Story Competition

Halloween Nightmare

Whoooo, whoooo the wind blew in Ben’s face, he was cold as an ice pack, his insides freezing. Ben had now been stuck in the woods for days on end, no water or food, he was starving. It was Halloween and he had been trick or treating with his friends when Ben must have taken a wrong turn, he’s been lost in this never-ending, dreaded wood since. Ben, now feeling on the edge of death, was losing hope. These woods aren’t just any woods, they say over 100 boys and girls have died in these woods, these are haunted woods, the tree branches are long and crooked, they feel like they’re trying to reach and grab you. You feel like the woods are closing in on you, Ben had been shouting for days, begging someone would answer his desperate calls, but no-one ever did. Suddenly Ben felt a coldness surrounding him, he felt a presence was near. Then he felt a tap on his back. “Who was it?” he shouted, his heart beating as fast as a clock. “Come out, I know someone’s there, I won’t be annoyed, just come out”. Ben running deeper and deeper into the woods, trying to escape whatever demented creature chasing him. He could now see a shadow drawing closer and closer, the shadow inches away, then the shadow jumped.

BY WILLIAM JONES