The Elevator

Use the writing prompt below to inspire you.

You get on the elevator to leave your office building. Others get on the elevator as well. It stops at the thirteenth floor. The doors open to reveal no one waiting. The doors close, only to slide open again, revealing a still-empty hallway. What do you and the others on the elevator do?

The Empty House

Use the writing prompt below to write a scene.

You and your family move next door to an empty, run-down house that your friends are sure is haunted. One day on your way home from school, you see someone knock on the door and go inside after the door is opened from the inside for him. Startled, you watch the house all night, but he doesn’t leave. The next day, you see another person approach the house, and the same thing happens. You and your friends decide to check it out. What do you find?