Short story ideas???

Question

im supposed to write a poe-like story in english, and I HAVE NO I DEA WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT!!!

Poe is always deep & dark, but i just can't think of anything.

Answer 1

You are a young woman, sitting in her bedroom, working on a homework assignment. Outside there is a sound that draws your attention. You glance out the window and notice three men walking around your backyard. Then you remember you left your cell phone downstairs, and there are no other phones up here. You hurry to the door and open it. Standing in front of you is a man. A man you know...knew. He died three years ago.

Answer 2

Poe simply writes macabre stories like Stephen King does. If you make it so that someone faces death and knows it in someway, then you'll be fine. To find an idea, a story, whether it's a novel, short story, or screenplay, is started with some of the following:

1) Premise
This is when you ask, "What would happen if?" Anything can get you started with it. The author of "Lord of the Rings" started his when he wrote about a hole in the ground on a piece of paper. He had no clue what it meant, he simply wrote it. Then he started asking "what would happen if..." something lived in it? Then it grew into "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings". Brainstorm, read the news, and start asking what if questions to develop the premise of your story.

2) Setting
You can set your story anywhere, on Mars, in the past on Earth, in the future on a starship, anywhere. Even thinking about the setting can help you to develop the premise.

3) Multiple Characters
Almost all stories contain multiple characters to play off of the values of the others. Start thinking about characters and what they want and this will also help you to develop your story. Ask lots of "what would happen if?"

4) Inciting Incident
This is where you story begins that turns your story's world upside-down and forces your character to set it straight. Then your character will begin a quest to reach an object of desire. Thinking about an inciting incident can also be your premise: "What would happen if a shark ate someone and the partially-eaten body ends up on the beach?" Jaws.

These points should help you to get started.

Answer 3

haunted house
cemetary
closet
sewer
tower of London
jail