WritingFantasy and sci-fi stories
Original fantasy or science fiction short story
Pricefrom $12
Payment protectionDetails
- Revisions within the package are free.
- If you do not respond within 3 days of delivery, the work is accepted automatically.
The money is reserved when you pay and released only once you accept the work.
Example result
Example for the Standard package
Bedtime story starring a five-year-old
Client: parents of Leo, 5, who loves trains and is afraid of the dark. Task: a 5-minute bedtime story where Leo is the hero and the dark turns out to be friendly.
Leo and the Night Train
One evening, just as Leo pulled the blanket up to his nose, he heard a soft toot-toot outside the window.
There, on rails made of moonlight, stood a little blue train. "I'm the Night Train," it whispered. "I carry dreams to every sleeping child. But my lamp has gone out, and I need a brave driver."
Leo looked at the dark garden. It was very dark. But the train looked even more worried than he felt. So Leo climbed into the cab.
As they rolled through the night, Leo saw that the dark was not empty at all. Owls waved their wings. Fireflies lit the tracks. The stars blinked, one, two, three, as if saying hello.
"The dark is just the night getting ready for dreams," said the train. And with every friend Leo greeted, its lamp glowed a little brighter, until it shone like a tiny moon.
When the last dream was delivered, the Night Train brought Leo home. "You were the bravest driver I've ever had," it said. "Shall I come back tomorrow?"
"Yes," said Leo, already half asleep. "Toot-toot."
Length: 260 words, about 5 minutes read slowly.
The client and all details are made up.
About this service
Horror works on what the reader has not seen yet: an ordinary setting, one detail that is wrong, dread that builds, and an ending that lingers after the last line. We write original horror or mystery stories in the flavor you want, from quiet folk horror and ghost stories to psychological dread or a puzzle mystery with a fair twist, without leaning on gore. The text suits narration on a channel or podcast as well as an anthology or a newsletter.
What is included
- What you getAn original horror or mystery story with a title, in the length of your package, with a twist set up by earlier clues. Delivered as text and as a file.
- Slow-building dreadTension before the scare
- Fair twistClues the reader can spot again
- Subgenre feelFolk, ghost, psychological, mystery
- Ready for narrationWorks read aloud
- Lasting endingLeaves a chill
How it works
- 1PremiseYou pick the subgenre and setting
- 2StoryWe write the story
- 3DeliveryYou publish or narrate it
What we need from you
The subgenre, setting and era, how dark it can get, the length, whether it will be narrated or published, and any themes to avoid.
We will ask you:
- Which kind of horror or mystery?
- Where and when is it set?
- How dark can it get?
- Will it be narrated on a channel or published?
Compare packages
| Packages | BasicShort horror story$12 | StandardFull short story$25 | PremiumSeries of 3 stories$45 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Stories | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Length each | up to 1,500 words | up to 4,000 words | up to 2,500 words |
| Narration time | about 10 minutes | about 27 minutes | about 17 minutes |
| Order Basic | Order Standard | Order Premium |
Payment protection
You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.
- Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
- The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
- Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
- Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
- Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
- Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
Questions and answers
Is there gore?
Only as much as you ask for. We build fear through atmosphere rather than graphic detail.
Can I narrate it on YouTube or a podcast?
Yes. Once the order is complete, the story is yours to narrate, publish and monetize.
Can it be based on a real legend?
Yes. Folklore and urban legends make good starting points, and we write an original story around them.
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