Modern Monsters

Modern monsters captivate us not merely through fear, but through the way they bridge the past and present. They take the archetypes and legends of old—vampires, werewolves, ghosts, and other mythical beings—and reimagine them within the familiar frameworks of contemporary life. These creatures inhabit our cities, our schools, our workplaces, and even our digital spaces, blending the uncanny with the everyday. By rooting ancient fears in modern settings, they create a unique tension: we recognize them, yet they feel startlingly immediate. This interplay between tradition and modernity allows these monsters to remain relevant, compelling, and endlessly adaptable.

Here is a list of prompts to inspire you to write Modern Monsters

1. Your character is a monster hunter. Their teen comes out to them as a monster.
2. The monster hunter becomes a monster.
3. Your character wakes up from a nightmare to find that they have blasted their room with magic.
4. A were wolf, medusa and ooze enter a bar.
5. A local thug has taken it upon himself to get rid of the goblin problem. Your character is a goblin. What do they do about it?
6. An arson victim has come back to life to get his revenge and is burning his way through the city. Your character encounters him and has to choose to destroy him or help him get his revenge.
7. The local kobold gang in getting overly aggressive and your character has the job of figuring out why.
8. You invite a goblin over for dinner. What are you going to cook? Write the scene of you planning this social event.
9. If monsters and magic existed, would magic be legal?
10. The coffee cup is a mimic.
11. You're in an argument with a four armed man while your buddy satyr backs you up.
12. Which monster would you invite for dinner?
13. You're getting your hair cut by a medusa. Describe the scene.
14. A goblin opens a coffee shop on your street. Describe it.
15. Write yesterday's horoscope, targeting the monster demographic.
16. Write about a monstrous ship or other vehicle that can take you somewhere different from where you are now.
17. She was really tired of monsters giving her advice.
18. She is dating a vampire. They met each other because of the dog.
19. A modern monster has a disability, but it still has a job to get done.