key Words Lonely looming misty dark cold creepy somber dreary forbidding foreboding repulsive dilapidated sinister deserted trembling quivering quaking bloodcurdling ear- piercing scary petrifying terrifying dangerous mysterious eerie spooky panic-stricken appalled decaying deafening witless aghast Scary Phrases An eerie feeling engulfed me. I was shrouded in fear Fear remained my constant companion The trees shivered as the wind howled The hairs on the back of my neck stood on end My hands were as cold as ice The menacing house towered over me The thunder growled menacingly / fiercely I was transfixed/ paralyzed with fear. Droplets of sweat ran down my face/ Beads of perspiration The wind was an angry beast. What can we describe? House Sky Animal sounds Moon Clouds Trees Transitions All of a sudden In one bloodcurdling/ heart - stopping moment Out of the corner of my eyes In the blink of an eye Sight Smell Moving objects Acrid pungent or choking stench. burning smells Mildew smell Rancid putrid pungent rotten Old dusty curtains dancing in the wind. Dust, cobwebs, sheets on furniture, broken tables, chairs, windows, lamps, peeling wallpaper, gaps in the floorboards, holes in the walls, flickering, lights shadows, Setting: A Haunted House Taste food can taste sour,” “foul” or “rancid.” Touch “ Sound Objects can feel “slimy” or “grimy Crying or wailing High - pitched screams groaning Wicked or sinister laughter Screeching creaking doors, window shutters rattling on the outside glass smashing Rats squeaking Hissing whimper slippery soggy jagged damp thorny Being touched by cold fingers Being pushed or shoved Writing Sample The house was shrouded in a pale mist which leaked from its cracked panels and splintered beams. With every cloud of swirling vapour, the house seemed to be breathing deeply, like a dragon with smoking nostrils. Outside, clumps of rotten leaves clung to the base of the house and a few clawed hands scraped out of the dirt and up the wall.'
