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October’s ridiculous challenge

Haunt something
deeply unremarkable.

Turn an ordinary object into a ridiculous haunted character. Fill in the three boxes below. We’ll keep your idea, add a little dramatic reporting and turn it into a mini Spooky News story — with an extremely unofficial spooky verdict.

2 minutes£0Solo or together
  1. Pick an object. Find something nearby — a mug, sock or remote will do.
  2. Make up its haunting. Invent a spooky name and one sentence explaining what it does.
  3. Create your card. Read it aloud in a dramatic voice. Screenshot it if you fancy sharing.

Playing together? Each pick an object, make your cards, then take turns reading them out. Decide which haunting is the most ridiculous.

Make your Spooky News card.

You give us the idea. We add a short news-style opening and a silly closing line, then rate how spooky your name and story sound. Stuck? “Give me an example” fills the boxes so you can try it or change it.

Your words stay in this page. This form doesn’t send us your details.