Six-Word Scary Story Challenge 2026
🎃 It's that time of year... Spook us in six words! 🎃
The Kraemer Family Library invites all UCCS community members to craft a chilling six-word story. Six entries will be randomly selected to win a KFL mug!
What is a six-word story? A six-word story tells a complete story in just six words. Here are a couple examples from previous challenges:
The last text read: behind you! – Jean-Paul Laurenceau
Every password changes, but he remains.- Patrick Brady
Need inspiration? Browse stories from the Six-Word Scary Stories Challenges (2021-2025) and see how much suspense can fit into six words.
Submission Guidelines
- You may submit your story under your own name or anonymously.
- Stories should be appropriate for a college audience. Each submission will be reviewed for appropriateness. Stories that include vulgarity, profanity, or political content will not be accepted.
- To keep the challenge fun and inclusive, please avoid using the names of real individuals, companies, organizations, or brands in your story.
- All submissions must be original works.
- Multiple entries are welcome! Depending on submission volume, we may not be able to publish all stories submitted by the same individual.
Please submit your original six-word scary story by October 18, 2026.
Six-Word Scary Story Submission Form 2026 – Fill out form
Halloween Day Six-Word Scary Storytelling with Dracula (AKA Ami the humanoid robots)
📅 October 30, 12:00-3:00 p.m.
📍 Kraemer Family Library, 2nd Floor, near the Plaza Entrance
Dracula (AKA Ami the humanoid robot) will share the creepiest six-word stories submitted by our campus community. Come enjoy some spooky storytelling and Halloween fun!
Story Stickers at Big Cat Coffee
☕ Beginning October 30 (while supplies last)
Look for spooky story stickers featuring selected submissions on hot drink cups at Big Cat Coffee.
👻 Good luck, and happy haunting! 📚✍️