The document contains initial mind map ideas from four students - Olivia, Ashley, Queen and Danielle - for horror story plots. Danielle proposes four initial ideas: 1) A haunted object is found that curses anyone who touches it. 2) Shadow creatures lurk and kill those who don't believe in them. 3) A family rents a room to a strange tenant who ends up being dangerous. 4) A group of friends on a remote island resort find their things taken and someone wants to trap them there.

1. By Olivia, Ashley, Queen and Danielle
Planning – Mind-Maps by each Group
Member on Initial Ideas

2. Mind Maps on
Initial Ideas
A new family is looking for a new house to live in,
to start fresh and finds this perfect neighbourhood
with wonderful people, schools and environment.
Once bought, they get settled in but then receives
a letter warning them to not come out after
10:00pm. However they unfortunately break that
rule when they chase after their dog and finds out
that everyone becomes a murderer in the night.
Two people (scientist) search for a new
renewable energy sources on an deserted
island, that is thousand of miles away
from home. But when arrive they find
that they are not the only ones on this
island, so tries to escape and identify the
thing that is after them.
A police detective experiencing blackouts
goes to see his therapist every week to
figure out how to overcome this. While
doing this, a serial killer is on the loose,
the detective does everything he can to
prove that he is not the killer and find the
cause of his black outs.
A couple go on a peaceful holiday on a
peaceful island resort which has two
other couple living there. They meet the
other couples and become friends. After
2 weeks of staying there they find out
that all they stuff has been taken and that
someone don’t want them to leave. So
they fight their way off the island.
A family struggles to find the money to
pay the bills, so they come up with the
idea of having a tenant at their house to
help with the rent. But the more they got
to know him, the more weirder he got.
The family try and figure out what he is
up to, but finds out he is dangerous.
Olivia's Work

3. Ashley's Work

4. Queen's Work

5. Danielle's Work
Danielle’s Initial Ideas
Don’t Touch It – A haunted object is found in a box, in a locked drawer. The
residents find it and are given strict instructions to follow. The most important rule
is never touch the object with your hands. Once you touch it, you are cursed. (The
origin of the object is unknown to the characters. It was originally made in the 19th
century as a gift to a sickly 14 year old boy). One by one, they begin to display
symptoms of the curse (ailments that the boy had). They cough blood, their skin is
cold and blue. The object traps them in the house when they attempt to leave. They
follow the instructions so the object will leave them alone. They do so but also
attempt to destroy it resulting in the object killing each of them except the last
character who manages to destroy it. The character leaves town, only for the object
to appear in the luggage room for the flight attendants. One of them picks it up and
Demons In the Dark/ Behind You - A group of 5 friends throw a small sleepover for
themselves when their parents are out of town. They hang out in the garden telling
ghost stories when one of the friends starts talking about creatures that walk in the
shadows . These creatures have never been seen. Those who have caught glimpses
describe them as dark shapeless beings. You only realise they are there when you feel
their breath behind you. You cannot turn around because once you see their true form
they will kill you instantly. This is known as their ‘medusa effect’. You can see the
creatures when they have latched onto another person’s shadow but you will not see
their real figure, you will only see their shapeless form. These creatures will take your
voice should you try to warn anyone of their shadow. Once the creature‘s names are
spoken 3 times in one conversation in one lifetime, they will appear and latch
themselves onto the offender’s soul and those surrounding them. Unfazed by the story
they go back indoors and go to sleep. The friends wake up to find an empty bed
covered in ashes. They find that their friend is missing. They search the entire house
but do not find anything except her belongings. They find cuts and bruises all over their
bodies but have no idea how they got there. It is later revealed that the creatures had
killed the first friend as she did not believe at all that they existed. The others were
attacked because of their lack of faith. One of the friends remained unharmed as he
has a strong belief that the creatures are real. They key to their survival is for them to
stick together to fight these creatures. They help each other to kill the creatures but
the creatures kill off each of the friends until only one of them is left. The remaining
friend believes that he is free and tries to leave the house. Right at the end as the
friend tries to leave the house, a creature appears behind him and snarls in his ear. The
last and only words it utters are “ I smell your soul, it’s good”.