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Hello, Paranormal Enthusiasts!
Welcome to this week's Creature of the Week!
Creature: Chudail
Origin: Southern Asia
Description:
A Chudail is often described as the restless spirit of a woman who died under tragic or unjust circumstances. Legends depict her as beautiful from the front but with backward-facing feet or other unsettling features. Stories vary widely across regions.
Prompt:
The village has one rule: If you see a bride walking alone after midnight, never look at her feet.
Last night, you forgot.
Now, every reflective surface in your house shows her standing just behind you—smiling.
Share your theories and stories inspired by this creature!
Have fun exploring the unknown!
Congratulations, Paranormal Enthusiasts!
A huge thank you to everyone who participated in this month's Creature of the Week challenge. Your creativity, theories, and discussions helped make each week exciting, and we appreciate everyone who took the time to join in.
A special congratulations to our monthly winners!
Monthly Winners:
1st winner: @Between_Pages!
2nd winner: @rumpapotter!
3rd winner: @Praiseengland!
Your contributions stood out through your creativity, originality, and dedication to the challenge. Thank you for sharing your ideas and helping bring the paranormal community to life.
Winners will receive special recognition and benefits for their achievement. Keep an eye out for a special package coming your way through the Ambassador Community Profile, created especially to celebrate your wins!
Keep exploring the unknown, and we look forward to seeing everyone in the next challenge!
For more information and to join future challenges, check out the Paranormal Activity page.
Hello, Paranormal Enthusiasts!
Welcome to this week's Paranormal Debate of the Week!
Topic: Vampires
Debate Question:
This one is for our vampire fanatics, and it involves immortality: Would you consider it a blessing or a curse?
Participants are encouraged to explain the reasoning behind their opinions rather than simply answering 'yes' or 'no'. Support your arguments with theories, evidence, personal experiences, or logical reasoning, and remember to keep the discussion respectful.
We can't wait to read your perspectives and see where this week's debate leads!
Happy debating!
@Paranormal It may seem like a blessing at first, but immortality is more deeper than that as the number of years or generations you. Its true that immortality gives us great assurance that you will never die, and can do various activities which would be life threatening for normal humans. But, the thought of your life fleeting away by every second makes you live it more purposefully and fulfillingly. But, immortality is deeper than that, and it leans more into a curse. Because you are immortal, you would not be able to make any intimate relationships with anyone. As they will die eventually leaving you alone. You would be able to watch humanity conquer worlds until they ultimately perish with the universe. At the ultimatum, you would be left all alone, without anyone around, in an empty space.
@Paranormal A curse, you can’t live without dying. It ruins the actual thrill of being alive, the feeling of fear and getting hurt. Can’t live without that and even if you find a person I doubt you’d want to be stuck together for eternity
@Paranormal i would say its a curse cause the stuck at the point they got sired (usally)
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A huge thank you to everyone who participated Paranormal Debate challenge for the month. Your theories, creativity, and discussions helped make the Paranormal community more engaging and exciting.
Congratulations to our monthly winner(s),
1st winner: rumpapotter!
2nd winner: the_bardsblock!
3rd winner: BurningRoseWriting!
Your dedication and contributions stood out, and we’re excited to celebrate your achievement. Thank you for bringing your unique perspectives and passion for exploring the unknown.
Monthly winner(s) will receive special recognition within the Paranormal community. Keep an eye out for a special package coming your way through the Ambassador Community Profile, created especially to celebrate your wins!
Keep participating, sharing your ideas, and joining the conversation for more chances to be featured and recognised!
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@Paranormal oh my god 😭😭thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I believe the sci-fi genre offers a space free from everyday troubles... I am honored to have joined your group and would love to read your stories... to draw inspiration from them....I love post apocaliptic stories ..based on genetics and biologic experiments...
Plz give me some idea guys and gals
so i have been writing this story where the thing/ghost or as i like to call it entity doesn't even have a face it wears skin of humans and animals walks around like a normal dude it like this girl but hate the main lead kinda story how do i show this entity or ghost on the book cover now😭😭 this question frying me
@EclipseR0SE thank you so much broski love you lets get married. i will look out for pictures that are free and have similar vibe to what you described or something vintage in the sense
@rocketcat make it look like it’s kind of covers in something like a powder or ash… blood is an option or anything that doesn’t straight up fall of
Question 🙋. For community as this, let's say I wanted to share a story on this genre could I just share in right here .
Just wanna be able to reach to more people who would be interested so just asking.
Hi, @LIFE23! Don't share your book in the comments section. You can submit your book to our reading list. The submission link is in the profile guidebook. Thanks.
Hello, Paranormal Enthusiasts!
Here is the Question Of The Week:
If you could investigate one famous haunted location, where would you go?
Here’s to a week of curious reads and creative words!
A new real-life paranormal experience has just been published.
Some encounters leave more questions than answers... and this one is no exception.
If you enjoy true stories of ghosts, hauntings, shadow figures, unexplained encounters, and everything in between, don't miss our latest chapter.
After you've read it, we'd love to know what you think. Share your theory in the comments, or tell us what you would have done.
https://www.wattpad.com/1650873190-real-life-paranormal-experiences-4-memories-of-the
Have a real-life paranormal experience of your own?
We're always looking for true stories to feature. You can find the submission guidelines and the submission form on the Paranormal Activity page in our profile.
Your story could be the next one to keep readers awake at night
@Paranormal I wanna explore the haunted Clark Air Base in my own home country. It has historical meanings too aside being haunted, and I happened to be a history lover.
@Paranormal Thanks for adding my books to your reading list!
@Paranormal Kings Park Psych Center. Infamous Abandoned insane asylum on Long Island, NY. At one point it was the largest one in the world. Now it's completely abandoned. Dozens of buildings left over on its property. I've been there several times and still have not seen everything inside and out
Hello, Paranormal Enthusiasts!
It’s time for another Paranormal Trivia! But first, let’s reveal last week’s answer.
Answer: B) Use only tags that are relevant to your story.
Did you know? Relevant tags help the right readers discover your story. Using unrelated tags may actually make your story harder to find by the audience you're trying to reach.
Now for this week’s Paranormal Trivia!
Which type of reader interaction can give a paranormal author useful feedback about what readers enjoyed?
A) Thoughtful comments
B) Random emojis only
C) Reading without interacting
D) Changing the story's cover
Think you know the answer? Drop your choice in the comments!
@Paranormal A) Thoughtful comments
@Paranormal thoughtfulness
@Paranormal A thoughtful comment suggesting ideas and giving feedback !
Hello, Paranormal Enthusiasts!
Here is what's happening around Wattpad:
Hello, Wattpad Writers & Welcome to The Shortys 2026!
Whether you came here with a head full of ideas, a love of stories, a soft spot for poetry, or absolutely no idea what you’re going to write yet, we’re so glad you’re here.
For the next few weeks, writers from different corners of the community will come together to create, experiment, challenge themselves, and, hopefully, surprise themselves along the way.
There will be captivating worlds waiting to unfold.
There will be verses shaped by rhythm and feeling.
There will be words that make us laugh, ache, gasp, think, and remind us why we love stories in the first place.
For now, take a breath, have a look around, read through the instructions, and get to know the writers joining you.
The challenge is about to begin, and we can’t wait to read your words.
Bring your curiosity and imagination, and let’s have some fun!
https://www.wattpad.com/story/413579310-the-shortys-2026
#TheShortys #Theshortys2026 #TheShortysContest
Welcome, Writers!
Five days in, and hopefully you’ve had a chance to settle in, meet some fellow writers, and let your imagination wander a little.
Now, let’s talk about the practical stuff.
We’ve put together everything you need to know before you start writing, including:
Frequently Asked Questions
Short Story Guidelines
Poetry Guidelines
Whether you’re writing a story, a poem, or still deciding which way your words want to take you, have a read through these to make sure you’re as ready as you can be when the prompts drop on 1 September.
We can’t wait.
The Shortys Team.
https://www.wattpad.com/story/413579310-the-shortys-2026
P.S. The Paranormal Debate and Creature of the Week events are still ongoing right here on the Paranormal message board, so don't forget to participate and vie for the prize!