Typical Settings for a horror story-

In most horror story's, there is a lot of setting you could use to make it intense.
Abandoned Hospital.
Churchyard.
Isolated forest.
Old Fair Ground.
Old Mansion, loft / attic or a basement as it would be isolated.


Characters:
In most horror story's, there is most likely to be a:
Killer.
Victim. Sometimes maybe a young female who is dressed vulnerable.
Ghost.
Clown.
Spirits.
Psycho.
Hero.
Young Children.
Supernatural beasts.
Ware wolves.


Horror Story Plots:

1- A family member who died in a car accident comes back to haunt the rest of the family and tries to possess amongst other thing that gets the tension high.

2-  A bunch of teens sneak into an abandoned fair ground for the night and decide to play 'Bloody Mary' but what happens next is a un experienced night ahead. Bloody Mary visits the teens but who knows what happens next and if they will escape the horror.