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There are many reasons why one might enjoy a good horror story. One, for example, is the adrenaline rush after being scared. The other is that some of us like to experience overwhelming, complex emotions. It also helps that the scary stories aren't happening to you, so you can still feel relatively safe while experiencing them. 

And bigger doesn't always mean better, especially when it comes to scary stuff. Sometimes, it’s the small things or short scary stories that are the most terrifying, like an unexpected spider in the bathtub, a creaking floorboard in the dead of night, or a lizard on the wall staring right at you! Those are the real-life short horror stories that give us an adrenaline rush. 

Two-Sentence Horror Stories: Reddit Collection

The classic of the horror genre is, of course, the two-sentence scary stories. So when a now-deleted Reddit user asked others, “What is the best short horror story you can come up with in two sentences?” the answers scared everyone to death. You might want to keep the lights on for this one! 

From short scary stories about being buried alive to working the night shift alone (or not...?), this compilation of creepy stories definitely has it all. And if you are a fan of two-sentence horror stories, we promise this post will leave you scared and mindless. Let’s dig in!

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Shortest Horror Story

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Scary Story

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Spooky Visitors

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Perks Of Cremation

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Creepy Story

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2 Sentence Horror Story

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Afterlife Horrors

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Short Scary Story

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A Touch From The Other Side

A Touch From The Other Side

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Pet Horror Story

Pet Horror Story

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Something About Night Shifts And Short Horror Stories

Something About Night Shifts And Short Horror Stories

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Two Sentence Horror Story

Two Sentence Horror Story

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Creepiest Of The Short Creepy Stories

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Spookiest Of The Short Horror Stories

Spookiest Of The Short Horror Stories

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Most Scary Stories: Short And Terrifying

Most Scary Stories: Short And Terrifying

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Short Scary Stories For Sleepless Nights

Short Scary Stories For Sleepless Nights

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The Full Body Twitch

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Heights And Scary Short Stories

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Carrigan Kerous
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

True story, my dad used to live at a lake, and right across from his house, there was a summer camp. Every year, kids would go canoeing in the morning. And every time, one of them wouldn’t bring a life jacket. The boat would tip over, and only the one with the life jacket would come back. Years later, these people were scuba diving; and when they got to the bottom, there were dead bodies EVERYWHERE. They cleaned out the lake, so it’s fine now.

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Liam Potenberg
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it depends... were you looking down? if you were, the "face" could have just been your friend on the street below, smiling at you to be nice.

boutrik namira
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

anyone the would run but i just shrugged it off since its a hunted house anywas and my mom siblings had similar encounters but when i came back from her house and i sat to think i was like omg i did the same thing those stupid kids did whenever the heard a weird noise the went towards it and relized how creepy it was like what if i saw something cuz usually whenever i hear a noise i put the blanket over my head but this time i didnt know what i was doing a if a magnet was pulling me you know they say spirits they dont hurt young children but they lure them and use them mabye thats why kids and babys laugh when they see spirits they are not imagenary friends you know its just that kids only see them but after you beacome 10 years old they dont like you anymore beacouse you begin to understand things like things you see and talk to that other people dont so beware

boutrik namira
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i remember i was staying at my aunt s house and its known for its ghosts and weird stuff happning there anyway i was young and i dont know why but i didnt feel scared at all when i was there so it was ramdan so everyone was fasting meaning we dont eat or drink anything from sunrise till sunset so i was watching youtube and everyone was sleeping it was around 8 am then i heard somerthing in the kitchen do you know when you put your cup in the kitchen counter it makes a noise that was what i heard i didnt take it seriously at first but then i heard the fridge open and something pure like when you pure water to a cup so me being dumb wanted to catch whoever was eating in ramadan the thing is the room i was sleeping in was right next to the kitchen so if anyone was there he had to pass the room i was sleeping in to go to the other rooms and how would i know its beacouse my bed was in front of the door so i went to the kitchen and no one was there no cup nothing the thing is if it was

Pey
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its someone cleaning your window at 12:00 at night XD

Anneliese Wallace
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh fred is just doing is job. We try to tell him to stop watching people sleep, but whatever he just wants the photos for his collection.

Sarah Dollar
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

those dam ex boyfriends.. even when you stab them, they still stalk you at night.

Nevaeh Wesling
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yeah, you live on the 14th floor, but have you heard of a....ladder??

Annabel
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

SoOO?! I see window cleaners I’m not gonna be like OMG it’s DeMoN

Evie Swift
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is like the time when some of my dads friends went camping and they took a photo.... and in the trees there was a face

Lee Hooni
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok like that would still be scary even if u lives one the 1st floor-

Symone Goree
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

lol, but the window cleaners shouldn't be at your window that late at night

Emir Ergez
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5 years ago

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RandomPerson 1706
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does this mean there is a killer window cleaner or it's a reflection of a killer from behind you?

RandomPerson 1706
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is this saying that there is a killer window cleaner or it's a reflection coming from behind?

Bibhu Bhardwaj
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The horrible coincidence is that.that I live alone in the 14th floor..... F*****g creepy

Šimon Špaček
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Something similar happened to friend who was living on 5th floor. He came home, took off his pants, smoked a joint and suddenly he saw guy outside. He ran outside screaming just to find out that landlord hired somebody to check windowsills.

M3era
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My only explanation is that: Maybe a sadistic friend stuck a mask sticker/realistic-looking face sticker on the window

Heather Cox
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I lived on a high floor and my kid would say she would see faces in the window at night 00

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Horror Short Stories: The Cabin In The Woods

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Can Cats See Ghosts?

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A Baby’s Laughter

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Who Opened The Door?

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Shhh, Someone Is Watching!

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What The Ghosts Want

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A Creepy Short Story On The Rails

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Wrapped In Horror

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Frozen

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When You Live Alone

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Turn On The Lights!

Turn On The Lights!

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Look For The Monsters

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I Never Go To Sleep

I Never Go To Sleep

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The Grammatically Accurate Ghost

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Angel Of Death

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Just A Dream

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You’ve Been Noticed!

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Pretty Skin

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Night At The Swimming Pool

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Wish I Could Remember

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Game Of Shadows?

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Last Man On Earth

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Spooky Headphones

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Horror On The Dining Table

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Good News

Good News

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Short Horror Story In The Doorless Room

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A Deathly Heart Attack

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Creepy Coffin Tales

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A Spooky Funeral Story

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Wake Up!

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A Haunted Crypt

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The Prettiest Pink Doll Dress

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This is what we were talking about. The classic horror of the shortest stories! And we bet there were quite a few that made you check twice if you are really alone in the room! Isn’t this the perfect collection to scare your friends? Share it with them, and let us know in the comments if these short and spooky tales managed to creep them out, too!