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

Overly helpful neighbour closed the door after you walked in, left it open, and drunkely fell asleep on the floor?

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    Perks Of Cremation

    Perks Of Cremation

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    Ashley Lopez
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS IS MY FEAR i think that when you die you can still SEE stuff no pain no thoughts just endless ENDLESS darkness in your grave forever and ever :C

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

    I was laying behind the coach, smoke filling the space around me, as I try to get up I realize I'm in a coffin being cremated.

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

    Just reading this gave me a mini panic attack. Very good job at being scary.

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

    The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe the story talk of that fear, and also has a good style to do that

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

    This was very insightful n interesting as compared to scary...

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

    If I wasn't claustrophobic before, now I am. what gets me is the calmness. I'd be going eyaah!

    Laci Fuller
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You should have thought about weather you wanted to die or not first

    Ava Medley
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this how it is to die? endless darkness and no loved ones? Sadness year round with nothng to do. Wow that was deep

    Alyssa Quintana
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ok 2021 anyone? and that almost happend to me bc I was pronounced dead for 1 min and 45 sec🙀 i did not se flames nor a bright light I saw an empty waiting room

    Beth Hunter
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I will now be cremated when I die. Thank you for the paranoia :)

    Elizabeth Carr-Simoneau
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I look around and I see that I am alone I wish I was cremated insted of being alone.

    Tulkix Evrulu
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Death is inevitable. Save money. Be cremated. Brew ashes in a Keurig.

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

    I actually think it's kind of funny, in a black-comedy kind of way.

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

    People used to open coffins of their beloved ones for a reason or another and it happened that some shows signsof struggle, what if this really still happens. To make sur that I'm dead, I'll give my organs.

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

    it's a rare disease it appears people were dead when they weren't sort of a very deep sleep now they embolm so this can't happen

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

    This honestly frightens me. I know I've had past lives, but what if this is my last one?

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

    So people who suicide are trapped alive in their coffins? What a vile and disturbing thing to say. The loved ones left behind after a suicide have enough to deal with, what with the grief and stigma, without toxic input like yours, Veronica. Have some respect and compassion

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    Creepy Story

    Creepy Story

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    Afterlife Horrors

    Afterlife Horrors

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

    I wonder, if you have a condensed ghost story, if you spilled water on it, would it grow into a short story or novel.

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    #9

    Short Scary Story

    Short Scary Story

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

    Carolers waiting to sing, Mormons there for a service project, neighbors waiting to surprise you with a fresh coat of house paint?

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    A Touch From The Other Side

    A Touch From The Other Side

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

    Whoa! This was totally a new take on the phantom limb aspect! Well done!

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    #11

    Pet Horror Story

    Pet Horror Story

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

    I always felt safe as a kid because I thought any strange noise in the middle of the night would be my cat.

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    #12

    Something About Night Shifts And Short Horror Stories

    Something About Night Shifts And Short Horror Stories

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    Two Sentence Horror Story

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

    I once heard some light knocking while I was drawing and listening to a CD. I looked around, saw nothing, didn't pay attention, dismissed it as some random sound. Then the album has finished and I wanted to change the CD... But atop the CD player there it was - a grasshopper as huge as a fist!

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    #14

    Creepiest Of The Short Creepy Stories

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    Short Scary Stories For Sleepless Nights

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    Heights And Scary Short Stories

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    Who Opened The Door?

    Who Opened The Door?

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

    This doesn't need to be horror. It can be about some richman or a rich woman, closing him/herself up to the public, to close friends and relatives, to themselves... A celebrity with a troubled personality perhaps.

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    #26

    A Creepy Short Story On The Rails

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

    It is way more terrible than the thought of someone, or even a train coming...

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    #33

    I Never Go To Sleep

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    Just A Dream

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

    This feels kinda like a sci-fi story about engineering artificial memories and experiences.

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    #39

    Night At The Swimming Pool

    Night At The Swimming Pool

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    Daria B
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    8 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Night swimmiiiiiing deseeeeeeeerves a quiet niiiiiight. ♬♪ ♥

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    #45

    Good News

    Good News

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    #48

    Creepy Coffin Tales

    Creepy Coffin Tales

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    A Spooky Funeral Story

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    Wake Up!

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

    You go to the bathroom first, when you hear some knocking. It was her, telling you to hurry up 'cause it's urgent.

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    #51

    A Haunted Crypt

    A Haunted Crypt

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    Short and Spooky!

    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!