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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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#1
Shortest Horror Story
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#2
Sibling Horror Dilemma
#3
Scary Story
#4
Spooky Visitors
#5
Perks Of Cremation
#6
Creepy Story
#7
2 Sentence Horror Story
#8
Afterlife Horrors
Charles Laster 8 years ago
I wonder, if you have a condensed ghost story, if you spilled water on it, would it grow into a short story or novel.
#9
Short Scary Story
Shannamrichardson 8 years ago
Carolers waiting to sing, Mormons there for a service project, neighbors waiting to surprise you with a fresh coat of house paint?
#10
A Touch From The Other Side
#11
Pet Horror Story
#12
Something About Night Shifts And Short Horror Stories
#13
Two Sentence Horror Story
Daria B 8 years ago
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!
#14
Creepiest Of The Short Creepy Stories
#15
Spookiest Of The Short Horror Stories
#16
Most Scary Stories: Short And Terrifying
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#17
Short Scary Stories For Sleepless Nights
#18
The Full Body Twitch
#19
Heights And Scary Short Stories
#20
Horror Short Stories: The Cabin In The Woods
#21
Can Cats See Ghosts?
#22
A Baby’s Laughter
#23
Who Opened The Door?
#24
Shhh, Someone Is Watching!
#25
What The Ghosts Want
Clever Fool 8 years ago
I talk to my mirrors, saying funny things for the people watching me. The head doctor calls it "Truman delusion", but I know the truth.
#26
A Creepy Short Story On The Rails
Jeanne Deaux 8 years ago
It is way more terrible than the thought of someone, or even a train coming...
#27
Wrapped In Horror
#28
An Unsuccessful Operation
#30
When You Live Alone
#31
Turn On The Lights!
#32
Look For The Monsters
Cindy Kruth 8 years ago
That made me look up..AHHH IT HAS mE BewArE tHe LAnrn jjkkgslhdkshshvscava.....!
Anonymous Person 4 months ago
the males ones arent creepy, they just do stupid things
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Sicha Intara-anan 7 years ago
Does this explain why my cat keep staring at the space above my head?
Dakota Bloyer 1 year ago
actually, the periodic table does not have any mixtures of sticking to walls or roofs whenever you would like to
Liz Thomas 1 year ago
My bed is up against the ceiling, good thing I listen to music while I sleep so I can’t hear her whispers
strawberry 1 year ago
*looks up* *sees smoke alarm* *heart stops* I thought- nvrm its just a smoke alarm-
DiIIon oops 2 years ago
I'm not one to really get scared by scary stories, but these ones are like nothing I've ever seen
Carrigan Kerous 3 years ago
WAIT couldn’t we just turn on the fan? Then she’d easily go away 👍🏻
Veronica Fantozzi 3 years ago
i already never sleep and have communicated with a ghost that lives in my room and watches me sleep so now i have another reason to stay up watching TV all night
Raven Landry 4 years ago
ok, i look up all the time and i get a chill. I think she hates me now.
MADISON RECTOR 4 years ago
Hell no.Not going to sleep for a couple of days, and looking at the floor and the ground.
Melissa Mccullion 4 years ago
Ooooooo this one got me! Im not easily scared but this one got me. Very well done, I don't dare look up xD
KpGamer !! 5 years ago
Wth why is it always a she...ARE WE AN EVIL GENDER!?!ugh...And btw.... When I was little and I would look for..’monsters’ I would always check up first....
Šimon Špaček 7 years ago
Because if author would put there 'it' that story wouldn't be so scary. This way you are getting feeling that author knows her personally.
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Ashley Owenby 8 years ago
Reminds me of Lights Out (saw it today) except "she" hated lights and could only be seen near you in the dark
beebo is my child 8 years ago
it's mary or jess burning on the ceiling (supernatural reference)
#33
I Never Go To Sleep
#34
The Grammatically Accurate Ghost
#35
Angel Of Death
#36
Just A Dream
#37
You’ve Been Noticed!
#38
Pretty Skin
#39
Night At The Swimming Pool
#40
Wish I Could Remember
#41
Game Of Shadows?
#42
Last Man On Earth
#43
Spooky Headphones
#44
Horror On The Dining Table
#45
Good News
#46
Short Horror Story In The Doorless Room
#47
A Deathly Heart Attack
#48
Creepy Coffin Tales
#49
A Spooky Funeral Story
#50
Wake Up!
#51
A Haunted Crypt
#52
The Prettiest Pink Doll Dress
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!
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foxygamer233 8 years ago
i couldn't stop laughing and someone next to me asked why i was laughing and i said "a cat farted in my ear!"
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Milosz Derezynski 8 years ago
"I looked in the mirror: my face was not exactly as piece of beauty, the eyes being asymmetric, the nose slightly crooked. How strange, though, it was to suddenly have a face."
aneoms 8 years ago
This needs more upvotes. I like the take from the spirit side!
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Kenneth Abbott 8 years ago
As the first shovelful of dirt landed on my chest, I finally managed to whisper "I'm not dead!" At first I thought they hadn't heard me, but then one of them smiled and said "We know."
kat lia 8 years ago
i had to stop reading this... I live alone and it's really creeping me out.
Jeanne Deaux 8 years ago
Yes it is. I stoped reading above your shoulder just before you went to the comment section. Sorry, I couldn't help myself.
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Jeanne Deaux 8 years ago
My ball stopped rolling in the middle of the empty corridor. Then it came back to me.
Luna Crescent 8 years ago
mine (for the cats) constantly does this cause I have uneven floors, still I'm always suprised which direction it takes
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kURiOUSE 5 years ago
"i played rock paper scissors with myself in front of the mirror last night at 3 am. i won."
Sabrinna Kahl 7 years ago
I was watching a horror movie with my friend when she grabbed my wrist after a jump scare. I was about to tell her "It's ok" when she asked if I was hungry, her voice coming from the kitchen.
MσυɳƚΛIПzᴚtall 4 years ago
Dude Methamphetamine is not good for you man, go see a doctor about your addiction
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I Can Fly! 8 years ago
"Honey, Time for dinner!" I heard my mom call. I walked out into the hallway, when I remembered that my mother died 12 years ago.
Don Powell 8 years ago
Love it. 2 weeks after moving into our 1903 house we watched our cats one down stairs, sit, and act like they were being stroked. We were the only ones home.
Unproductive Pigeon 12 months ago
I wouldn’t even care if there were ghosts in my house if they were nice to my cats tbh
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iblowsheep 8 years ago
in the creeping darkness i remembered i have 15 minutes for my break at work. Disappointingly, I spent 20 minutes reading stupid 2 sentence horror stories!
Tyler Curran 6 years ago
I placed the doll in front of the bathroom to scare my girlfriend. We had a good laugh about it afterwards, at least until we realized the doll was laughing too.
TheNerd 5 years ago
I have a couple of creepy two sentence stories: I saw a face smiling through the window. My room doesn't have windows. l heard a dripping sound coming from the bathroom. The tap was turned off. My daughter told me she had a nightmare about a man with no face. I was about to tell her everything was okay, but I didn't have a mouth to do so. My mother told me she loved seeing my kids. I don't have any kids. I heard a knock on the front door. But then I saw the woman knocking on the wall beside me.
Anonymous Person 4 months ago
wait why would you go in the bathroom when someones peeing 0-o
Load More Replies... Beth Hunter 6 years ago
The face stared at me through my bedroom window. I froze: the matted hair and sallow skin didn’t belong to my wife or either of my daughters. It would have been terrifying enough. But one fact made it even worse. I was standing outside.
Neve Blumenthal 7 years ago
I was reading my life story on a blog, I reloaded the page and it said that the page was gone. That was the last thing I ever saw
Sebastian Melo 1 year ago
"Survive 24 hours in an insane asylum to win 1,000,000 dollars!" It's been 26, and the doors are still locked.
Holden Brown 2 years ago
I smiled to the person standing in front of me, but they didn't smile back. I guess this mirror is broken.
Beth Hunter 6 years ago
I woke up panting, a rare nightmare having gripped me. I sat up in bed, and instantly knew that something was wrong. My wife’s dead body was lying beside me: my son hanging from the rafters.
Milos Gajic 8 years ago
If you like short horror films under 6 minutes long check this out and thank me later: http://listverse.com/2015/08/09/10-horror-movies-to-scare-you-in-under-five-minutes/
Dominic Rivas 1 year ago
There was a faint laugh coming from my bedroom closet i call out for my brother. But I then remembered I lived alone…
HB Productions 2 years ago
My daughter told me to check her bed for monsters. When I bent to look, I never got up.
Kylee Gerth 2 years ago (edited)
I didn’t realize the mirror was two-way until I stepped out of the shower. The word “help” was written in the fog from the other side.
Allison Campbell 2 years ago
I wasn’t too worried about burglars breaking & entering because of my dog. That is, until I heard a whistle outside my window from the shadowy figure looking inside, then she stopped barking & laid down calmly.
Bobina S 2 years ago
I was just about to fall asleep when I heard foot steps coming towards my bed. I lived alone so when I realized what was happening I quickly pretend to be asleep. Inside my head I whispered a quick prayer. Then I opened my eyes just a crack that looked like nothing and I saw him a man writing something on my wall with big letters and then watched him slowly slip beneath my bed. I almost had a heart attack when I read the words, but it didn't matter a knife was already coming from under my bed cutting my flesh below my chin. It said "I know your awake." Usually that is the end of a horror stories but more is to come- She silently gasped in denial still pretending to be asleep so the man wouldn't notice and hopefully go away. But it actually made thing worst, when the man seemed to believe her, he crawled out from under the bed and, then pulled her head up so he could be 100% sure she was awake. she realized that if she kept pretending her dead husband would notice. He came for revenge.
Keely Estep 4 years ago
Very scary. Mooooooooooooooore pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!! MORE SCARY STORIES
Christian Godoy 4 years ago
I was finishing my homework in a breakout room on zoom, when I heard my group-mate call my name. I was in a singular break out room.
Geraldine Govea 4 years ago
I heard a fart from my mom's room, sounded like a man grunting. then I remember my mom is a lesbian.
Matt The Cat 4 years ago
˙sʍopuᴉʍ ɟo uoᴉʇɐllɐʇsuᴉ uɐǝlɔ ɐ op puɐ ǝʌᴉɹp pɹɐɥ ɹnoʎ ʇɐɯɹoɟǝɹ noʎ lᴉʇun ʇsɐǝl ʇɐ llǝʍ 'pǝʎoɹʇsǝp uǝǝq sɐɥ ɔd ɹnoʎ ʇɐɥʇ ʞuᴉɥʇ ʎluo uɐɔ noʎ sɐ ɥɔʇɐʍ puɐ 'uoᴉʇᴉpǝ ɹoɹɹoɥ ԀX sʍopuᴉM pɐoluʍop os ɟI ¿ʇxǝu sᴉ ʇɐɥʍ ɹoɟ ɹoɟ ʎpɐǝɹ noʎ ǝɹ∀
Sammy Wake 4 years ago
All of the paint bottles were relabled to the different types and when they were canned. Their scent and the beautiful crimson all of them left behind on the canvas were what compelled me to keep painting, no matter how much I miss the neighbors.
Sammy Wake 4 years ago
The paint bottles were all red, though many were labled other colors. The scent of the blood in the capsules compelled me to keep painting.
Henry Brennen 6 years ago
it is normal to hear scratching and whining when you have a childhood pet.but when you are all grown up and have no pets and no roommates it is much scarier from the inside of the apartment.
Alex Shafer 7 years ago
ill try to make a two sentence horror story, and here it is: Since I live alone, I would say goodnight to make me not feel so lonely, Until the darkness answered back. That was the fastest i've remembered myself packing my cases, and leaving
awesome weezy 8 years ago
me and my friend walk by a door that was never open it was closed we walked past it again it was open
Traveling Lady Railfan 1 month ago
The U.S. President-elect named Elon Musk to a role aimed at creating a more efficient government, handing even more influence to the world's richest man (who donated millions of dollars to helping President-elect get elected.) Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will co-lead a newly created Department of Government Efficiency, an entity which will operate outside the confines of government.
riri_shizu 2 months ago
"Someone beside me tapped my shoulder while I was walking in the park, at night. There was no shadow behind me."
Anonymous Person 4 months ago
i reached for my spaghetti but there was only a empty plate. i live alone. download-3...4900c.jpeg 
Li Xinyi (Zhonghuass) 9 months ago
Around night time, the security guard comes to the last block last classroom to lock the doors properly, no one else was in school that time. He saw a shadow entering the classroom, lights were then on. He went to check, however, the lights flickered off and when he was at the door, there was completely no one...(my story)
Li Xinyi (Zhonghuass) 9 months ago
It may not seem scary but it will if you are also in this school like me right now...
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Mason Orlowsky 11 months ago
I was watching Tv and a dog came on my couch and sat on my lap, I don't have a dog
Mason Gregory 1 year ago
wait I got one... I smiled at him and he didn't even smile back. I think there is something wrong with my mirror.
Dominic Rivas 1 year ago
I was taking a shower and looked at my mirror. But it just kept showering.
Dominic Rivas 1 year ago
There was a light breeze on the back of my neck then I remembered I don’t have any windows
Jerry Smith 1 year ago
“I saw my friend, waving at me today. I don’t know what was more disturbing, the creepy look he had on his face, or that he was found dead on a rail road track” (Note: the “friend” was hiding behind the wall, and the “friend” was found dead, cut in half.)
Hunter Brighouse 1 year ago
my parents always told me not to open the basement door but one day i got too curious and... what's that giant glowing ball in the sky?
Hunter Brighouse 1 year ago
my parents always told me not to open the basment door but one day I got too curious and... whats that big glowing light in the sky?
Lazarus Dockett 1 year ago
here's one i read somewhere else: I picked up my 6 year old from her birthday sleepover at around 12 AM. When she came home, she said "Daddy! Guess how old I am!" I asked how old and she held up 6 fingers. Its 3:40 now and she still won't tell me where she got them from.
Liel Sings 1 year ago
My son always ripped up his drawings when he didn’t like them. If only he didn’t become a tattoo artist.
Henry 2 years ago
maybe here's a funny one that might make your day unless you're a mother of a child that is easily offended: -Please take me instead! I scream, grabbing at the two men who took my child. -"Sorry ma'am, children only" they said, as they continue loading up the last lifeboat on the ship. :)
Henry 2 years ago
yeah I totally got these from reddit. Sorry 'bout that.
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Captain Switzerland 2 years ago
I had sat from the clouds, watching the man and boy. He was waiting until the bubbles stop, and for me to greet the boy.
Emma Svensson 2 years ago
i took the biggest s**t, when i look to my left there is no toilet paper
Holden Brown 2 years ago
I figured out my curse. Only people who are in danger can see what I type.
Holden Brown 2 years ago (edited)
I was trying to stay asleep, but I couldn't help but to see monsters in my dreams. Then I realized that I wasn't dreaming.
Rogan Canty 2 years ago
it's 2:49 I hear someone call my name but I'm home alone , but every thing is locked
Kylee Gerth 2 years ago
I thought the new red paint added a nice touch to the house. I soon found out it wasn’t paint.
Kylee Gerth 2 years ago
I awoke to the sound of my baby crying in the other room. I went to go check up on her but remembered soon after that she died a year ago.
Robert Lienig 2 years ago
Whilst cuddling with my boyfriend I felt, that his hand was cold. I put it in the microwave.
El_ Kaboom 2 years ago
As I'm walking to the kitchen I here my family calling me to my room. I live alone, and my family died in the fire I set off...
Eva Stewart 2 years ago
I hear screaming every night, I looked outside and I saw my sister standing still. I went to her funeral last week.
ZHOU Sihan 3 years ago
The last person on earth heard a knock The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door ...
Braelyn Engebretson 3 years ago (edited)
1. As I walked home from school I see my parents wave to me. They died when I was 5. 2. I walk outside to get the mail, and I turn around to see a child waving to me in my window. I've never had a child and I live alone.
Braelyn Engebretson 3 years ago
As I went outside to get my mail, I turn around and, see a child standing in my window waving. I'm 19 and live alone.
Melissa Marino 3 years ago
When I saw the body on the floor surrounded by blood, I reached for my phone to call 911. It was only then that I noticed the knife in my hand.
Armani Hooper 3 years ago
im reading these well doig school my class mate asked why i was lauging i said im weird
Lavery Easter 3 years ago
I was looking in a mirror and I noticed that I got pretty blue eyes... my eyes are brown though.
Natalie Stolzenberger 4 years ago
todoroki came visited me in my sleep then i remember i was alone tenor-1-5f...bccde0.gif 
Anna Hunt 3 years ago
you get Todoroki?- then why is Shigaraki visiting me in my sleep?-
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Kentrail Mosquera 4 years ago
My sister called for me to open my bedroom door. My sister was dead.
Kentrail Mosquera 4 years ago
My sister called for me to open my bedroom door. My sister died.
Dmitriy Zheltyakov 4 years ago
when it is 3:00 penny-wise can break into your house with a fidget spinner
David Payton 4 years ago
As the last man on earth I stand on the 30th story window ledge. Just as I let go I hear the phone ring.
Hunter Bradley 4 years ago
i think they should be a bit more scarier but i thought they were cool
Trent Wisler 5 years ago
I use these stories as examples for my students in my Creative Writing class. Most students absolutely love trying to write these short, thrilling stories. This activity is especially chilling to do right around Halloween.
GoldenMolly21 5 years ago
It sounds like someone is walking in the attic, my family is downstairs
Beth Hunter 6 years ago
My mother was calling for me too come down: that I was too high up in the leaves. I laughed and turned to look down at her. I stopped laughing when I saw myself behind her.
Owen Burgueno 6 years ago
I heard tapping on glass I thought it was coming from my window. Then I notice it was coming from my mirror.
Owen Burgueno 6 years ago
I woke up and heard tapping on glass I thought it was coming from my window. Then I noticed it was coming from my mirror
Nico Taylor 6 years ago
I awoke to the sound of my brother calling my name. I got up and looked in his room, then checked the house, he was no where to be found.
Nico Taylor 6 years ago
After getting up and yawning, I opened the door, then turned the corner. I stop dead in my tracks as I see my wife at the end of the hall, shrouded in darkness with her eyes pitch black and her head twitching.
Nico Taylor 6 years ago
I slowly woke up and yawned, then got out of bed. I opened the door and turned the corner, then saw my wife at the end of the hall, her eyes ripped out and her head twitching.
Mary Clark 6 years ago
When I was little I’d always used to talk to an old women next door. When I was older I realized that the same house burned down When I was only a baby, killing an old women .
Alex Shafer 7 years ago
since i live alone, somtimes, i would say goodnight to make myself feel not so lonley. until the darkness answered back..... i tried to make a two sentence horror story and hope its lagitament.
Kaylee Forhan 7 years ago
The last human on earth sat in a room. There was the click of a locking door.
Isack Gonzales 8 years ago
I heard my door open and close with what I thought were shopping bags being dropped on the ground. As I went downstairs to hug my dad coming home from work, I remembered my dad was at Florida for vacation.
Teresa Becker 8 years ago
I got the chills from some. Some great first lines for a novel here. I could plagiarize some if I wasn't so damn ethicsl
alexa_bessee 8 years ago
My story: I was in the woods when my flashlight died. The last thing I saw was white. (Good job to anybody who catches the reference!????)
Néstor Ovando Fuentealba 8 years ago
I don't know what makes me cringe more: the stories, or the people commenting each one of them thinnking that their comments are funny.
Janice Foster 8 years ago
I was a bit irritated by the comments offering rational explanations - the whole objective of the stories is to fire up the imagination, why would you try and ruin that?!
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Luna Crescent 8 years ago
maybe you should spend less time with movies, tv and computer games. There is a slight chance your imagination will come back (or start to develop). Only a slight chance though, not everyone is blessed with it...
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foxygamer233 8 years ago
i couldn't stop laughing and someone next to me asked why i was laughing and i said "a cat farted in my ear!"
Load More Replies... Milosz Derezynski 8 years ago
"I looked in the mirror: my face was not exactly as piece of beauty, the eyes being asymmetric, the nose slightly crooked. How strange, though, it was to suddenly have a face."
aneoms 8 years ago
This needs more upvotes. I like the take from the spirit side!
Load More Replies... Kenneth Abbott 8 years ago
As the first shovelful of dirt landed on my chest, I finally managed to whisper "I'm not dead!" At first I thought they hadn't heard me, but then one of them smiled and said "We know."
kat lia 8 years ago
i had to stop reading this... I live alone and it's really creeping me out.
Jeanne Deaux 8 years ago
Yes it is. I stoped reading above your shoulder just before you went to the comment section. Sorry, I couldn't help myself.
Load More Replies... Jeanne Deaux 8 years ago
My ball stopped rolling in the middle of the empty corridor. Then it came back to me.
Luna Crescent 8 years ago
mine (for the cats) constantly does this cause I have uneven floors, still I'm always suprised which direction it takes
Load More Replies... kURiOUSE 5 years ago
"i played rock paper scissors with myself in front of the mirror last night at 3 am. i won."
Sabrinna Kahl 7 years ago
I was watching a horror movie with my friend when she grabbed my wrist after a jump scare. I was about to tell her "It's ok" when she asked if I was hungry, her voice coming from the kitchen.
MσυɳƚΛIПzᴚtall 4 years ago
Dude Methamphetamine is not good for you man, go see a doctor about your addiction
Load More Replies... I Can Fly! 8 years ago
"Honey, Time for dinner!" I heard my mom call. I walked out into the hallway, when I remembered that my mother died 12 years ago.
Don Powell 8 years ago
Love it. 2 weeks after moving into our 1903 house we watched our cats one down stairs, sit, and act like they were being stroked. We were the only ones home.
Unproductive Pigeon 12 months ago
I wouldn’t even care if there were ghosts in my house if they were nice to my cats tbh
Load More Replies... iblowsheep 8 years ago
in the creeping darkness i remembered i have 15 minutes for my break at work. Disappointingly, I spent 20 minutes reading stupid 2 sentence horror stories!
Tyler Curran 6 years ago
I placed the doll in front of the bathroom to scare my girlfriend. We had a good laugh about it afterwards, at least until we realized the doll was laughing too.
TheNerd 5 years ago
I have a couple of creepy two sentence stories: I saw a face smiling through the window. My room doesn't have windows. l heard a dripping sound coming from the bathroom. The tap was turned off. My daughter told me she had a nightmare about a man with no face. I was about to tell her everything was okay, but I didn't have a mouth to do so. My mother told me she loved seeing my kids. I don't have any kids. I heard a knock on the front door. But then I saw the woman knocking on the wall beside me.
Anonymous Person 4 months ago
wait why would you go in the bathroom when someones peeing 0-o
Load More Replies... Beth Hunter 6 years ago
The face stared at me through my bedroom window. I froze: the matted hair and sallow skin didn’t belong to my wife or either of my daughters. It would have been terrifying enough. But one fact made it even worse. I was standing outside.
Neve Blumenthal 7 years ago
I was reading my life story on a blog, I reloaded the page and it said that the page was gone. That was the last thing I ever saw
Sebastian Melo 1 year ago
"Survive 24 hours in an insane asylum to win 1,000,000 dollars!" It's been 26, and the doors are still locked.
Holden Brown 2 years ago
I smiled to the person standing in front of me, but they didn't smile back. I guess this mirror is broken.
Beth Hunter 6 years ago
I woke up panting, a rare nightmare having gripped me. I sat up in bed, and instantly knew that something was wrong. My wife’s dead body was lying beside me: my son hanging from the rafters.
Milos Gajic 8 years ago
If you like short horror films under 6 minutes long check this out and thank me later: http://listverse.com/2015/08/09/10-horror-movies-to-scare-you-in-under-five-minutes/
Dominic Rivas 1 year ago
There was a faint laugh coming from my bedroom closet i call out for my brother. But I then remembered I lived alone…
HB Productions 2 years ago
My daughter told me to check her bed for monsters. When I bent to look, I never got up.
Kylee Gerth 2 years ago (edited)
I didn’t realize the mirror was two-way until I stepped out of the shower. The word “help” was written in the fog from the other side.
Allison Campbell 2 years ago
I wasn’t too worried about burglars breaking & entering because of my dog. That is, until I heard a whistle outside my window from the shadowy figure looking inside, then she stopped barking & laid down calmly.
Bobina S 2 years ago
I was just about to fall asleep when I heard foot steps coming towards my bed. I lived alone so when I realized what was happening I quickly pretend to be asleep. Inside my head I whispered a quick prayer. Then I opened my eyes just a crack that looked like nothing and I saw him a man writing something on my wall with big letters and then watched him slowly slip beneath my bed. I almost had a heart attack when I read the words, but it didn't matter a knife was already coming from under my bed cutting my flesh below my chin. It said "I know your awake." Usually that is the end of a horror stories but more is to come- She silently gasped in denial still pretending to be asleep so the man wouldn't notice and hopefully go away. But it actually made thing worst, when the man seemed to believe her, he crawled out from under the bed and, then pulled her head up so he could be 100% sure she was awake. she realized that if she kept pretending her dead husband would notice. He came for revenge.
Keely Estep 4 years ago
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Christian Godoy 4 years ago
I was finishing my homework in a breakout room on zoom, when I heard my group-mate call my name. I was in a singular break out room.
Geraldine Govea 4 years ago
I heard a fart from my mom's room, sounded like a man grunting. then I remember my mom is a lesbian.
Matt The Cat 4 years ago
˙sʍopuᴉʍ ɟo uoᴉʇɐllɐʇsuᴉ uɐǝlɔ ɐ op puɐ ǝʌᴉɹp pɹɐɥ ɹnoʎ ʇɐɯɹoɟǝɹ noʎ lᴉʇun ʇsɐǝl ʇɐ llǝʍ 'pǝʎoɹʇsǝp uǝǝq sɐɥ ɔd ɹnoʎ ʇɐɥʇ ʞuᴉɥʇ ʎluo uɐɔ noʎ sɐ ɥɔʇɐʍ puɐ 'uoᴉʇᴉpǝ ɹoɹɹoɥ ԀX sʍopuᴉM pɐoluʍop os ɟI ¿ʇxǝu sᴉ ʇɐɥʍ ɹoɟ ɹoɟ ʎpɐǝɹ noʎ ǝɹ∀
Sammy Wake 4 years ago
All of the paint bottles were relabled to the different types and when they were canned. Their scent and the beautiful crimson all of them left behind on the canvas were what compelled me to keep painting, no matter how much I miss the neighbors.
Sammy Wake 4 years ago
The paint bottles were all red, though many were labled other colors. The scent of the blood in the capsules compelled me to keep painting.
Henry Brennen 6 years ago
it is normal to hear scratching and whining when you have a childhood pet.but when you are all grown up and have no pets and no roommates it is much scarier from the inside of the apartment.
Alex Shafer 7 years ago
ill try to make a two sentence horror story, and here it is: Since I live alone, I would say goodnight to make me not feel so lonely, Until the darkness answered back. That was the fastest i've remembered myself packing my cases, and leaving
awesome weezy 8 years ago
me and my friend walk by a door that was never open it was closed we walked past it again it was open
Traveling Lady Railfan 1 month ago
The U.S. President-elect named Elon Musk to a role aimed at creating a more efficient government, handing even more influence to the world's richest man (who donated millions of dollars to helping President-elect get elected.) Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will co-lead a newly created Department of Government Efficiency, an entity which will operate outside the confines of government.
riri_shizu 2 months ago
"Someone beside me tapped my shoulder while I was walking in the park, at night. There was no shadow behind me."
Anonymous Person 4 months ago
i reached for my spaghetti but there was only a empty plate. i live alone. download-3...4900c.jpeg
Li Xinyi (Zhonghuass) 9 months ago
Around night time, the security guard comes to the last block last classroom to lock the doors properly, no one else was in school that time. He saw a shadow entering the classroom, lights were then on. He went to check, however, the lights flickered off and when he was at the door, there was completely no one...(my story)
Li Xinyi (Zhonghuass) 9 months ago
It may not seem scary but it will if you are also in this school like me right now...
Load More Replies... Mason Orlowsky 11 months ago
I was watching Tv and a dog came on my couch and sat on my lap, I don't have a dog
Mason Gregory 1 year ago
wait I got one... I smiled at him and he didn't even smile back. I think there is something wrong with my mirror.
Dominic Rivas 1 year ago
I was taking a shower and looked at my mirror. But it just kept showering.
Dominic Rivas 1 year ago
There was a light breeze on the back of my neck then I remembered I don’t have any windows
Jerry Smith 1 year ago
“I saw my friend, waving at me today. I don’t know what was more disturbing, the creepy look he had on his face, or that he was found dead on a rail road track” (Note: the “friend” was hiding behind the wall, and the “friend” was found dead, cut in half.)
Hunter Brighouse 1 year ago
my parents always told me not to open the basement door but one day i got too curious and... what's that giant glowing ball in the sky?
Hunter Brighouse 1 year ago
my parents always told me not to open the basment door but one day I got too curious and... whats that big glowing light in the sky?
Lazarus Dockett 1 year ago
here's one i read somewhere else: I picked up my 6 year old from her birthday sleepover at around 12 AM. When she came home, she said "Daddy! Guess how old I am!" I asked how old and she held up 6 fingers. Its 3:40 now and she still won't tell me where she got them from.
Liel Sings 1 year ago
My son always ripped up his drawings when he didn’t like them. If only he didn’t become a tattoo artist.
Henry 2 years ago
maybe here's a funny one that might make your day unless you're a mother of a child that is easily offended: -Please take me instead! I scream, grabbing at the two men who took my child. -"Sorry ma'am, children only" they said, as they continue loading up the last lifeboat on the ship. :)
Henry 2 years ago
yeah I totally got these from reddit. Sorry 'bout that.
Load More Replies... Captain Switzerland 2 years ago
I had sat from the clouds, watching the man and boy. He was waiting until the bubbles stop, and for me to greet the boy.
Emma Svensson 2 years ago
i took the biggest s**t, when i look to my left there is no toilet paper
Holden Brown 2 years ago
I figured out my curse. Only people who are in danger can see what I type.
Holden Brown 2 years ago (edited)
I was trying to stay asleep, but I couldn't help but to see monsters in my dreams. Then I realized that I wasn't dreaming.
Rogan Canty 2 years ago
it's 2:49 I hear someone call my name but I'm home alone , but every thing is locked
Kylee Gerth 2 years ago
I thought the new red paint added a nice touch to the house. I soon found out it wasn’t paint.
Kylee Gerth 2 years ago
I awoke to the sound of my baby crying in the other room. I went to go check up on her but remembered soon after that she died a year ago.
Robert Lienig 2 years ago
Whilst cuddling with my boyfriend I felt, that his hand was cold. I put it in the microwave.
El_ Kaboom 2 years ago
As I'm walking to the kitchen I here my family calling me to my room. I live alone, and my family died in the fire I set off...
Eva Stewart 2 years ago
I hear screaming every night, I looked outside and I saw my sister standing still. I went to her funeral last week.
ZHOU Sihan 3 years ago
The last person on earth heard a knock The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door ...
Braelyn Engebretson 3 years ago (edited)
1. As I walked home from school I see my parents wave to me. They died when I was 5. 2. I walk outside to get the mail, and I turn around to see a child waving to me in my window. I've never had a child and I live alone.
Braelyn Engebretson 3 years ago
As I went outside to get my mail, I turn around and, see a child standing in my window waving. I'm 19 and live alone.
Melissa Marino 3 years ago
When I saw the body on the floor surrounded by blood, I reached for my phone to call 911. It was only then that I noticed the knife in my hand.
Armani Hooper 3 years ago
im reading these well doig school my class mate asked why i was lauging i said im weird
Lavery Easter 3 years ago
I was looking in a mirror and I noticed that I got pretty blue eyes... my eyes are brown though.
Natalie Stolzenberger 4 years ago
todoroki came visited me in my sleep then i remember i was alone tenor-1-5f...bccde0.gif
Anna Hunt 3 years ago
you get Todoroki?- then why is Shigaraki visiting me in my sleep?-
Load More Replies... Kentrail Mosquera 4 years ago
My sister called for me to open my bedroom door. My sister was dead.
Kentrail Mosquera 4 years ago
My sister called for me to open my bedroom door. My sister died.
Dmitriy Zheltyakov 4 years ago
when it is 3:00 penny-wise can break into your house with a fidget spinner
David Payton 4 years ago
As the last man on earth I stand on the 30th story window ledge. Just as I let go I hear the phone ring.
Hunter Bradley 4 years ago
i think they should be a bit more scarier but i thought they were cool
Trent Wisler 5 years ago
I use these stories as examples for my students in my Creative Writing class. Most students absolutely love trying to write these short, thrilling stories. This activity is especially chilling to do right around Halloween.
GoldenMolly21 5 years ago
It sounds like someone is walking in the attic, my family is downstairs
Beth Hunter 6 years ago
My mother was calling for me too come down: that I was too high up in the leaves. I laughed and turned to look down at her. I stopped laughing when I saw myself behind her.
Owen Burgueno 6 years ago
I heard tapping on glass I thought it was coming from my window. Then I notice it was coming from my mirror.
Owen Burgueno 6 years ago
I woke up and heard tapping on glass I thought it was coming from my window. Then I noticed it was coming from my mirror
Nico Taylor 6 years ago
I awoke to the sound of my brother calling my name. I got up and looked in his room, then checked the house, he was no where to be found.
Nico Taylor 6 years ago
After getting up and yawning, I opened the door, then turned the corner. I stop dead in my tracks as I see my wife at the end of the hall, shrouded in darkness with her eyes pitch black and her head twitching.
Nico Taylor 6 years ago
I slowly woke up and yawned, then got out of bed. I opened the door and turned the corner, then saw my wife at the end of the hall, her eyes ripped out and her head twitching.
Mary Clark 6 years ago
When I was little I’d always used to talk to an old women next door. When I was older I realized that the same house burned down When I was only a baby, killing an old women .
Alex Shafer 7 years ago
since i live alone, somtimes, i would say goodnight to make myself feel not so lonley. until the darkness answered back..... i tried to make a two sentence horror story and hope its lagitament.
Kaylee Forhan 7 years ago
The last human on earth sat in a room. There was the click of a locking door.
Isack Gonzales 8 years ago
I heard my door open and close with what I thought were shopping bags being dropped on the ground. As I went downstairs to hug my dad coming home from work, I remembered my dad was at Florida for vacation.
Teresa Becker 8 years ago
I got the chills from some. Some great first lines for a novel here. I could plagiarize some if I wasn't so damn ethicsl
alexa_bessee 8 years ago
My story: I was in the woods when my flashlight died. The last thing I saw was white. (Good job to anybody who catches the reference!????)
Néstor Ovando Fuentealba 8 years ago
I don't know what makes me cringe more: the stories, or the people commenting each one of them thinnking that their comments are funny.
Janice Foster 8 years ago
I was a bit irritated by the comments offering rational explanations - the whole objective of the stories is to fire up the imagination, why would you try and ruin that?!
Load More Replies... Luna Crescent 8 years ago
maybe you should spend less time with movies, tv and computer games. There is a slight chance your imagination will come back (or start to develop). Only a slight chance though, not everyone is blessed with it...
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