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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!

#1

Shortest Horror Story

Shortest Horror Story

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Hans
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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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    Creepy Story

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    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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    #10

    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

    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

    Creepiest Of The Short Creepy Stories

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    #17

    Short Scary Stories For Sleepless Nights

    Short Scary Stories For Sleepless Nights

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    Heights And Scary Short Stories

    Heights And Scary Short Stories

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    #22

    A Baby’s Laughter

    A Baby’s Laughter

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

    AM I THE ONLY PERSON WHO NEVER WATCHES ANY OF THESE SCARY MOVIES?! (Reply if your the same)

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    Leslie Madrid
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Happens in my house (built in 1820) often, but only when I'm in my closet--and my youngest is 6, lol. When we moved in, we found a weird old crib in my bedroom closet that I've always just felt uncomfortable about getting rid of. One day, when my son was four, he was lying on his bunk bed, staring at the ceiling quite intently. I thought he was just daydreaming, so I laid down next to him and said, "Whatcha looking at?" He said, "you don't see it?" I said, "What?" He replied, "The baby? Crawling on the ceiling?" I had no response for him--but then I asked him what else the baby was doing. He said, "just looking at me." It was a bit creepy--

    Hunter Bradley
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    when you realize a kid broke in right before Halloween for the good candy

    Rūta Bicusa
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ugh it's just Janice, the single mom next door, she just had another baby.

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

    nah thats just the ghost of the house he just wanna set u on fire like all babies do. What u never had siblings

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

    i know what this feels like, back in the 1800's there was a mass-murder of children and their parents where my house now stands

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

    I've heard a version of this except it goes, "There's nothing like baby's laughter unless it's 3am, you're home alone, and you don't have a baby..." Idk I just feel like this one hits harder than that one....

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

    Ngl I would get up, find the baby, and kick it out the window so I can go back to sleep

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

    If that happened to me in gone burning the house down oh heck no

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

    More true scary stories anyone? (From my past) so, I when I was like, 7 or something, I was truly TERRIFIED of the guest bedroom. It always seemed… eerie. I always raced past it, making sure I didn’t look in. But one day, I accidentally looked. And I saw a woman. Her legs were hanging off the edge of the bed, but she was sitting straight against the pillows… she was pale, and had a white hat, and a ragged white dress. Long black hair, too. Reply if you know anything about this! (I wanna know what that was!)

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

    omg no but like was she really tall from your perspective cuz i read a horror story about this woman who is 8ft tall and kidnaps young kids i think she's a ghost and it is set in japan but still

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    Kalissa Johnson
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *shivers* freaky! my sister used to laugh creepily and sing die die die die~ to the tune of falalalalalalalala (deck the halls) and she continued it until she was 4 and when she stopped doing it things went so wacky lamps falling lights flickering etc.

    Adrozarn Mischievik
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No there's something like the laughter of a baby, the laughter of your stillborn child!

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

    I can relate to this except that I heard it when... we have no babies at home... and it's 3AM.

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

    I’d just get my neighbour to shut their noisy little basterd up...!!

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

    Get your neighbour to take care of their noisy little basterd then!

    Denise Acosta
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One night I though I heard my daughter crying. I knew she was at her dads house and I was terrified to see what it was. I'm assuming due to my bipolar meds, I was probably dreaming while I was awake.

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

    Why is the laughter of a baby such a happy and awesome thing and in some circumstances just so unwelcome?

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    #23

    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

    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

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    A Spooky Funeral Story

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    #50

    Wake Up!

    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!