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There’s an urban legend saying that the famous “For sale, baby shoes, never worn” story by Ernest Hemingway came from a $10 bet. Supposedly, he made it during lunch with other writers to prove he could create a scary story in just six words. After penning the famous line on a napkin, he passed it around the table and pocketed his winnings.
At least, that’s the popular version. Whether true or not, the average person is no Hemingway, so we need a few more words to scribble a captivating horror story. And a subreddit called r/TwoSentenceHorror seems to have found the perfect limit. Two-sentence horror stories.
It’s still short, so readers get through the spooky stories really fast, yet it’s vague enough to give the writers space to work with. It turns out that quite a few Internet users have dark thoughts and the ability to express them. That or Stephen King made a lot of Reddit accounts.
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#1
Winner Of Short Horror Stories
And since we’ve mentioned Stephen King, the master of creepy stories believes there are three types of terror:
- The Gross-out: the sight of a severed head tumbling down a flight of stairs, it’s when the lights go out or something green and slimy splatters against your arm.
- The Horror: the unnatural, spiders the size of bears, the dead waking up and walking around, it’s when the lights go out, and something with claws grabs you by the arm.
- The Terror: the worst one, when you come home and notice everything you own has been taken away and replaced by an exact substitute. It’s when the lights go out and you feel something behind you, you hear it, you feel its breath against your ear, but when you turn around, there’s nothing there.
#2
A Pop-Up Horror
According to novelist R.L. Stine, an author has to get inside their narrator’s head to be effective in all of these real horror fields. If we’re seeing through the eyes of a character in a scary situation, we start to feel like we are in a scary situation.
“There’s no formula, I think you have to create a very close point of view. You have to be in the eyes of the narrator. Everything that happens, all the smells, all the sounds; then your reader starts to identify with that character and that’s what makes something really scary.” (via AdWeek)
#3
Hearing Into Future
#4
Monster In A Closet
#5
The Horrors Of Uber
TheExtremeSmell 5 years ago
I mean wasn’t there just a case where someone got into a car thinking it was their Uber and was killed or something?
#7
Somebody's There
#8
Shivers Down Your Spine
#9
Short But Powerful Horror Story
#10
A Scythe For Protection
#11
Biblical Horrors
#12
Creepy Stalker
#13
The Woods Are Full Of Horrors
#14
Take Your Meds
#15
Fade Into Oblivion
#16
Life After Death
#17
Perfecting The Handwriting
#18
Drawing The X
#19
Alien Horror
Dann999 5 years ago
think positive. self pregnant. some reptile can do that. oh wait, that’s even scarier..
Daric Apai (Darquestar1) 5 years ago
Nothing stated that the man and woman were human to begin with.
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Oliver/Toni G. 2 years ago
Should not have been funny... should not have been funny
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Constantin George-Florin 5 years ago
This article is full of pretty good ideas for horror and sci-fi stories. Better than some Hollywood blockbusters.
2023James Roberts 3 years ago
There’s been something going on between her and some alien. Or maybe the aliens abducted her and abused her and dropped her back in the ship
eezycheezes101 4 years ago
ohhhhhhhhhhhh K that's a bit f****d up. Having intercourse with an alien now, aren't we? HOW THO.
IllisMoreo 87 4 years ago
She's cheating even in an isolated spaceship scenario? Scan that bulge! She knows something!
Nagawa (Cofa) Kishiki 5 years ago
I once mistaken a fat lady as pregnant and offer my seat. It doesn't go that well. Don't make the same mistake as I did.
#20
Fishing Story
#21
Deep Dark Secrets
#22
Disabling The Security
#23
Double-Sided Horror
#24
Living Dead
#25
Life Flashing By
#26
Alien Entity
#27
Short Horror Story
#28
Real Life Horror
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What do you think ?
chi-wei shen 5 years ago
When we finally managed to establish radio contact with an alien civilization in our own language we were eagerly waiting to receive their first full message. Their radio message only said, "BE QUIET OR THEY WILL HEAR YOU". (Idea borrowed from reddit user bencbartlett.)
Luisa Vasconcelos 5 years ago
So kind, polite and correct of you to give the credit to the reddit guy.
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Kenny Kulbiski 5 years ago
One I read years ago. A group of scientists gathers around the worlds newest, most powerful computer. They ask it the ultimate question. Is there a God? A blinding flash and the computer replies; There is now.
Alex 5 years ago
It's Fredric Brown's short story "Answer" - http://www.roma1.infn.it/~anzel/answer.html
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John Louis 5 years ago
I watched as the husband who abused me was taken away in handcuffs. the policeman said they'll take them off after the coroner completes the autopsy.
Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago
BP is the perfect place for these because you can read others' opinions and discuss them. Definitely hoping for another round of these.
Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
He has his father's eyes. He won't tell us where the rest of him is.
CIAN MCHUGH 4 years ago
I got a good one: My roommate said he saw a ghost. That's so silly, because I've been living here for centuries and nothing has happened.
bhavika athawale 3 years ago
oh god....it's night here and I love to read scary horror stories at night and these scared the sh- out of me
JP 5 years ago
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SBBYX062 SHRAVANI PHATAK 2 years ago
When you were relaxed and looked at the table to find the homework and assignments pending....
Laci Fuller 3 years ago
Everyone thought they were okay, until one day a man dug in his arm and found a small microchip. The government never spoke after that. -Raven
SCP Foundation explained 3 years ago
“HELP HELP” cried the mothers daughter. She froze in shock. She never had a daughter. Her son had passed away 2 days ago saying the same exact words. Later The passed away son wakes his mom up in the middle of the night demanding her to see something. She says “Wait You’re My dead son”. Outside, the son reveals there's been a girl living under her bed. The one that yelled help.
bhavika athawale 3 years ago
oh god.....there's night here and i love to read scary horror two sentence stories at night these scared the sh- out of me
deanna woods 5 years ago
This was an awesome article. Please do another one like this. I love scary scenarios.
Eric Reece 5 years ago
One night she loved me the next not...but I still have her heart in my hand.
Wyatt Mekhanik 4 years ago
One night she loved me. the next? no, but I still have her heart in my hand.
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Ryo Bakura 5 years ago
She waved and pointed at him as his ship was leaving the port. He had no idea his wasn't the only wave she could see.
Piper Murray 5 years ago
"He fought, struggling to regain his breath to ask for help. 'Stop resisting' they said" #RIP #stop sponsored gang violence
Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago
A bit annoying that most of these were jokes rather than actual horror stories.
Deena Salzman 5 years ago
A lot of these were legitimately creepy, but I agree that many of them rely on this frustrating trope and many of them are just plain sad!
Load More Replies... chi-wei shen 5 years ago
When we finally managed to establish radio contact with an alien civilization in our own language we were eagerly waiting to receive their first full message. Their radio message only said, "BE QUIET OR THEY WILL HEAR YOU". (Idea borrowed from reddit user bencbartlett.)
Luisa Vasconcelos 5 years ago
So kind, polite and correct of you to give the credit to the reddit guy.
Load More Replies... Kenny Kulbiski 5 years ago
One I read years ago. A group of scientists gathers around the worlds newest, most powerful computer. They ask it the ultimate question. Is there a God? A blinding flash and the computer replies; There is now.
Alex 5 years ago
It's Fredric Brown's short story "Answer" - http://www.roma1.infn.it/~anzel/answer.html
Load More Replies... John Louis 5 years ago
I watched as the husband who abused me was taken away in handcuffs. the policeman said they'll take them off after the coroner completes the autopsy.
Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago
BP is the perfect place for these because you can read others' opinions and discuss them. Definitely hoping for another round of these.
Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
He has his father's eyes. He won't tell us where the rest of him is.
CIAN MCHUGH 4 years ago
I got a good one: My roommate said he saw a ghost. That's so silly, because I've been living here for centuries and nothing has happened.
bhavika athawale 3 years ago
oh god....it's night here and I love to read scary horror stories at night and these scared the sh- out of me
JP 5 years ago
At the end of the articles, you'll see a line similar to this one (Note: this post originally had 89 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.) It allows you to see the rest of the posts after truncation.
Load More Replies... SBBYX062 SHRAVANI PHATAK 2 years ago
When you were relaxed and looked at the table to find the homework and assignments pending....
Laci Fuller 3 years ago
Everyone thought they were okay, until one day a man dug in his arm and found a small microchip. The government never spoke after that. -Raven
SCP Foundation explained 3 years ago
“HELP HELP” cried the mothers daughter. She froze in shock. She never had a daughter. Her son had passed away 2 days ago saying the same exact words. Later The passed away son wakes his mom up in the middle of the night demanding her to see something. She says “Wait You’re My dead son”. Outside, the son reveals there's been a girl living under her bed. The one that yelled help.
bhavika athawale 3 years ago
oh god.....there's night here and i love to read scary horror two sentence stories at night these scared the sh- out of me
deanna woods 5 years ago
This was an awesome article. Please do another one like this. I love scary scenarios.
Eric Reece 5 years ago
One night she loved me the next not...but I still have her heart in my hand.
Wyatt Mekhanik 4 years ago
One night she loved me. the next? no, but I still have her heart in my hand.
Load More Replies... Ryo Bakura 5 years ago
She waved and pointed at him as his ship was leaving the port. He had no idea his wasn't the only wave she could see.
Piper Murray 5 years ago
"He fought, struggling to regain his breath to ask for help. 'Stop resisting' they said" #RIP #stop sponsored gang violence
Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago
A bit annoying that most of these were jokes rather than actual horror stories.
Deena Salzman 5 years ago
A lot of these were legitimately creepy, but I agree that many of them rely on this frustrating trope and many of them are just plain sad!
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