Fear is fast. It doesn’t need more than a few seconds to crawl inside your mind, take root, and send shivers down your spine. And you don’t really need more than a handful of words—or two sentences if we’re being precise—to spook your audience senseless.
The epic r/TwoSentenceHorror online community is full of amateur and veteran writers who create some of the scariest, most disturbing, blood-chilling, and uncomfortable stories on the internet. And, yes, they are all just two sentences long. We have collected the best of the best to share with you, and we hope they unsettle you just as much as they did us.
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We actually produce more than enough food for everyone on earth. Yet children d*e of malnutrition and starvation every day. It's sickening.
Well, that twisted for me. I thought the narrator was going to help with the hitting.
If anyone doesn't get this, it's referencing the belief that ghosts, demons, etc. can't cross salt lines.
Reminds me of the comic strip with a momma dinosaur telling her child to close their eyes and make a wish to the falling star.
Their grandfather is Marilyn Monroe? Wow, what a side hustle that guy must've had
Well, this one is from an horror movie. I don’t remember the name, but the girl continues to count the stairs in the basement while being on the phone with her panicked mother ^^
... and, unfortunately, it carried a grudge and had a 30-year score to settle.
This actually happened and the emergency responders saved the poor girl.
Was this a secret playground where no teachers or adults were allowed?
This one’s not good. Eating disorders are terrifying but you certainly shouldn’t try to force feed someone who struggles with food
Many many years ago, there was a competition in the Daily Telegraph to write a mini-saga in exactly 50 words. The best ones were published in a book. Similar to the idea of these, some of which would qualify. I also recall one to write a complete story in 6 words, and the winner was: "For Sale. Baby's shoes. Never worn."
The baby shoes one *can* be wholesome, if the baby came out bigger than expected and the shoes were too small
Load More Replies...As I slid into my car's driver seat, I saw someone moving in the back. I really shouldn't have skimped on the chloroform.
I saw some movement. The word "someone" implies the person speaking doesn't know who is moving, bu they'd know who they kidnapped. Your version is self-contradictory.
Load More Replies...Many many years ago, there was a competition in the Daily Telegraph to write a mini-saga in exactly 50 words. The best ones were published in a book. Similar to the idea of these, some of which would qualify. I also recall one to write a complete story in 6 words, and the winner was: "For Sale. Baby's shoes. Never worn."
The baby shoes one *can* be wholesome, if the baby came out bigger than expected and the shoes were too small
Load More Replies...As I slid into my car's driver seat, I saw someone moving in the back. I really shouldn't have skimped on the chloroform.
I saw some movement. The word "someone" implies the person speaking doesn't know who is moving, bu they'd know who they kidnapped. Your version is self-contradictory.
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