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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

Text on a black background: "There was a picture in my phone of me sleeping. I live alone." Horror story image.

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Hans
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9 years ago Created 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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    #2

    Sibling Horror Dilemma

    Text from a horror story, "My sister says that mommy k****d her. Mommy says that I don't have a sister," on a black background.

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    #3

    Scary Story

    Horror story text with a chilling message that warns not to go downstairs due to a mysterious whisper.

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    António Lima
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Easy: he is son of a lesbian couple...thats not scary :p

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    #4

    Spooky Visitors

    Text displaying a chilling tale of horror involving a clock and terrifying presence.

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    #5

    Perks Of Cremation

    Text on a black background with white font sharing a chilling horror story about darkness and loneliness.

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    #6

    Creepy Story

    Text from a horror story with chilling twist about a baby monitor and a wife's presence.

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    Pi...
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or MAYBE, the person next to you wasn't your wife...

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    #7

    2 Sentence Horror Story

    Text on a dark background sharing a short horror story about a patient paralyzed during surgery.

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    António Lima
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats the nurse from "silent hill"

    Kaye Faye
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For a nurse with no mouth or face, that's pretty impressive. (Well... I guess it could be the nurses from SH1 or SH3. They had faces. But they aren't the "famous" ones.)

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    Shyrell Melara
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As I heard the voices on either side of me and felt the tugging on the inside of my guts, I wondered how I would let them know that I had awakened. Just then I heard the heart monitor beeping faster and faster as I drifted back into unconsciousness. True story as I underwent life saving emergency surgery in 1991.

    Jilliann Williams
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow thats deep and kinda scary but it is good that you survived

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    Gay Johnson
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is the creepiest yet...and I have surgery coming up - maybe I'll rethink that

    Dwi Purwanti
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If his pupils are dilating despite the bright light, it means his dead or at least brain dead.

    Richard Petch
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That happened in real life to my Daughter in a hospital in the UK.

    kat lia
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i i can express better with emoticons.

    Boredom Relief
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i NEVER want to have an operation now...

    Luna Annabeth
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    now i'm even more scared of the doctor haha

    Rylen Talbot
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OOH GURL YO BREATH IS HOT IT'S BURNING MY EAR

    Debbie Dawn
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pupils constrict from bright light. Opposite of dilating.

    Jacob MUNYARD
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    " well, if you are we don't, lol"

    Karanja Njuguna
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ima kill that nurse first if i escape

    Jay Potane
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    dam so he will feel everything....

    Junior Chiu
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Conscious doesnt necessary mean he can feel pain. His body may still be numb.

    vicaabroo
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lmfao. yeah well. i agree i get discouraged when theres more then 7 words.

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    Katie Nelson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Deja vu from the hostile hospital

    Evie Swift
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *YEETS THE NURSES OUT DA WINDOW* BAI B****

    Ava Medley
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a joke on April 1st.... The nurse is your Mom

    OMEGA
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    silent hill nurses be like

    Chamber Magazine
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have seen this in a movie somewhere.

    Kalissa Johnson
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    is he being tortured please explain or send me a fanfic style story based off this! at krj26_6150@wlcusd11.org please no spam or virus' i just wanna know the backstory/meaning of this one!

    Kalissa Johnson
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    is he being tortured? please explain this to me someone!

    Keely Estep
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    EVIL DOCTORS!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

    Sean RF
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve woken up briefly during surgery but its really not that bad as long as you can’t feel it

    Sean RF
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cioccolata from Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure

    Rishika Chaudhuri
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didnt understand this one , this is swilly

    Mustafa Özçınar
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very nice but pupils don’t dilate in bright light they constrict.

    Damien James
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was from a movie about an abandoned hospital where the head surgeon was using someone elses live body to keep his wife alive. The movie title eludes me.

    Jilliann Williams
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Has anyone told their friend about one of these and the friend then slowly back away from them?

    Rebekah France
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that nurse is weird maybe it is hospital of pain in a dream

    Liam Potenberg
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol 10/10 psycho doctors who don't give people anesthetic

    LOGAN STAUFFER
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Idk what silent hill is tbh (to be honest)😅

    Arkadeb Kar
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    pupils constrict in bright light

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    #8

    Afterlife Horrors

    Text on image: "My daughter won't stop crying and screaming in the night. I visit her grave to ask her to stop, but it doesn't help."

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    Charles Laster
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    9 years ago Created 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

    Text of a short horror story on a black background, evoking a chilling atmosphere.

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    Shannamrichardson
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    9 years ago Created 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

    Text of a chilling two-sentence horror story about an amputee and phantom limb sensations.

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    Pi...
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    9 years ago Created 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

    Text on black background reads a horror story about unsettling sounds of scratching.

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    Cristi
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    9 years ago Created 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

    Text reads: "Working night shift alone. A face in the cellar stares at the security camera."

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    #13

    Two Sentence Horror Story

    Image of a chilling horror story about hearing knocking from a mirror.

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    Daria B
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    9 years ago Created 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

    Text reads a chilling two-sentence horror story about a dead girlfriend and child, with a break-in twist.

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    Spookiest Of The Short Horror Stories

    Text graphic of a two-sentence horror story to send shivers down your spine.

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    #16

    Most Scary Stories: Short And Terrifying

    Horror story text about a man who can't communicate his consciousness during cryogenic freezing.

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    #17

    Short Scary Stories For Sleepless Nights

    Text on a black background: "I can't sleep" she whispered. A chilling horror story about waking up clutching a burial dress.

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    #18

    The Full Body Twitch

    Text image featuring a two-sentence horror story about a sleep twitch captured on camera.

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    #19

    Heights And Scary Short Stories

    Text on a black background: "The grinning face stared from the darkness beyond my bedroom window. I live on the 14th floor."

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    Miklós Nagy
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know that feel. F#cking alpinist window cleaners.

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    #20

    Horror Short Stories: The Cabin In The Woods

    Horror story text about sleepless night in a cabin, focusing on eerie portraits and haunting change to windows.

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    #21

    Can Cats See Ghosts?

    Text box displaying a 2-sentence horror story about a cat's unsettling behavior.

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    #22

    A Baby’s Laughter

    Text reads a 2-sentence horror story about eerie baby laughter at 1 A.M. when home alone, evoking spine-chilling fear.

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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *shudder* this is like Chucky from child's play.

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    #23

    Who Opened The Door?

    Text reads: "After years living alone, I realized I'd closed more doors than opened." Eerie two-sentence horror story image.

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    Daria B
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    9 years ago Created 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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    #24

    Shhh, Someone Is Watching!

    Text on a black background describing a horror story, highlighting a mysterious presence.

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    #25

    What The Ghosts Want

    Text on a black background reads a chilling two-sentence horror story about mirrors and watching.

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    Clever Fool
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    #26

    A Creepy Short Story On The Rails

    Two-sentence horror story about being tied to abandoned train tracks, with a chilling revelation.

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    Jeanne Deaux
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    9 years ago Created 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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    #27

    Wrapped In Horror

    Text image of a two-sentence horror story about mannequins causing popping sounds.

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    Daria B
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The mannequins must be so heavy...

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    #28

    An Unsuccessful Operation

    Text image with a spine-chilling 2-sentence horror story about heat signatures and a room temperature friend.

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    #30

    When You Live Alone

    Text from a horror story on a black background.

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    Turn On The Lights!

    Text of a horror story about reaching for a light switch, only to find another hand.

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    #32

    Look For The Monsters

    Text from a horror story about monsters hidden around you, warning not to look up.

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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok, I wasn't planning to sleep today, anyway...

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    #33

    I Never Go To Sleep

    Black background with eerie text: "I never go to sleep. But I keep waking up."

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    Daria B
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It happens to me sometimes during my REM phase.

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    #34

    The Grammatically Accurate Ghost

    Horror story text on a black background with playful capitalization, creating a spooky effect.

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    #36

    Just A Dream

    Text on image: A 2-sentence horror story with a chilling twist about a dream.

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    Daria B
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    9 years ago Created 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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    #37

    You’ve Been Noticed!

    Image featuring a chilling two-sentence horror story about being alone and noticed.

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    #38

    Pretty Skin

    Text image with a two-sentence horror story about skin, evoking spine-chilling feelings.

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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Enter the guy from silence of the lambs...

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    #39

    Night At The Swimming Pool

    Text graphic with a 2-sentence horror story about a nighttime swimming encounter.

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

    Night swimmiiiiiing deseeeeeeeerves a quiet niiiiiight. ♬♪ ♥

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    #40

    Wish I Could Remember

    Text reading "I wish I could remember whose these people are. They tell me I have Alzheimer's," featuring horror stories.

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    #41

    Game Of Shadows?

    Text on a black background: "She wondered why she was casting two shadows. After all, there was only a single lightbulb."

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    #42

    Last Man On Earth

    Text on a black background reads a spine-chilling two-sentence horror story about the last man on Earth hearing a knock.

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    #43

    Spooky Headphones

    Text-based image featuring a 2-sentence horror story about unplugged headphones whispering.

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    #44

    Horror On The Dining Table

    Horror story text about mysterious items on a dining table: a knife, rag, and recording camera.

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    #45

    Good News

    Text on a black background reads: "The dead are watching us now. That's the good news." This horror story sends shivers.

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    MD
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That sounds like the start of a dark doctor who episode...

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    #46

    Short Horror Story In The Doorless Room

    Text of a chilling two-sentence horror story about a man in a doorless room facing a grim reality with a gun.

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    #47

    A Deathly Heart Attack

    Text image of a horror story about a man experiencing a graveside service while unable to move.

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

    Male version of Snow White ant the 7 dwarves?

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    #48

    Creepy Coffin Tales

    Text on a black background shares a chilling two-sentence horror story about a nightmare turning into a terrifying reality.

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    Brendan Eaves
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is the most horrifying experience ever also f**k off

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    #49

    A Spooky Funeral Story

    Text from a two-sentence horror story in white on a black background with a subtle border.

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    Maria Corns
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did the person attending the funeral bury someone alive?

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    #50

    Wake Up!

    Text on a black background: "You wake up. She doesn't." A chilling 2-sentence horror story.

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    Daria B
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    9 years ago Created 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

    Text on a black background reads a short horror story about funeral attendees trapped in catacombs.

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    Lily Mae Kitty
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if it as locked from the inside, they could unlock it and leave.

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    #52

    The Prettiest Pink Doll Dress

    Text of a horror story displayed on a black background with white font.

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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!