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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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    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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    Creepy Story

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

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    Pi...
    Community Member
    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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    #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
    Community Member
    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
    Community Member
    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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    Pi...
    Community Member
    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
    Community Member
    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
    Community Member
    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
    Community Member
    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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    #31

    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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    Łukasz Wydra
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Ryker Manaku
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK ITS TIME TO STOP READING THESE

    JayDerp247
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your pet spider doesn’t like u

    Cindy Kruth
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That made me look up..AHHH IT HAS mE BewArE tHe LAnrn jjkkgslhdkshshvscava.....!

    Lu Karina
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I looked up. And there's nothing.

    yeet skeet
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well f u now im paranoid bout the ceiling actually tho great story

    Cristea Bogdan
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorin nu mai comenta la toate pozele

    Sicha Intara-anan
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does this explain why my cat keep staring at the space above my head?

    Tiwaporn Green
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She doesn’t like the screams it hurts her ears when people see her

    Shadow
    Community Member
    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like the Ghost in The Letter

    Anonymous Person
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yay the sleep paralysis turtle has social anxiety :)

    Dakota Bloyer
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    actually, the periodic table does not have any mixtures of sticking to walls or roofs whenever you would like to

    Liz Thomas
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My bed is up against the ceiling, good thing I listen to music while I sleep so I can’t hear her whispers

    strawberry
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *looks up* *sees smoke alarm* *heart stops* I thought- nvrm its just a smoke alarm-

    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is generated from a horror story generator

    Maya Heet
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    pov- ur in ur bed at 3 in the morning reading this

    Hartley Buringrud
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yeah i get it the monster is ashammed of its body

    Priya McDermott
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then why did you tell us to look for “her”?

    Annalee Deming
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right after I read this I looked up anyway 😂

    Aspen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah my ceiling fan is really frightening

    DiIIon oops
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not one to really get scared by scary stories, but these ones are like nothing I've ever seen

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

    Me doing all this but including the roof all i saw SPIDERRSSSSSSSS

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

    What happens when you lay down?

    Carrigan Kerous
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WAIT couldn’t we just turn on the fan? Then she’d easily go away 👍🏻

    Carrigan Kerous
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, there goes my ability to turn off the lights

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

    *me looking up* dayum why did my dad through the pancake on the roof-

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

    I sleep under a canopy who caressssss.

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

    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

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

    *points gun up* Peace was never an option

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

    Yeah my celing fan is pretty shy

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

    this ones kinda cute its like "aww hey there your so cute mwah"

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

    at least im never alone...

    Raven Landry
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ok, i look up all the time and i get a chill. I think she hates me now.

    MADISON RECTOR
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hell no.Not going to sleep for a couple of days, and looking at the floor and the ground.

    Gacha -Lizzy
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ummm no ma'am this made me look up instantly

    Zhou Myra
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i actually looked up ohmygod

    Phil Maskell
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's just a jump to the left...

    Melissa Mccullion
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ooooooo this one got me! Im not easily scared but this one got me. Very well done, I don't dare look up xD

    yeet skeet
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    now im paranoid about my ceiling f u

    KpGamer !!
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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....

    Kristyn Schulz
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    im not sleeping ever after this shiz

    Crimson Blood
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    but i always look up when i wanna sleep

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

    Funny how different stories scare people differently. I get the point of this but I don't find it frightening while I think some others are really creepy-scary.

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

    Why does it have to be a she?

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

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

    Reminds me of Lights Out (saw it today) except "she" hated lights and could only be seen near you in the dark

    Landon Gordon
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    whoever hates being seen must be ugly

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

    No no no, I'm sure Mary Winchester will enjoy all the company she can get

    beebo is my child
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it's mary or jess burning on the ceiling (supernatural reference)

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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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    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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    Grey Sage
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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!