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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!

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Shortest Horror Story

Shortest Horror Story

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7 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

Creepy Story

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Afterlife Horrors

Afterlife Horrors

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Charles Laster
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7 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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Short Scary Story

Short Scary Story

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Shannamrichardson
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7 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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7 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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7 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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7 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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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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Who Opened The Door?

Who Opened The Door?

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Daria B
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7 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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A Creepy Short Story On The Rails

A Creepy Short Story On The Rails

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Jeanne Deaux
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7 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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I Never Go To Sleep

I Never Go To Sleep

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Just A Dream

Just A Dream

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Daria B
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7 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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You’ve Been Noticed!

You’ve Been Noticed!

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Liam Potenberg
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it is like the story from the third (or second) scary stories to tell in the dark about that guy who walks down the road but everyone is scared but he doesn't know why and he calls his home but his servant answers and he asks where his wife is and then the servant says that she is at her husband's funeral, and that her husband died in a car crash the day before. the noise in this story are people talking. the man is dead, so when they see him the noise stops

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

If you're imagining that you're listening to a sound, it's not real so there's no sound to stop. Person wrote a conundrum.

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

No, it's not supposed to be "imagine" it's act like you are listening to some sound

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Dakota Bloyer
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

actually, it means your on the verge of death, and you need to let go the siggarets or vape or domethign

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Mahra Aleissaee
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yesss someone finally noticed me literally everyone doesn’t even know I here

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Junior Chiu
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Was making a latte. The sound of steamming milk is loud AF. Afterward you noticed your fridge is open and it's beeping (the newer kind).

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Dave Kinard
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

oh, its like, they are imagining the sound when they are alone but the sond stopping means someone is there. This one is poorly written though;

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dom dicker
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yup.. I did that, and once it stopped, I heard a faint scurrying sound..it was weird

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Rishika Chaudhuri
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yessss! this is really true. When I sit alone and hear my mom singing its ok but when she sees me she that I am hearing her singing she stops doing . so ... maybe this is also applicable for ghosts?

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Elvia Salazar
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

do you ever hear like a strange beep in your ear well that the dead trying to communicate with you the moment you are alone and you dont hear anything is the moment they got through to you

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

so true though. Its like when someone is walking by and you hear their footsteps, and then you sneeze, and then they just stop.

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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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7 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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Creepy Coffin Tales

Creepy Coffin Tales

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A Spooky Funeral Story

A Spooky Funeral Story

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#50

Wake Up!

Wake Up!

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Daria B
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7 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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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!