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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

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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#9

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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Cristi
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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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Daria B
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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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Creepiest Of The Short Creepy Stories

Creepiest Of The Short Creepy Stories

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Etima Ukpong
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

that's literally my answer to anything scary. killer clown chasing you? goodbye europe hello antartica

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

umm, if it was a stillborn child, how is she holding it? it would still be in her womb

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

That's a miscarriage. Stillborn the mother gives birth but the baby is dead.

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Kasandra Kilmer
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was like what how- I thought about and this is what I got someone broke into his house and placed his dead gf and Childs bodies there DIGGED THEM UP 💀 Idk y’all probs got this before me lol

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Joselyn Jurasevich
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

nah man she loved you too much to let you raise a kid by yourself she just wanna help :)

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Queen T
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Knowing that someone had your girlfriend and child's dead body.

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Amnesia
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair, I didn’t know they were dead, they were dug up before I found them.

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Kasandra Kilmer
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg.. I was like wait a minute how? I thought about someone broke into they’re house and placed his dead gf and Childs bodies in there. That’s all I got :P

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Brook Rorm
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh.My.Gosh!! This was so well done!’ Sent shivers down my spine!! 10/10!!

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Kalissa Johnson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the dead people is freaky but someone robbing their graves for the bodies just to put them in a traumatizing way is so rude like f you b@#$% seriously! who does that!?

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Rebecca Martinez
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or maybe that someone dug up your wife and knew were you live to put her there

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

i'd be more chill, nobody wakes up a child, i have standards. i leave them there. they have a right to be calm.

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Beth Hunter
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is so sad! First, she died giving birth to her child, and he lost two things he loved. Then, some guy breaks into his home to remind him of his loss.

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

S**t just got real. This is giving me goosebumps > w <

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#17

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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#33

I Never Go To Sleep

I Never Go To Sleep

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Just A Dream

Just A Dream

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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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Night At The Swimming Pool

Night At The Swimming Pool

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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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#49

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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#51

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!