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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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Hans
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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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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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#32

Look For The Monsters

Look For The Monsters

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

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

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yeet skeet
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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

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

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

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Liz Thomas
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6 months ago DotsCreated 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

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strawberry
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10 months ago DotsCreated 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-

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Maya Heet
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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DiIIon oops
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2 years ago DotsCreated 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

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Evie Swift
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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Carrigan Kerous
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2 years ago DotsCreated 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 👍🏻

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Evie Swift
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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Veronica Fantozzi
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3 years ago DotsCreated 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

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

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

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Raven Landry
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3 years ago DotsCreated 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.

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MADISON RECTOR
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3 years ago DotsCreated 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.

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Melissa Mccullion
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3 years ago DotsCreated 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

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5 years ago DotsCreated 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....

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Jude
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7 years ago DotsCreated 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.

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Šimon Špaček
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7 years ago DotsCreated 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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7 years ago DotsCreated 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

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Nini
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7 years ago DotsCreated 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

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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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#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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#48

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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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!