Here's a short one. There was a cabin in the woods. A hiker took shelter there during a storm. In the middle of the night, he heard scratching at the door. He thought it was a branch. But when he looked through the peephole, he saw a pair of red eyes. He quickly barricaded the door. The scratching continued all night until morning when he finally dared to open the door. There was no sign of what it could have been.
One short scary story is 'The Haunted Mirror'. A girl bought an old mirror at a thrift store. Every night, she saw a face in the mirror that wasn't her own. It was a pale, sad face with dark eyes. One night, the face reached out from the mirror. Terrified, she ran out of the room and never went back. The mirror was left there, but sometimes at night, you could still see a faint glow from it.
A short scary story is about a cemetery. A young couple decided to take a shortcut through the cemetery at night. As they walked, they heard soft moans. They thought it was the wind. But then they saw a figure in a white dress floating above a grave. They ran as fast as they could. When they looked back, the figure was gone, but they never took that shortcut again.
One scary short story is about a haunted house. A family moved into an old, big house. At night, they would hear strange noises, like footsteps in the attic when no one was there. One night, the youngest daughter saw a figure at the end of her bed. It was a pale woman in an old - fashioned dress. She disappeared as soon as the girl screamed. The family left the house the very next day.
There's also 'The Monkey's Paw'. In this story, a family comes into possession of a mummified monkey's paw that has the power to grant three wishes. However, each wish comes with a horrible and unforeseen consequence. For example, their first wish for money results in their son's death at work, and then they use the remaining wishes in a desperate attempt to reverse the tragedies, but it only leads to more horror.
It is rated R. The movie likely received this rating because of elements like horror, violence, or mature themes that may not be suitable for younger audiences.
There was an old house at the end of a lane. A new family moved in. One day, while cleaning the attic, they found a locket with the words 'forget me not' engraved on it. That night, strange noises started. Footsteps echoed through the halls. They saw a shadowy figure that seemed to be searching for something. Every time they tried to leave the house, they felt an unseen force pulling them back, as if the presence in the house didn't want them to forget it.
One super scary short story is about a haunted house. A family moved into an old, dilapidated house. Every night, they would hear strange scratching noises coming from the attic. One day, the youngest child went up to the attic out of curiosity. She saw a shadowy figure in the corner. When she screamed, the figure vanished, but from that day on, she was haunted by nightmares of the figure coming closer and closer.
One night, a young girl was walking past the graveyard. She heard a soft whisper calling her name. She looked around but saw no one. As she quickened her pace, the whisper grew louder and more urgent. When she finally ran out of earshot, she swore she saw a shadowy figure standing among the tombstones.
One easy short scary story is about a girl who heard strange scratching noises coming from her closet every night. One night, she couldn't take it anymore and opened the closet. There was a pair of glowing eyes staring back at her. She quickly shut the door and ran out of the room.
There's the story of 'The Haunted Doll'. A boy got a very old doll from his grandmother's attic. At night, he could hear the doll whispering his name. When he looked at it, the doll's eyes seemed to follow him around the room. He was so scared that he threw the doll away, but he could still hear its faint whispers from outside the house.
Another story involves an old, abandoned house. A group of kids dared each other to go inside. Once inside, they heard creaking floors and saw shadows moving on the walls. One of the kids thought they saw an old lady in a white dress, but when they blinked, she disappeared. They all ran out as fast as they could, and they never went near that house again.