My reflection in the mirror smiled at me, but I wasn't smiling. It was a twisted, malevolent grin that made my blood run cold. I quickly looked away, but the image stayed in my mind, haunting me.
I found a Polaroid photo of myself sleeping. I don't remember anyone taking it, and the angle was from right above my bed. It felt like unseen eyes had been watching me all night.
I heard a baby crying in the attic. When I got there, no one was there but a tattered doll.
Walking through the cemetery at night, I felt a cold hand on my shoulder, but no one was there when I turned. This made me realize that there might be something unseen and terrifying lurking in the dark among the tombstones. The idea that there could be a presence that can touch but not be seen is truly spine - chilling.
One story could be 'I woke up to a cold hand on my face. When I opened my eyes, there was no one there.'
Here's another: 'She walked down the empty alley. A shadowy figure began to follow her silently.'
Here's another. 'She heard a knock on the door. Opening it, she saw her own face staring back at her, but it wasn't a mirror.'
One example could be: 'I woke up in the middle of the night. There was a figure standing at the foot of my bed with no face.'
One example could be: 'I woke up in the middle of the night. There was a figure at the foot of my bed with no face.'
Here's one more: 'The old house was silent. Then, from the attic, I heard the sound of a rocking chair moving on its own, as if someone long dead was still using it.' These stories rely on our basic fears of the unknown and the unexpected to send shivers down our spines.
One example could be: 'I woke up to a cold hand on my shoulder. In the mirror, I saw no one behind me.'
Another is 'The old house was silent. Then I heard the sound of a rocking chair moving on its own.' Here, the first sentence sets a spooky scene of an old, quiet house. The second sentence adds the horror element by introducing an unexplained and creepy sound of a rocking chair moving without anyone seemingly around to move it.