There's a story about a young man who worked late at an old office building. As he was leaving, he heard a strange whistling. He followed the sound and found a translucent figure by an old filing cabinet. It was an old clerk who had passed away but still lingered, looking for a lost file that held his memories. The young man helped find it, and the spirit vanished, content.
There was a man who moved into a new house. At night, he heard soft tapping on his window. He got scared but when he looked outside, it was just a small branch from a tree hitting the glass because of the wind.
Here's one. A hiker got lost in the forest and found an abandoned cabin. When he entered, it was freezing cold. At midnight, he saw a faint figure of a woman in white floating towards him. He tried to run but his legs were frozen. Just as the figure was about to touch him, he fainted. When he woke up in the morning, he found himself outside the forest, not knowing how he got there.
Sure. There was a girl who moved into an old house. Every night, she heard a baby crying from the attic. One day, she climbed up there and found an old, broken crib with a teddy bear that seemed to stare at her with empty eyes. The crying grew louder and she ran out of the attic, never to go back again.
One short but scary ghost story is about a little girl who woke up in the middle of the night. She heard a soft scratching at her window. When she peeked through the curtain, she saw a pale hand with long, black nails. She quickly hid under the covers, but the scratching continued all night. The next morning, there were scratch marks all over the window.
A hiker got lost in the woods at night. He found an old, dilapidated cabin. Inside, there was a single candle burning. As he walked in, he noticed a shadow on the wall that didn't match his own. He heard a low moan coming from the corner. He tried to run, but the door slammed shut. He saw the shadow growing larger, and then a pair of glowing eyes emerged from the darkness.
One short and scary ghost story is about a little girl who moved into an old house. Every night, she heard a strange scratching at her door. When she finally opened it, there was a cold, white figure that disappeared as soon as she saw it. She never felt safe in that house again.
Well, often there's a sense of melancholy. The ghosts in these short stories usually have a sad backstory. They might be lost souls. For instance, a ghost that used to live in a place and now is attached to it because they died suddenly or unfairly. And the resolution is usually positive in a way. Instead of the ghost causing chaos, it might be befriended or helped in some way by the living character. There's also the use of soft, spooky elements like a cold breeze or a flickering light that sets the mood without being too terrifying.
There was a story of a little girl who lived in a haunted house. Every night, she would hear a lullaby playing softly, but there was no music box or radio. One night, she followed the sound and saw a ghostly woman sitting in the rocking chair in the attic. The woman turned her head slowly, and her eyes were completely white. The girl screamed and fled back to her room. After that, she never went to the attic alone again. This story shows how the unknown in a haunted place can be truly terrifying.
Sure. Once upon a time, there was a little girl who thought she saw a ghost in her room. But it was just her white curtain flapping in the wind. It looked like a floating figure at first, but when she turned on the light, she realized it was nothing to be afraid of.
One short scary ghost story is about an old, abandoned house. A young girl was dared to enter it at night. As she walked in, she heard a soft whispering. The air grew cold, and she saw a faint figure in the corner. She ran out in terror and never went near that place again.