The little girl smiled as she held her new doll. But then the doll's eyes started to follow me around the room. It was as if it had a life of its own.
My friend gave me a book. I started reading it. The words on the page began to drip like blood, and then the book snapped shut on my fingers. It was as if the book didn't want me to know its secrets. I threw the book away, but it kept coming back to my doorstep. Each time I opened it, the horror inside grew stronger.
She heard a knock at the door. Opening it, she saw her own face staring back at her with empty eyes.
One example could be 'I woke up in the middle of the night and saw a figure at the foot of my bed. When I turned on the light, it was still there.'
One could be: 'I woke up to a noise. It was coming from inside the closet.'
One example could be 'The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door.' It creates horror through the sudden and unexpected event in a seemingly desolate situation.
I was alone in the house. A cold hand touched my shoulder from behind and I dared not turn around.
Here's another: 'I saw my reflection smile at me. I wasn't smiling.'
One example could be 'I woke up to find a cold hand on my shoulder. I live alone.' Another is 'The old doll in the attic blinked. It was facing the wall before.'
I woke up to a strange noise. When I looked under the bed, I saw a pair of eyes staring back at me.
My phone took a picture of me while I was sleeping and sent it to an unknown number.
I heard a baby crying in the attic. When I got there, no one was there but a tattered doll.