Here are a couple. First, I heard a baby crying in the attic, but there's no baby in the house. Second, I saw my name carved on the old gravestone, and it wasn't there yesterday. In these stories from'squirm', the first one plays on the fear of the unknown in the attic and the second one on the unexpected and creepy discovery related to one's own name on a gravestone.
One example could be: 'I woke up to a cold hand on my shoulder. In the mirror, I saw no one behind me.'
One: I opened the closet, and all my clothes were gone. Instead, there was a girl whispering my name. It's frightening because the disappearance of normal things like clothes and the appearance of a whispering figure is very creepy. Two: The clock stopped at midnight. That's when I heard the footsteps outside my door. The stopped clock at midnight, a time often associated with the supernatural, and the subsequent footsteps add to the horror.
Story 1: I woke up to a cold hand on my face. When I turned on the light, no one was there.
The brevity. It gets straight to the point. There's no long build - up to lessen the impact.
I have no idea what that jumble of words means. It seems quite confusing and random.
A third one could be 'I heard scratching at my window. As I peeked through the curtain, I saw a shadow with no form.' The scratching sound is a classic horror element that immediately sets an ominous mood. The shadow with no form is mysterious and menacing, leaving the reader to wonder what kind of entity it could be.
Here's another: 'The old doll in the attic blinked. I ran out and never went back.' This creates a sense of unease with the simple and unexpected actions. The blinking of the doll, which is an inanimate object, is very creepy.
One story could be: 'I woke up to a strange noise in the attic. When I went to check, a pair of glowing eyes stared back at me.'
One story could be: 'I woke up to find a handprint on my window. It was on the inside.'
Here's another. 'The old doll in the attic blinked. I ran out and never went back.' This is a simple yet chilling story. The idea of an inanimate object like a doll showing signs of life is very spooky. It plays on our fear of the unknown and the uncanny. Dolls are often associated with innocence, but when they start to do something abnormal, it becomes a source of horror.