Imagine a Transformer that was once a hero but was experimented on by a mad scientist. The experiments went wrong and turned it into a grotesque and terrifying version of itself. It no longer recognized its friends and started attacking them. It had sharp, jagged edges all over its body and its movements were erratic and unpredictable. Every time it appeared, a sense of dread filled the air.
One of the scariest Discord stories I heard was about a user who joined a seemingly normal chat group. All of a sudden, strange messages started popping up in a foreign language that no one could understand. Then, the avatars of the members in the group started changing to distorted faces. It was really creepy.
In many scary surfing stories, the appearance of large predators like sharks is a very frightening moment. Just the sight of a shark's fin cutting through the water near you can send shivers down your spine. Another frightening moment is when surfers get caught in strong rip currents. They feel helpless as they are being dragged further and further away from safety.
A common scary story is when a truck driver feels like they're being followed by an unseen vehicle. They can't see it in their mirrors, but they have this sense of something there. It's really unnerving because they're alone on the road and don't know what's causing that feeling.
The unknown. You might encounter strange cultures, rituals, or superstitions that you don't understand. I heard a story where a traveler unknowingly entered a place where there was a local superstition about not wearing a certain color. He wore that color and all the locals stared at him in a really creepy way. It made him feel very unwelcome and scared.
The stories involving vengeful spirits are also quite scary. In Mr Midnight's collection, there could be a spirit that was wronged in life and now seeks revenge on the living. It haunts the places it used to frequent, and scares people by appearing suddenly, with a menacing look on its face, leaving the victims frozen in fear.
One of the most frightening ghost stories I've read is 'The Turn of the Screw'. The ambiguity of whether the ghosts are real or just the governess's hallucinations is truly terrifying. Another is 'The Shining'. The idea of a haunted hotel and the slow descent into madness of the main character is spine - chilling.
In the Amityville Horror, the family saw a pair of glowing red eyes outside their window at night. It was a truly terrifying moment for them. In the Bell Witch story, when the witch would make the family members sick for no apparent reason, that was quite frightening. Just the idea that an unseen force could harm them like that.
The unknown. In most scary stories, there are elements that are not fully explained. For example, in a haunted house story, you don't really know what the ghost is or why it's there. It's this lack of understanding that scares us.
The loss of personal information is very frightening. For example, in cases where hackers steal credit card details. People can then become victims of identity theft.
Well, some people think that the elf could be possessed. It would seem normal during the day, but at night, it would start to do really strange and scary things like whispering in people's ears while they sleep, but they can't move to stop it. It's a very simple yet terrifying idea.