Sure. One story could be about a little girl who saw a strange white figure in her attic at night. Every time she went up there, she felt a cold chill. One day, she found an old diary that told of a girl who had died in the attic long ago, and she realized the figure might be that girl's spirit.
One really scary one is about a girl who found a doll in an abandoned house. When she took it home, strange things started to happen. The doll would move on its own at night. It turned out the doll was possessed by the spirit of a girl who died in that abandoned house.
Here's another one. In an old, empty school, there was a rumor of a ghostly teacher. A group of kids dared each other to stay after school. As it got dark, they heard the sound of chalk on a blackboard. They slowly walked to the classroom where the noise was coming from. Through the window, they saw a shadowy figure writing on the board. When they opened the door, the figure vanished, but they could still feel a cold breeze. Turns out it was the spirit of a teacher who loved the school so much she couldn't leave.
One short ghost story is about a little girl who lived in an old house. Every night, she heard strange scratching noises on her bedroom window. One night, she peeked through the curtain and saw a pale hand with long, sharp nails. She screamed and when her parents came, there was nothing there. But the scratching continued every night.
One short and simple scary story is 'The Red Room'. A young man challenges the idea that a red - room in an old house is haunted. As he spends the night there, he starts to feel an increasing sense of dread. Strange noises and cold spots make him realize there might be something truly terrifying in the room. In the end, he runs out in panic.
The unexpected appearance of the ghost is often the scariest. Like in a story where you think everything is normal, and suddenly a ghostly figure pops up out of nowhere. It gives you that sudden jolt of fear.
Sure. One short ghost story could be about a haunted old house. A family moves in and starts to hear strange noises at night. Doors open and close by themselves. They see a shadowy figure in the hallway. Eventually, they find out that a previous owner died in the house under mysterious circumstances and their spirit still lingers.
Well, one could be about a person who stays alone in an old house and starts hearing strange noises at night.
Sure. One classic short and scary ghost story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a narrator who is haunted by the vulture - like eye of an old man he lives with and his descent into madness as he tries to deal with it. Another is 'The Monkey's Paw' where a family gets a cursed monkey's paw that grants wishes but with terrifying consequences.
One great short and scary ghost story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a man who is driven mad by the old man's vulture - like eye and ultimately murders him. Another is 'The Monkey's Paw'. A family gets a cursed monkey's paw that grants wishes, but with horrible consequences.
A family moved into a new house. Their little daughter started talking about her 'new friend' who lived in her closet. At first, they thought it was just her imagination. But one night, they heard strange noises coming from her room. When they opened the door, they saw the closet door open and a cold draft coming out. Their daughter was sitting on her bed, smiling and talking to someone they couldn't see. They decided to move out soon after that.