Once upon a time, in a deep, dark forest, there was a little cabin. A young traveler got lost and found this cabin. When he entered, he heard strange whispers. He saw a flickering light in the attic. He climbed up and found an old diary. As he read it, he realized the cabin was once a hideout for a group of thieves. Suddenly, the door slammed shut. And that's where the story ends.
There was a small village near a lake. Every full moon, the villagers heard a howling from the other side of the lake. One brave girl decided to find out what it was. She rowed across the lake. As she got closer, she saw a large, shadowy figure. But when she got to the shore, there was nothing there. She turned around to go back, but her boat was gone. Now she was stuck on the spooky side of the lake with no way to escape.
Sure. There's the story of the abandoned lighthouse. A young couple decides to explore it one night. When they enter, they hear eerie whispers and see strange shadows on the walls. As they climb the stairs, the door slams shut behind them. They find an old diary that reveals the lighthouse keeper went mad years ago. They finally manage to escape just as the sun is rising, but they always wonder what really happened in that lighthouse. This story has mystery, a spooky setting, and characters that the listeners can root for or be scared for, making it a great campfire story.
One good scary campfire story is 'The Hook'. A young couple is parked at a lovers' lane. They hear on the radio about an escaped mental patient with a hook for a hand. As they start to leave, they hear a scratching on the car door. In the morning, they find a hook hanging from the door handle.
I heard about a campfire horror story where a family was camping. They had a nice evening by the fire, but when they went to sleep, they were awakened by a scratching sound on their tent. The father went outside to check, but saw nothing. When he got back in, the scratching continued. This time, when he looked out, he saw a small childlike figure with long, sharp nails. It hissed at him. They packed up and left right away, not wanting to find out what it was.
Once, a group of campers sat around the fire. One camper left to relieve himself in the woods. He heard strange rustling. When he turned, a pair of glowing eyes stared at him from the bushes. He ran back to the campfire, but the eyes followed him all the way. Every time he looked back, they were closer. By the time he reached the camp, the others saw his terrified face, but the eyes vanished as soon as he was near the firelight.
Sure. There's the 'The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs'. A babysitter is taking care of a couple of kids. She keeps getting strange phone calls from a man who says he's watching her from upstairs. She checks on the kids and everything seems fine, but the calls keep coming. Eventually, she realizes that the calls are coming from inside the house. It's a classic horror story that builds tension as the babysitter's sense of safety is slowly eroded.
One good campfire scary story is 'The Hook'. A young couple is parked at a lovers' lane. They hear on the radio about an escaped convict with a hook for a hand. As they get scared and drive away, they find a bloody hook hanging on the car door handle.
Well, there's 'The Cursed Doll'. In a dusty old attic of an old house, there was a doll. It was said that this doll was cursed. Whoever owned it would start to have bad dreams. At night, it would seem to move on its own. People would hear strange giggles coming from the room where the doll was. It's a story that gives you the creeps, especially when you're sitting around a campfire in the middle of the woods, with the darkness all around you.
Sure. One story is about a little rabbit that got lost in the forest. It was scared at first, but then it found a friendly squirrel. The squirrel showed the rabbit the way back home by following the stars. The rabbit thanked the squirrel and they became friends.
Well, there's a story about a haunted bridge near a boy scouts camping area. Scouts who cross the bridge at midnight are said to be followed by a cold presence. Some say it's the spirit of a boy who drowned in the river below long ago. But in reality, it's probably just the cold wind and the creaking of the old bridge that create the spooky effect.
Sure. There's the story of 'The Mischievous Campfire Spirit'. This spirit would change the taste of the marshmallows when the kids toasted them. One kid would get a marshmallow that tasted like chocolate, another like strawberries. It was all in good fun and the kids loved trying to guess what flavor their marshmallow would be next.