She received a text from an unknown number. It said 'I'm watching you'. When she looked around, she saw a face at the window.
The moon was full. I took a shortcut through the cemetery. Shadows started to move towards me.
I woke up in a strange room. There were chains on the walls. A figure emerged from the darkness with a knife.
I woke up in the middle of the night. There was a figure at the foot of my bed. When I turned on the light, it was gone.
Two friends, Tom and Jerry. They had an argument. But soon they realized they couldn't live without each other.
The moon was full. A howl echoed through the forest. And then I saw the eyes in the dark.
The little girl found a doll in the forest. As she picked it up, the doll's eyes started to bleed.
Create a sense of the unknown. Like 'There was a noise in the attic, but no one had been up there for years.' By leaving things unexplained, it makes the reader's imagination run wild with fear. You don't need to spell out exactly what the noise is. Let the reader fill in the blanks with their worst fears.
To create a terrifying two - sentence horror story, it's important to set a mood quickly. You can do this with your choice of words. For instance, 'The cemetery was quiet. Then, a bony hand reached out from the ground.' The first sentence gives a setting, and the second sentence disrupts that normalcy with something terrifying.
He looked in the mirror. His reflection had a sinister smile that he didn't have.
The forest was thick and dark. I felt like I was being followed. A howl echoed and something grabbed my ankle.
Well, start with a scary setting or a mysterious character. Like, 'The old house creaked. A shadow moved behind the curtains.' Make it short and spine-chilling. Also, use simple but powerful words to build tension quickly.
Think of a common fear and describe it in an unusual way. Say, 'The mirror showed my reflection. But it wasn't mine.' Keep it short and intense.