There was a knock on the door at midnight. When I opened it, a cold wind blew and a voice said, 'Let me in.' I knew it was a ghost. This story gives me chills every time I think about it. It makes you wonder what would have happened if I had let the 'thing' in. And it plays on the fear of the unknown, the idea that there could be something lurking outside, waiting for an invitation to cross the threshold into our safe space. It's simple yet very effective in creating a sense of horror.
The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock at the door.
In the old cemetery, a voice said, 'Leave now.' But there was no one there. Just the ghosts.
There was a knock on the door. I opened it, but no one was there. Then I felt a cold hand on my shoulder.
I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised. This is a simple but humorous one liner. The unexpected reaction of the wife after being told about her eyebrows makes it funny. It's a very common situation in daily life where small remarks can lead to funny moments.
The last person on earth sat alone in a room. Then there was a knock at the door.
Walking in the forest, I heard a whisper calling my name. No one was there.
I was alone in the attic. A single tear fell on my hand, but there was no one above me. It was as if a lost spirit was weeping nearby.
One example is 'I believed in myself, never gave up, and became a best - selling author.' Self - belief is crucial. If you don't believe you can succeed, you likely won't. And not giving up through rejections and setbacks is what separates the successful from the rest.
One of my favorite scary stories is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a narrator who is haunted by an old man's vulture - like eye. The narrator's slow descent into madness as he plots and executes the old man's murder is truly terrifying. Every little detail, like the way he describes how he hid the body under the floorboards, and then the growing paranoia as he starts to think he can still hear the old man's heart beating, makes it a classic scary story.
My favorite animal story is about a little dog. One day, it got lost in the big city. It was so scared but it didn't give up. It used its nose to search for the familiar smell. Finally, after a long journey, it found its way back home. It showed great courage and determination.