I opened the attic door. A pair of glowing eyes stared back at me from the darkness.
The phone rang in the dead of night. When he answered, all he heard was his own terrified scream from the other end.
First sentence: I woke up in the middle of the night to a cold draft. Second sentence: As I reached for my blanket, a hand colder than ice grabbed my wrist from under the bed.
Story 1: I woke up to a cold hand on my face. When I turned on the light, no one was there.
I woke up in the middle of the night. My eyes deceive as I saw a little girl by my bed, but she wasn't there when I blinked, yet I could still hear her giggle.
Sentence 1: I woke up in the middle of the night to a strange scratching at my window. Sentence 2: When I finally summoned the courage to look, there was a shadowy figure with no face staring back at me.
I heard a baby crying in the attic. When I went up, I saw my old doll with a knife in its hand.
I woke up to find a handprint on my window. It was on the inside.
One story could be about an old, abandoned house. A family moved in despite the warnings. On the first floor, they would hear strange scratching noises at night. As they explored, they found a hidden basement door. In the basement, there was a dark figure that seemed to disappear when they turned on the light. Another story is of a hotel. A traveler checked into a room on the second floor. At night, he saw a woman in an old - fashioned dress in the hallway mirror. But when he turned around, no one was there. Every time he looked in the mirror, she got closer until he ran out of the hotel in fear.
Here's another: 'The old doll in the attic blinked. I ran out and never went back.' This creates a sense of unease with the simple and unexpected actions. The blinking of the doll, which is an inanimate object, is very creepy.
One story could be: 'I woke up to a strange noise in the attic. When I went to check, a pair of glowing eyes stared back at me.'
The last person on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door.