These stories are scary as they create a contrast. For example, 'I lay down to be tucked in. A cold hand reached from under the covers.' The normal act of getting tucked in is juxtaposed with a very abnormal and frightening event. Our minds are not expecting something bad in that situation, so it catches us off - guard and scares us more easily.
One could be: 'I tucked myself in. Then I saw a face under my bed.'
I heard a knock at the door. I opened it, but no one was there, yet the knocking continued.
Walking in the forest, I felt watched. I looked up, and a pair of red eyes stared from the trees. It was no animal. There was an intelligence in those eyes that sent a shiver down my spine. I tried to run, but my feet felt like they were stuck in the mud. As I struggled, I could hear the thing getting closer, branches snapping under its weight. I knew that whatever it was, it was coming for me, and there was little I could do to escape.
A common 'tummy tuck horror story' is when the scarring is much worse than expected. After the surgery, instead of a faint line that could be easily hidden, the patient was left with a thick, raised, and very visible scar. This made the person self - conscious and regretful of the whole tummy tuck decision. They had to try various scar treatments, but the results were not satisfactory, and they were constantly worried about how to hide it in public.
I woke up to find a handprint on the mirror, but I live alone.
I woke up to find a handprint on the window, but I live on the 15th floor.
I opened the basement door. A hand reached out from the darkness and grabbed my ankle.
I woke up to a cold hand on my face. It wasn't mine.
My phone took a photo by itself. In the picture, there was a figure behind me.
There might be a story of a cursed object. A girl found an old locket in an antique store. After she put it on, she started having nightmares of a shadowy figure. Everywhere she went, she felt a cold presence. She finally threw the locket into a river, and the nightmares stopped.