There's 'The Doll in the Attic'. A little girl discovers an old, porcelain doll in the attic of her new house. The doll has a creepy, fixed smile. Every night, she hears the doll moving around in the attic. One day, she finds the doll at the bottom of her bed. The doll's eyes seem to follow her everywhere. Eventually, she convinces her parents to get rid of the doll, but strange things still happen in the house as if the doll's presence lingers.
Another one is 'The Foggy Graveyard'. A man has to pass through a graveyard at night during a thick fog. As he walks, he hears whispers that seem to come from the graves. He sees a faint light in the distance and follows it, thinking it might be a way out. But as he gets closer, he realizes it's a ghostly figure. He runs in panic, feeling as if the spirits of the dead are chasing him all the way home.
A short scary story could involve a lonely forest. A hiker gets lost in the forest. As night falls, he starts to see strange lights flickering among the trees. He follows them, thinking it might be a way out. But the lights lead him deeper into the forest. He hears howls that don't sound like any normal animal. Suddenly, he realizes he's being watched. He turns around and sees pairs of red eyes staring at him from the darkness.
One short one - page scary story could be about a girl who hears strange scratching noises every night at exactly 3 am. She lives alone in an old house. One night, she decides to follow the sound. It leads her to the attic, where she finds a doll with a sinister look, and its eyes seem to follow her every move. Then, she realizes the doll wasn't there before.
Sure. 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe is a great one - page scary short story. It's about a narrator who is haunted by the vulture - like eye of an old man and eventually kills him. Another one could be 'The Landlady' by Roald Dahl. In this story, a young man checks into a bed - and - breakfast run by a seemingly nice landlady, but there are some very creepy undertones as he discovers some strange things about the previous guests.
There's also 'The Monkey's Paw'. In this short but terrifying story, a family comes into possession of a monkey's paw that can grant wishes. But each wish comes with a horrible, unforeseen consequence, like the resurrection of their dead son in a grotesque form.
There's a 2 - page scary story where a girl finds an old diary in the attic. As she reads it, she starts to experience the events written in it. The diary talks about a curse on the house. She begins to see shadowy figures and hear whispers. The more she reads, the more she realizes she might be the next victim of the curse. She tries to find a way to break it before it's too late.
Another is 'The Doll in the Attic'. A girl discovers an old, porcelain doll in the attic of her new house. At first, the doll seems normal, but as days pass, she finds the doll in different places around the house. And at night, she can hear faint giggling coming from the attic where the doll was originally found. The doll's eyes seem to follow her wherever she goes in the house.
Sure. 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe can be a great one - page scary story. It's about a man who is driven mad by the old man's 'vulture - like' eye and eventually kills him.
Sure. 'The Yellow Wallpaper' is a great one. It's about a woman who slowly descends into madness while being confined to a room with yellow wallpaper. Another is 'The Tell - Tale Heart'. The narrator's guilt over murdering an old man is vividly portrayed, creating a really spooky atmosphere.
One 'two page scary story' could be about a haunted house. A family moves into an old, dilapidated house. Strange noises start at night. Shadows move on their own. It turns out a previous owner was murdered there and his spirit still lingers.
There is also 'A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings' by Gabriel García Márquez. In this 8 - page short story, a very old man with wings lands in a family's courtyard. The family's reaction and how they treat this strange being show a lot about human nature and our relationship with the unknown.