Another one is 'The eyes that stared back at me from the darkness were not human.' It immediately creates a sense of dread. Just the thought of non - human eyes watching from the dark is terrifying. It makes you wonder what kind of creature or entity is there, lurking and observing.
Sure. If the first line is 'The old house on the hill had always been there, silent and brooding.' One possible story could be about a group of teenagers who decide to explore it. As they enter, they feel a cold chill. Strange noises start to come from the attic. They find old portraits that seem to be watching them. Shadows move on their own, and one by one, they start to disappear, leaving only their screams echoing in the empty halls of the house.
Sure. 'Each step I took down the corridor, the creaking floorboards seemed to announce my arrival to whatever lurked in the shadows.' This line builds suspense by making the character feel exposed and creating a sense of unknown danger in the shadows.
Sure. The opening of 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald: 'In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had."' This line gives us an insight into the narrator's character and sets up the themes of class and judgment.
In mystery genre, in Agatha Christie's 'Murder on the Orient Express', 'The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances' is a great line. It plays with the concept of the seemingly impossible in a mystery, and how things are not always as they seem at first glance. It's a line that keeps the readers guessing.
An example could be 'The old mansion loomed at the end of the overgrown driveway, its broken windows like empty eyes staring into the night.' This opening gives a vivid image of a spooky location. The comparison of the broken windows to empty eyes gives the mansion a menacing and haunted feel. It invites the reader to explore further, to find out what secrets the mansion holds.
One example could be severe stomach pain. Some people in the 'olmesartan horror stories' might have had really bad cramps that didn't go away.
An opening line like 'In the old house on the hill, the shadows moved when there was no one to make them move.' is great for dread. The old house on the hill is a classic horror setting, and the idea of the shadows moving on their own defies logic and gives a very creepy feeling. It makes you think that there are forces at work that are not of this world, and that's a very effective way to start a horror novel.
In Ambrose Bierce's 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge', the moment when the protagonist thinks he has escaped death by hanging only to realize it was all a hallucination as the noose tightens around his neck again. The sudden shift from hope to despair and the cruel trick of the mind is a very effective horror moment. It plays with the reader's emotions and gives a sense of the fragility of life and the horror of impending death.
The ending line of 'Lord of the Flies' - 'Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.' This line sums up the entire dark journey of the boys on the island. It shows the loss of their initial innocence, the revelation of the evil that can lurk within humans, and the grief for the death of Piggy, which is a very poignant way to end the novel.
Another inspiring line comes from 'Lord of the Rings' by J.R.R. Tolkien. 'All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.' It encourages people to take control of their lives and make the best use of the time they have.