Another is 'The old house was silent. Then I heard the sound of a rocking chair moving on its own.' Here, the first sentence sets a spooky scene of an old, quiet house. The second sentence adds the horror element by introducing an unexplained and creepy sound of a rocking chair moving without anyone seemingly around to move it.
A third example might be 'She looked in the mirror. A face that wasn't hers stared back.' In this one, the normal act of looking in the mirror becomes terrifying as there is an unexpected and disturbing face looking back instead of the person's own.
One example could be: 'I woke up in the middle of the night. There was a figure standing at the foot of my bed with no face.'
One example could be: 'I woke up to a cold hand on my shoulder. In the mirror, I saw no one behind me.'
Story 1: I woke up to a cold hand on my face. When I turned on the light, no one was there.
Here's another: 'The old doll in the corner blinked. I was alone in the room.' This is creepy because dolls are often associated with unease, and the idea of it blinking when no one else is around is quite terrifying. It plays on our fear of the inanimate coming to life.
I heard a knock on the door at midnight. When I opened it, no one was there, but I felt a cold hand on my shoulder.
Example 1: I heard a noise downstairs. When I checked, there was no one there, but the front door was wide open. Example 2: She woke up in the middle of the night. A dark figure was standing at the foot of her bed.
Here's another. 'She heard a knock on the door. Opening it, she saw her own face staring back at her, but it wasn't a mirror.'
My reflection in the mirror smiled at me, but I wasn't smiling. It was a twisted, malevolent grin that made my blood run cold. I quickly looked away, but the image stayed in my mind, haunting me.
One example could be 'I found an old doll in the attic. Its eyes follow me everywhere.'
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.