Here's another: 'The old doll stared at me. Then it blinked.' This is a simple yet creepy example from such horror stories. The first sentence sets a somewhat normal but eerie scene with an old doll just staring. The second sentence, where it blinks, takes it to a whole new level of horror as dolls are not supposed to blink. It plays on our expectations of inanimate objects and violates that in a very spooky way.
One could be 'I woke up to a cold hand on my shoulder. It was my own, severed in my sleep.'
One example could be 'I woke up to find a cold hand on my shoulder. I live alone.' Another is 'The old doll in the attic blinked. It was facing the wall before.'
I woke up to a strange noise. When I looked under the bed, I saw a pair of eyes staring back at me.
Here's another: 'I saw my reflection smile at me. I wasn't smiling.'
The clock stopped ticking. Then I heard the echo of a heartbeat that wasn't mine.
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.'
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.
One example could be 'I heard a scratching at my window. When I opened the curtain, there was a faceless figure.' Another is 'The old house was silent. Then I saw a pair of glowing eyes in the dark corner.'
I heard a baby crying in the attic. I live in an apartment. This is funny horror as it quickly sets up a spooky and illogical situation.
Here's another. 'I found a doll in the attic. Its eyes followed me as I left.' This creates a sense of unease in just two sentences. The idea of a doll having some sort of awareness and the fact that its eyes seem to move on their own is quite creepy. It plays on the common fear of inanimate objects coming to life or having an otherworldly presence. In many horror stories, dolls are often used as a symbol of something sinister because they can look so human - like yet be so lifeless, and this two - sentence story captures that essence of horror.