Here's another: 'The footprints in the snow led to my front door. But I was home alone all night.' This creates a sense of mystery and unease as it makes you wonder who or what made those footprints.
One story could be: 'The old doll in the attic blinked. I realized it had been watching me all this time.'
One story could be: 'I heard a knock on the door at midnight. When I opened it, there was no one there, but I felt a cold hand on my shoulder.'
One story could be: 'The old house stood alone in the dark forest. Every night, strange noises came from within, and no one dared to find out why.'
Some other scary two - sentence stories could be. 'The cemetery at midnight was still. But then the tombstones started to tremble.' 'I was alone in the old library. Suddenly, a book flew off the shelf and landed at my feet.'
One story could be: 'The old house creaked at night. In the morning, a cold handprint was on the window.'
Maybe there is a story like 'The cemetery gate swung open. A cold hand reached out from the darkness.' This kind of two - sentence story quickly creates a spooky atmosphere. It gives just enough details to make your imagination run wild. For example, when you think about the cold hand reaching out from the cemetery darkness, you can start to picture all kinds of terrifying things, like a ghost or some undead creature.
In the mirror, a face that wasn't mine stared back. It grinned as I screamed.
I woke up in the middle of the night. A cold hand touched my face and whispered 'you're not alone'.
Here's one. I woke up in the middle of the night and saw a shadowy figure at the foot of my bed. When I blinked, it was gone but I could still feel its presence.
I woke up to see a figure at the foot of my bed. When I blinked, it was inches from my face.
I woke in the night to a cold hand on my face. When I turned on the light, there was no one.