One could be: The old house was silent. Then I saw a face in the window that shouldn't have been there. Another is: I was alone in the forest. Suddenly, I felt a cold hand on my shoulder, but no one was around.
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 are a couple more. I turned off all the lights. In the darkness, I heard whispering. And also, I entered the abandoned asylum. The door slammed shut behind me, trapping me inside.
I heard a baby crying in the attic. When I got there, no one was there but a tattered doll.
Walking through the cemetery at night, I felt a cold hand on my shoulder, but no one was there when I turned. This made me realize that there might be something unseen and terrifying lurking in the dark among the tombstones. The idea that there could be a presence that can touch but not be seen is truly spine - chilling.
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.
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.
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 woke up to find a handprint on the window that wasn't mine. It was small, like a child's, but I live alone.
I woke up with a hand on my shoulder. It was my own detached hand. Creepy, right? Because I still had both hands attached a moment ago.
One example could be: 'I woke up in the middle of the night. There was a figure 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.'