There was a time when I had a dream that I was on a boat in the middle of a vast ocean. Suddenly, the sky turned black and stormy. Huge waves started crashing over the boat. I was desperately trying to hold on to something, but there was nothing to grip. Then I saw a huge sea monster rising from the deep. Its tentacles were reaching for me. I woke up with my heart pounding so hard.
I dreamt I was in a forest at night. The trees were so thick that the moonlight could barely penetrate. I heard growls all around me. Then, a pair of red eyes emerged from the bushes. I tried to run but my legs felt so heavy. It was terrifying.
I had a dream where I was walking in a forest at night. There was a thick fog. Suddenly, I heard a low growl. I turned around and saw a pair of red eyes peering at me from the bushes. Then, a large shadowy beast started to emerge, and I woke up in a cold sweat.
Sure. One scary dream short story could be about a person who dreams they are in a dark forest. The trees seem to have faces that are whispering in a strange language they can't understand. Every step they take, the ground feels like it's sinking. They try to run but the forest seems to be endless, and there are shadowy figures following them.
Sure. There was a story about an old, abandoned asylum. People who dared to enter at night reported hearing strange moans and seeing shadowy figures. Some said they felt cold hands touching them in the dark corridors. It was really terrifying.
I'm sorry I can't give you the exact ones from '13 true scary stories'. However, some common elements in true scary stories are unexplained disappearances. There could be a story about a hiker who vanished in a forest without a trace, and later people who entered the same forest reported feeling a strange presence and cold spots, which is really spooky.
The Dyatlov Pass incident is also a scary true story. In 1959, a group of hikers in the Ural Mountains died under mysterious circumstances. Their tent was cut open from the inside, and they fled out into the freezing cold. Some had strange injuries. To this day, the exact cause of their deaths remains a mystery, with theories ranging from avalanches to some sort of unknown force.
Sure. One could be about a haunted house where people heard strange noises at night. Another might involve a cursed object that brought misfortune to those who possessed it. And there could be a story of a ghostly figure seen in an old cemetery.
Well, there's a story where a man found an old dream illustration book. When he opened it, the pictures seemed to come alive in his dreams. One illustration showed a haunted forest with eyes peering from the trees. After that, whenever he went to sleep, he felt like he was being watched and chased through that very forest in his dreams. It was terrifying, and he couldn't get rid of the feeling even when he was awake.
There might be a story of a cursed object. A person found an old doll in an attic. After bringing it home, they started having nightmares and feeling a sense of dread. Strange things would happen around the doll, like objects moving on their own.
One of my scariest lucid dream stories was when I realized I was in a dream but couldn't control it. I was in a dark, old mansion. There were strange noises everywhere. I saw shadowy figures moving in the corners. I tried to run but it felt like I was moving in slow motion. It was terrifying as I knew it wasn't real but still felt so threatened.