One story could be '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.'
One story could be 'I woke up to find a handprint on my window. It was on the inside.'
A good one is 'I woke up to see a figure at the foot of my bed. It disappeared when I turned on the light.'
Another funny story could be about a clumsy crow that kept dropping the shiny objects it was collecting. Instead of being a master thief like crows usually are in stealing small items, this one was just comically bad at it. It would pick up a coin, fly a bit, and then drop it, repeating the process over and over, much to the amusement of onlookers.
Another scary one is 'I heard whispers in the basement. I live alone.' The isolation combined with the unexplained whispers in a normally unoccupied part of the house is really spooky. It makes you wonder what could be making those noises. Is it a ghost? A malevolent spirit? Or something else entirely? This short story leaves a lot to the imagination which is what makes it so frightening.
A story about a doll that moves on its own at night. The owner would wake up to find the doll in different positions every morning. One night, she heard the doll giggling and saw its eyes following her around the room. It was terrifying.
One story could be 'I always sleep with a nightlight. Last night, I woke up to find it off and a cold hand on my wrist.' Another might be 'The old doll in the attic blinked. Now it sits at the foot of my bed.'
Sure. One story could be about a girl who moved into an old house. Every night, she heard strange scratching noises from the attic. One day, she finally mustered the courage to go up there. As she opened the attic door, a cold wind blew past her. In the dim light, she saw a pair of glowing eyes. She ran out of the house and never went back.
One story from Bored Panda could be about an old haunted house. People reported seeing a shadowy figure in the attic at night. They would hear strange creaking sounds as if someone was walking on the old floorboards, even when no one was there.
Well, I remember reading a story on Bored Panda where an elderly couple rekindled their love. They had been married for decades and had drifted apart. But through a series of events, like going back to the place where they first met, they fell in love all over again. It was really touching to see how love can be re - discovered even after so many years.
One could be 'I woke up to find my reflection smiling back at me, but I wasn't.' It creates an immediate sense of unease as it plays on the idea of something being wrong with one's own reflection, which is often associated with the self. It makes you wonder what has taken over your appearance.