There's a great one called 'The Girl in the Window'. It tells of a traveler who sees a girl in an old, abandoned house's window every night. As he gets closer to the house to help her, strange things start to happen. Also, 'The Vanishing Hitchhiker' is quite spooky. A driver picks up a hitchhiker who then mysteriously disappears from the moving car.
There's a story called 'The Campfire Ghost'. It's about a group of campers who gather around a campfire at night. As they start sharing spooky stories, they notice a strange figure lurking in the shadows just outside the light of the fire. They try to ignore it but it gets closer and closer until they run away in fear. 'The Red Room' is another classic. A man decides to spend the night in a supposedly haunted red room in an old mansion and experiences all sorts of terrifying things during the night.
One classic is 'The Hook'. A couple is parked at a lovers' lane. They hear on the radio about an escaped lunatic with a hook for a hand. Strange noises start coming from outside the car. In the end, they speed away and when they get home, they find a bloody hook hanging on the car door handle.
Well, there are several places. Some storytelling apps like Wattpad sometimes have users sharing their own free scary campfire stories. Additionally, you could check out YouTube channels that are dedicated to reading out scary stories. They often have the text of the stories in the description, which you can copy and use for your own campfire session.
You can find free scary campfire stories on some horror - themed websites like Creepypasta. There are many user - submitted spooky tales there. Also, some public library websites offer free e - books of horror stories that can be great for campfire sharing.
The story of 'The Hook' is a classic. It's about a couple parked in a lovers' lane near a forest. They hear on the radio about an escaped lunatic with a hook for a hand. Then they hear strange noises outside the car. It's really spooky in audio form.
One not scary campfire story could be about a friendly little gnome who lives in a garden. He helps the flowers grow by singing to them every morning. The animals in the garden love him and they all have little adventures together, like looking for the lost acorn or building a tiny bridge over a puddle.
A campfire - worthy ghost story is 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'. Ichabod Crane's encounter with the Headless Horseman in the spooky woods near Sleepy Hollow is a classic. The description of the Horseman and the dark, silent woods creates a perfect spooky mood for a campfire setting.
The 'Girl in the Mirror' is also a great scary campfire story. A girl moves into a new house and there's an old, dusty mirror in her room. At night, she starts to see a figure in the mirror that looks like her but is all pale and has a sad expression. Each night the figure gets closer until one night it reaches out from the mirror. This story plays on our fear of the unknown and the spooky nature of mirrors.
One good campfire scary story is 'The Hook'. A young couple is parked at a lovers' lane. They hear on the radio about an escaped convict with a hook for a hand. As they get scared and drive away, they find a bloody hook hanging on the car door handle.