The combination of dark themes, mysterious settings, and unexpected plot twists makes it creepy. The way the characters are presented and the atmosphere created adds to the overall creepiness.
Often, they have a sense of mystery. For example, in many such stories, there's an unknown entity or a strange event that the characters are trying to figure out. This mystery keeps the viewers on edge.
One short creepy anime story is from 'Another'. The story is set in a classroom where there is a curse. There is an extra student who no one realizes is there, and strange deaths start to occur. It has a very eerie atmosphere with its gloomy art style and the mystery surrounding the curse.
One short creepy story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a narrator who is haunted by an old man's vulture - like eye and eventually kills him. He then hears the old man's heart still beating under the floorboards. Another is 'The Hitchhiker'. A man keeps seeing the same hitchhiker on a long drive, no matter how far he goes or how many times he tries to leave the hitchhiker behind. And 'The Monkey's Paw' where a family gets a magical paw that grants wishes but with horrible consequences for each wish they make.
One short creepy story is about a haunted doll. A girl found an old doll in the attic. At night, she would hear it giggling and its eyes seemed to follow her around the room.
Well, 'School-Live!' has a rather creepy undertone. At first, it seems like a normal school life anime, but as it progresses, you realize that the world is actually post - apocalyptic and the main characters are in a sort of denial. One girl is the only one fully aware of the situation, and the contrast between her sanity and the others' false perception is quite eerie.
The mystery. In creepy anime stories, there are often a lot of unanswered questions. For example, in 'Ghost Hunt', there are different paranormal cases, and we are always trying to figure out what the real cause of the spooky happenings is. It keeps us hooked.
" Haunted House Night Talks " was written by the author, Decline Hypothesis. It was a short story. It was a collection of horror stories, and every story was extremely terrifying. If you read this story alone at night, it's best not to read it, because every story in this series will make your hair stand on end. I hope you like my recommendation.
A young couple moved into a new apartment. Every night, they heard strange noises coming from the basement. One day, they decided to investigate. As they went down the stairs, they smelled a rotten smell. At the bottom, they saw a figure in the corner. It was a person - or what was left of a person - who seemed to be trapped there for a long time, moaning in pain.