best funny short scary stories

A group of friends decided to camp in the woods. At night, they heard a loud growling. They were all terrified. One of them bravely got out of the tent with a flashlight. There, they saw a'strange beast'. It was actually a small dog with a very deep bark. The dog had wandered away from its owner's campsite nearby. The friends couldn't stop laughing at how scared they had been.

A young boy was home alone and heard the doorknob rattle. He was scared out of his wits thinking it was a burglar. But when he finally got the courage to peek, it was his own dog who had accidentally bumped into the door while chasing a ball. It's a simple yet effective short, funny, and scary story.

The story of the 'Scary Shadow'. A little boy was in his room at night. He saw a huge, menacing shadow on the wall. He was so scared that he hid under the covers. But then his mother came in with a flashlight. It was just his teddy bear's shadow made huge by the angle of the lamp. The boy laughed and hugged his teddy.

A story I like is about a vampire who was allergic to garlic. One day, he went to a restaurant not knowing they served garlic bread. When the smell hit him, his fangs started to itch. He tried to be cool about it but ended up sneezing all over the place. It was a funny and spooky scene.

There is a story about a guy who worked late at the office. As he was leaving, he heard footsteps following him in the empty corridor. He was so scared. But when he turned around, it was his clumsy co - worker who had lost his keys and was trying to find them while walking in the same direction. This short story has that sudden shift from scary to funny.

One characteristic is that they are concise. Since they are short, they need to quickly grab your attention with the scary part. And then they immediately turn it around to be funny. They might use over - the - top or unexpected elements too. For example, a monster that is actually afraid of mice. This kind of unexpectedness is key in these stories.

One important element is the build - up of suspense. In a story about a haunted cemetery, slowly describing the dark, foggy atmosphere and the strange noises creates the scary part. And then for the funny part, you can add something like the ghosts start dancing to a modern pop song. Another element is the use of humor in the middle of a scary situation, like a vampire who is afraid of garlic bread.

A really good scary short story is 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe. The narrator lures his so - called friend into the catacombs to wall him up alive for some past insults. 'Lamb to the Slaughter' by Roald Dahl is also quite scary. A woman kills her husband with a frozen leg of lamb and then cleverly disposes of the evidence. And 'The Most Dangerous Game' by Richard Connell, where a man is hunted like an animal on a deserted island.

One of the best books of short scary stories is 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' by Alvin Schwartz. It has a collection of truly spine - chilling tales that have been popular for generations.

A good short scary story usually has a quick build - up of tension. Take 'The Hitchhiker'. The protagonist keeps seeing the same hitchhiker over and over again on a long drive, and the sense of dread builds up rapidly as he realizes something is very wrong. Also, they tend to have an unexpected ending. In 'The Gift of the Magi', the couple's selfless love is the opposite of a scary ending, but in a short scary story, like 'The Most Dangerous Game', the ending where the hunted becomes the hunter is very unexpected.