funny two sentence horror story

The contrast. For example, when you start with something normal like 'My neighbor always gives me strange looks' and then follow with 'Today I found out he was looking at the ghost behind me'. The normal - to - spooky shift makes it effective.

The first one: I always thought my cat had a staring problem. Then I realized he was looking at something behind me.

The mirror showed my reflection smiling. I wasn't smiling.

I heard strange noises coming from the attic. When I opened it, a pair of yellow eyes stared back at me.

I found an old diary in the attic. The last entry said 'They're coming for me, and now they know I'm here' and then the pages started to bleed.

The little girl found a doll in the forest. As she picked it up, the doll's eyes started to bleed.

I woke up to find a handprint on my window. I live on the 15th floor.

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.

Another really scary one could be 'My phone rang at 3 am. The caller ID said it was me.' It plays on the idea of the self being something other or unknown, and calls at that time are always spooky.

I opened the fridge. A severed hand waved at me from the vegetable drawer.