20 two line horror stories

One: 'I woke up to a noise. It was my own scream from the future.'

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

They are effective because they are concise. They quickly get to the point of horror without a lot of build - up.

Of course. 'The door opened on its own. A shadow slid inside.'

One could be: 'I tucked myself in. Then I saw a face under my bed.'

Walking in the forest, I saw a figure. It had my face but no eyes.

I opened the old diary. The last entry was written in my own handwriting.

I woke up in the middle of the night. There was a shadowy figure at the foot of my bed.

I was camping alone. As I stared into the fire, a face emerged from the flames, its eyes burning into mine. I ran, but the heat chased me.

I opened the basement door. A hand reached out from the darkness and grabbed my ankle.