scary funny 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.

There was a Father's Day when a family decided to visit an old, abandoned house. The father led the way. As they explored, they found a room with a rocking chair that started rocking on its own. The father, trying to make light of it, said it was just an old mechanism. But then they heard a child's laughter that sent chills down their spines. Eventually, they discovered it was a prank set up by the neighbor kids who knew they were coming.

Surprise is a key element. For example, when you expect a terrifying monster but it turns out to be something harmless like a cat wearing a spooky mask. It gives that initial scare but then the realization is funny.

They typically have a resolution that is more on the humorous side. So even if there are elements of fear throughout the story, by the end, it's something that makes you laugh. For instance, in a story about a witch, instead of her casting a horrible spell, she accidentally turns herself into a silly looking animal and has to ask the main character for help to change back. This makes the overall tone of the story more light - hearted in the end.

Well, one characteristic is the unexpectedness. For example, in a story, you might expect a real monster but then it turns out to be a small, harmless animal doing something silly. Another is the over - reaction of the characters. When they get scared over something that's not really that scary, like a shadow that looks like a demon but is actually just a tree branch, it's both stupid and funny.

There was this girl who decided to be a vampire for Halloween. She put on fake fangs that were a bit too big. As she was walking in the dark to a party, she tripped over a small stone. When she opened her mouth to scream, the fangs flew out and landed right in front of a cat. The cat got so scared that it ran away yowling, and she was left there laughing at the whole situation.

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 funny and scary Halloween story is about a kid who went trick - or - treating. He knocked on a spooky old house's door. An old lady opened it with a big smile but when she handed out the candies, her hand looked like a skeleton's. The kid was scared at first but then they both laughed when the old lady showed it was just a fake skeleton glove. It was funny because the kid's initial fright turned into amusement.

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.