r two sentence horror

I always thought my dog was protecting me. Last night, I saw it standing over my bed, its eyes glowing red.

One: I woke up in the middle of the night. The figure at the foot of my bed was my own corpse.

The hiker got lost in the forest. As night fell, he noticed eyes watching him from every direction. There was no escape.

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.

Story 1: I woke up to a cold hand on my face. When I turned on the light, no one was there.

I think 'The clock stopped at midnight. Then I heard footsteps.' is quite scary. It gives this feeling of something ominous starting right at a spooky time.

I opened the attic door. A cold hand grabbed my ankle as I stepped inside.

I woke up in the middle of the night. A shadowy figure was standing at the foot of my bed, staring at me with empty eyes.

Some two - sentence horror stories are truly spine - chilling. For example, 'I woke up to a noise in the kitchen. When I got there, all the knives were floating.' The simplicity of the setting and the unexpected, supernatural element make it effective. Another one could be 'She heard a baby crying in the attic. She doesn't have a baby.' It plays on our primal fears of the unknown and the unexpected in a very short space, creating a sense of unease and horror.

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