The greatest horror stories to exist are long and extremely detailed. They give you a fright and they make you stay up at night wondering what’s lurking in the dark that you can’t see. However, there are some stories out there that get straight to the point and sends shivers down your spine. These two sentence stories are perfect for the month of October because not only are they scary and creepy, but they get you ready and in the mood for Halloween. Reddit users dominated this trend and their two-sentence stories will have you up at night thinking about these stories over and over and over again.
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The last thing I saw was my alarm clock flashing 12:07 before she pushed her long rotting nails through my chest, her other hand muffling my screams. I sat bolt upright, relieved it was only a dream, but as I saw my alarm clock read 12:06, I heard my closet door creak open. –imperson
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You hear your mom calling you into the kitchen. As you are heading down the stairs you hear a whisper from the closet saying “Don’t go down there honey, I heard it too.” –comparativelysane
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The longer I wore it the more it grew on me. She had such pretty skin. –blaqkmagick
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I begin tucking him into bed and he tells me, “Daddy check for monsters under my bed.” I look underneath for his amusement and see him, another him, under the bed, staring back at me quivering and whispering, “Daddy there’s somebody on my bed.” –justAnotherMuffledVo
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Don’t be scared of the monsters, just look for them. Look to your left, to your right, under your bed, behind your dresser, in your closet but never look up, she hates being seen. –AnarchistWaffles
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After working a hard day I came home to see my girlfriend cradling our child. I didn’t know which was more frightening, seeing my dead girlfriend and stillborn child, or knowing that someone broke into my apartment to place them there. –cobaltcollapse
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They delivered the mannequins in bubble wrap. From the main room I begin to hear popping. –Mikeyseventyfive
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Sleep did not come to me easily that night in the cabin in the woods for the portraits on the wall only portrayed the deformed, the decrepit and the damned. Sleep has never come easily to me ever again, for when I had woke I found no portraits, only windows. –KeresMagnus
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The grinning face stared at me from the darkness beyond my bedroom window. I live on the 14th floor. –bentreflection
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There was a picture in my phone of me sleeping. I live alone. –guztaluz
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My daughter won’t stop crying and screaming in the middle of the night. I visit her grave and ask her to stop, but it doesn’t help. –Skuppy
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My sister says that mommy killed her. Mommy says that I don’t have a sister. –i-am-the-assbutt
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The doctors told the amputee he might experience a phantom limb from time to time. Nobody prepared him for the moments though, when he felt cold fingers brush across his phantom hand. –Gagege
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When I finally grabbed her in the darkness, I swam back to the surface. It never occurred to me how fast the ice could freeze over. –ADGE_S
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Carol never wore her safety goggles. Now she doesn’t need to. –kryptonianCodeMonkey
These stories are straight to the point but are some of the most chilling short stories ever. They’re creepy, strange, and somewhat terrifying. Make sure you grab your friends and read these stories out loud- they’ll for sure keep you up at night.