These Two Sentence Horror Stories Will Keep You Awake At Night

by Rachel

There are thousands of horror stories out there designed to scare us. From novels about serial killers to movies about creepy dolls, there are an abundance of scary stories in the world. There is a thread on Reddit called "Two-Sentence Horror Stories: Bite-sized scares."

The premise is simple: tell a horror story in two sentences or less. The thread shows that you don’t need hundreds of words to tell a good story. Sometimes, less is more. Whether you’re looking for new writing prompts, or you just want to creep yourself out, turn on all the lights and prepare to creep yourself out.

Lego is an excellent torture device.

In order to restore electricity after the blackout at midnight, I had to go to the basement blind in the darkness. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

I guess ignorance IS bliss.

My new found Doctor Doolittle powers did not reveal any animal-based world domination plans. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

Space horror stories are EXTRA creepy

According to the computer's readouts, the astronaut's oxygen gave out five days ago. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

Nnnooooooooooo.

“Finally, I’m done with my homework.” from r/TwoSentenceHorror

Useful!

I can hear 1 year into the future. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

OUCH

I saw my boyfriend had a contact on his phone named "Side chick." from r/TwoSentenceHorror

Yes, I do mind, actually.

I sat down and settled in for my seven-hour flight. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

Thought this was going to be about being lonely but NOPE

Pizza guy delivered my pizza and said "Enjoy it you two". from r/TwoSentenceHorror

Excellent alibi!

They say the killer always returns to the scene of the crime. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

NOPE

My wife being pregnant without my involvement normally would have made me suspicious. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

Okay but this is a very real thing that happens! PLEASE check the car!

The driver wasn't very chatty, so I checked my phone. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

Woah there, George R. R. Martin.

I decided to kill off a few characters in the book I’m writing. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

Is there really any coming back from this?

I had a dream I was being dragged to hell, burning and writhing in agony. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

Adding "frozen lakes" to the list of things I need to avoid.

As I slowly inched my way back to the shore of the frozen lake, it was not the steady cracking with each footstep that filled me with terror. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

It's gonna be a good three days.

I asked the genie for $1,000 a day for the rest of my life. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

I never thought about it this way.

“I’ve always wondered, what’s the scythe for, anyway?” I asked, as Death escorted me to the underworld.” from r/TwoSentenceHorror

The worst one of all.

I finally got into a comfortable and warm position under my bed covers. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

Irony!

Andrew committed a double-murder, but he only got 5 years in prison for the first victim. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

Reading this HURT.

Knowing the game would take several hours to download, I went to bed. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

All of a sudden, Area 51 memes are not so funny.

*480 Dead following Area 51 raid* from r/TwoSentenceHorror

NOOOOOOOOOOO

“I forgot to grab something, I’ll be right back,” said Mom. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

YIKES

I was worried when the baby stopped kicking. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

... intentionally??

I took my kid's hospital mask off to see his face one last time before that horrible sickness killed him. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

I gasped!

"So if you really are responsible for those unsolved kidnappings," started the skeptical amateur reporter, "how do you lure your victims?" from r/TwoSentenceHorror

It's good to keep things interesting.

I can see what will be the cause of people’s death. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

I'd watch a movie about this

As the masked soldier draws the number ‘1196’ on my hand, I ask him, “Survivors?” from r/TwoSentenceHorror

How long until technology takes over?

As I woke up in the middle of the night, I heard Alexa speak. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

Useful advice I guess?

Give a man a fish, and he won't notice you dumping a dead body in the lake. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

Perspective is everything

I was the only one daring enough to rebel against the mad king. from r/TwoSentenceHorror

All good!

Dno’t pnaic, tihs is yuor bairn, I dno’t hvae mcuh tmie, it cna’t dciehper scblramed wrods, get hlep, it’s arleady insdie of you. from r/TwoSentenceHorror