1.
I'm not afraid of the cemetery. It's the only place the ghosts don't follow me.
2.
I enter the empty elevator and push the button for my floor. As the doors close I feel a hand cover my mouth.
3.
It's hard fighting the urge to hurt myself. My only comfort is knowing that I can hurt the girl in the trunk instead.
4.
When we bought the house I assumed the scratches on the inside of the basement door were from a dog, but the neighbors say the previous owner didn't have one. This morning the scratches had multiplied.
5.
She felt the heat as the flames engulfed the only house she'd ever known. When the screams subsided she smiled, knowing she was finally alone.
6.
I let my little girl sleep with me at night. I still like to snuggle with her despite the increasingly pungent smell of her rotting flesh.
7.
My dog's muddy paws tell me he has been to to the cemetery again. The footsteps in the hall tell me he has not returned alone, but this time I have my ax.
8.
The lights flicker. I put the pillow over my head, so I won't hear the screams this time.
9.
The problem with sneaking out is that your parents have no idea where to look for you. By the time they find this cage you will not be alive.
10.
I tell myself that the scratching sounds in the attic are probably squirrels. I choose to ignore the scratching sounds at my bedroom door, the ones from inside the closet, and the ones under the bed even though I can feel them tearing through the bottom of the mattress.
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Short scary stories
Short Story"A clown is funny in the circus ring. But what would be the normal reaction to opening a door at midnight, and finding the same clown standing there in the moonlight? That is the essence of true horror." -Lon Chaney *Just a note these stories do not...
