Heroes want a short and scary ghost story, and it's best if it's not one they've heard or copied before. Can you provide it?

A really scary story I know is about a haunted theater. Actors would often see a man in old - fashioned clothes sitting in the audience during rehearsals. But when they stopped and looked again, he was gone. One time, an actress felt someone touch her shoulder during a performance and there was no one there. It's a very spooky place.

The short story 'The Toll'. It tells of a lonely bridge where a toll collector has some strange encounters. He starts hearing voices and seeing a figure that seems to be from another world. It's so spooky because it's set in such an ordinary place - a bridge - yet something otherworldly is happening there.

One of the scariest ghost stories I've heard is about a haunted house. A family moved in and every night they would hear strange noises, like scratching on the walls. One day, they found a hidden room in the attic. Inside, there was an old diary that told the story of a girl who died there tragically. After that, they started seeing her apparition. It was really terrifying as the apparition seemed so real and would often be seen just out of the corner of their eyes.

There's this story about a haunted theater. An actress died during a performance on that stage many decades ago. Since then, actors and crew members have reported all sorts of strange happenings. Lights would flicker on and off during rehearsals, and sometimes you could hear the sound of a woman singing when no one was there. I once worked backstage at that theater for a short time. One day, I was alone in the dressing room, and I felt a cold breeze brush past me. I quickly left the room, thinking it might be the ghost of that actress.

I think 'The Monkey's Paw' is a great scary story. A family gets a magical monkey's paw that can grant three wishes. But every wish comes with a horrible consequence. For example, they wish for money and their son dies at work, so they get a compensation. It's scary as it makes you think about the unexpected and often tragic results of getting what you think you want.

There was a young man who was lost in the forest, but on his way back, he heard a creepy legend: not far from here, there was a cursed forest with countless ghosts wandering, each of which was deeply sealed in the tree.

There was a story from a sailor. He was on a ship in the middle of the ocean. One night, he saw a figure walking on the water towards the ship. As it got closer, he could see it was a man with a pale face. The figure seemed to pass through the side of the ship and then disappeared. The sailor was so scared that he refused to go on any more long - distance voyages. This story gives me chills every time I think about it, especially the idea of something so strange happening in the middle of the vast ocean.

A friend of mine told me about an apartment where the doorknob would turn on its own at night. She was so scared that she would barricade the door every night. She thought it might be a ghost or something. Later, she found out that there was a problem with the lock mechanism that made it seem like the doorknob was turning by itself.

There was an ancient legend that said that in an abandoned town, there was a mysterious room where an extremely terrifying evil spirit lived. This evil spirit used to be a wealthy businessman, but after his death, his soul has been wandering in this room looking for something that can absorb life energy. It was said that this evil spirit had once sucked the blood of its victims or imprisoned their souls here until they paid for their sins. Therefore, the residents of this town were afraid of this room and were unwilling to approach it. Until one day, a brave young man came to this town and heard the legend. He wanted to find this evil spirit and apologize for his actions. So he began to explore the room, hoping to find traces of evil spirits. In the corner of the room, he found a forgotten treasure chest. He opened the treasure chest and found some blood and soul samples inside. He decided to study the samples to see if they could help him find the evil spirit. However, when he opened the treasure chest, he heard the voice of a demon. The evil spirit said,"You opened my treasure chest. Now you must pay for my actions." The young man was terrified. He quickly closed the treasure chest and tried to escape from the room. However, he found that he could not leave the room because the ghost's soul had been absorbing his life force. In the end, the young man became a blood ghost. He wandered around the room looking for something that could absorb life energy. His voice became more and more terrifying, and people began to fear him and flee the town. This story tells us that even if we do good deeds, we cannot escape punishment. We must take responsibility for our actions and pay the price for our kindness and bravery.

Well, there's this one about a woman who was followed by a ghostly figure every night. No matter where she went, it was always there. Super creepy!