Tell me some easy short scary stories.

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in an old house. One night, she heard strange scratching noises coming from under her bed. She peeked over the side but saw nothing. As she lay back down, a cold hand grabbed her ankle. She screamed and ran out of the room, never to go back again.

One scary short story is about a haunted house. A family moved into an old, big house. At night, they would hear strange noises, like footsteps in the attic when no one was there. One night, the youngest daughter saw a figure at the end of her bed. It was a pale woman in an old - fashioned dress. She disappeared as soon as the girl screamed. The family left the house the very next day.

They are usually simple in plot. For example, they might just involve one spooky event like a strange noise or a mysterious figure. This makes them easy to understand quickly.

There was an old house at the end of a lane. A new family moved in. One day, while cleaning the attic, they found a locket with the words 'forget me not' engraved on it. That night, strange noises started. Footsteps echoed through the halls. They saw a shadowy figure that seemed to be searching for something. Every time they tried to leave the house, they felt an unseen force pulling them back, as if the presence in the house didn't want them to forget it.

There's the story of 'The Haunted Doll'. A boy got a very old doll from his grandmother's attic. At night, he could hear the doll whispering his name. When he looked at it, the doll's eyes seemed to follow him around the room. He was so scared that he threw the doll away, but he could still hear its faint whispers from outside the house.

Another story involves an old, abandoned house. A group of kids dared each other to go inside. Once inside, they heard creaking floors and saw shadows moving on the walls. One of the kids thought they saw an old lady in a white dress, but when they blinked, she disappeared. They all ran out as fast as they could, and they never went near that house again.

One Japanese short scary story is about a girl who always hears a strange scratching sound at night. Every time she tries to find the source, it stops. One night, she decides to stay awake and wait. As the scratching gets louder, she sees a long, bony hand emerging from under her bed.

One scary short Halloween story is about a girl who went trick - or - treating alone. She knocked on a door of an old, dilapidated house. An old woman with a wrinkled face and strange eyes opened the door. She silently handed the girl a piece of candy that was covered in what looked like blood. The girl ran away in horror. When she got home, she found that the 'candy' was actually a human tooth.

One scary campfire story is about a hiker who got lost in the woods at night. He heard strange noises, like growls and whispers. As he tried to find his way back, he saw a pair of glowing eyes in the dark. He ran, but the thing chased him. He finally found a small cave to hide in. He stayed there all night, hearing the creature prowling outside. When morning came, he left the cave and realized he was just a few yards from the campsite all along.

At a camp near a lake, a camper woke up in the middle of the night to see a figure standing in the lake. It was all white and seemed to be gliding on the water. The camper was so scared that he didn't dare to make a sound. In the morning, there were no footprints leading to or from the lake, as if the figure had just disappeared.