One example could be a story about a young girl who moves into an old house. At night, she hears strange scratching noises from the attic. When she goes to investigate, she sees a pair of glowing eyes in the darkness. Another is a story of a hiker who gets lost in the woods and stumbles upon an abandoned cabin. Inside, there are strange symbols on the walls and a feeling of dread that overwhelms him. The third one could be about a man who buys an antique mirror. Every time he looks into it, he sees a figure that gets closer and closer each time.
One example could be 'In the dark attic, I heard a soft giggle. I turned, and a pair of glowing eyes stared at me. Then silence.' Another is 'I opened the old wardrobe. A cold hand grabbed my wrist. I screamed as the door slammed shut.'
One example could be a story where a woman is home alone at night. She hears strange scratching noises at the door. When she looks through the peephole, she sees a pair of glowing eyes. She quickly runs to lock all the other doors and windows, but then the scratching starts on the window right next to her. Another could be about a hiker who gets lost in the woods. As night falls, he starts to feel like he's being watched. Then he sees a shadowy figure in the trees that seems to be following him wherever he goes. And a third one is a child who wakes up in the middle of the night to find all his stuffed animals arranged in a strange, almost ritualistic pattern on the floor, and he feels a cold presence in the room.
One great '20 minute horror story' is 'The Yellow Wallpaper'. It's about a woman who slowly descends into madness while being confined to a room with hideous yellow wallpaper. Another is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. The narrator's paranoia about an old man's 'evil eye' and his subsequent actions are truly horrifying. And 'The Monkey's Paw' is also a classic in this genre. It shows how a simple wish - granting talisman can bring great misfortune.
One example could be a simple story about a little bird that gets lost but then finds its way home with the help of friendly animals. Another might be a story of a kid who discovers a magical key that unlocks a door to a wonderland filled with strange creatures. There could also be a 1 minute animation story about a group of toys that come to life at night and have an adventure in the living room.
One example could be 'The Little Star's Adventure'. A little star in the sky was feeling lonely. It decided to go on an adventure and visited different planets. It made friends with a friendly alien on a far - away planet and learned about different cultures there. Then it happily returned to its place in the sky. Another could be 'The Sleepy Bunny'. A bunny was so tired after a long day of hopping around the meadow. It found a soft patch of grass, curled up and dreamed of all the carrots it would eat the next day.
Well, there are animated five - minute survival stories like the one where a group of astronauts are stranded on an alien planet. They have to use their limited resources to fend off alien creatures and repair their spaceship in just five minutes. Also, there could be a story of a city under attack by a monster. A young hero has to navigate through the chaos, find a way to defeat the monster and save the city all within five minutes of animation time.
A 'The Magic Hat' is also a great 5 - minute story. There was a boy who found a magic hat in an old attic. Whenever he put the hat on, he could understand what animals were saying. He used this power to help the animals in the forest solve their problems, like finding food for the winter and protecting their homes from a big storm. It was an amazing adventure for him.
One of the best could be about a haunted house. A girl enters an old, decrepit house. As she walks around, she hears a strange ticking sound that gets louder every 7 minutes. Eventually, she realizes the house is alive and trying to trap her inside.
In a '5 minute horror story', a woman wakes up in a hospital. She has no memory of how she got there. As she looks around, she notices that all the other patients seem to be in a trance. The nurses have a strange, cold look in their eyes. She tries to leave but finds that she's locked in, and she starts to hear screams coming from the basement.
One example could be 'I woke up in the middle of the night and saw a figure at the foot of my bed. When I turned on the light, it was still there.'