Can you share the scariest elements from '100 horror stories'?

The scariest element might be the sense of isolation. In many horror stories, the characters are alone and can't get help, like being trapped in an old, abandoned building.

One of the scariest elements is the use of psychological horror. In '100 hair raising horror stories', some stories play with the characters' minds. For instance, a person starts to doubt their own sanity as they keep seeing things that others don't. They are constantly on edge, not knowing if what they are experiencing is real or just in their head. This kind of mental torture is really terrifying as it makes the reader or listener also question what's real and what's not.

The scariest part is the sense of the unknown. For example, when people encounter things like the 'Aswang'. It's a shape - shifting creature that can be really terrifying as you don't know what form it will take next.

The story of the Cursed Stone Tape is really spooky. Supposedly, there was a building where people could hear strange noises, like voices and screams, that seemed to be recorded on some sort of 'stone tape'. It was as if the building had absorbed the energy of a past horror event, perhaps a murder or some other tragedy. People who worked there or visited often felt an overwhelming sense of unease and fear, as if they were being watched or haunted by the past.

Isolation is also a very scary aspect. In a Jezebel Christmas horror story, a family might be snowed in during Christmas, and that's when the horror starts to unfold. They are cut off from the outside world, and there's no escape from the terrifying events happening in their home, like a malevolent presence that preys on their fear and the fact that they can't get help.

One of the scariest in the top 10 might be 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a man who is driven mad by the old man's vulture - like eye. He murders the old man and hides his body under the floorboards, but then he starts to hear the heartbeat of the old man, which is actually his guilty conscience haunting him.

The sudden appearance of ghosts is really scary. Just when you think everything is normal, a ghostly figure pops up out of nowhere.

Perhaps the scariest moment is when a group of people are trapped in a room with no way out, and they start seeing the walls close in on them while a creepy voice whispers in their ears. It combines the fear of confinement and the unknown, making it truly terrifying. The actors' expressions and the way they react in this situation in the snapcube improv add to the horror.

One of the scariest ones was about a haunted house. A family moved in and strange things started to happen. Doors would open and close on their own, and cold drafts would sweep through the rooms. The family's pet dog would bark at empty corners as if seeing something invisible. It was really terrifying.

There could be a story where a person received mysterious messages on their phone from an unknown number. The messages were full of disturbing and cryptic words. They started to feel like they were being watched all the time. Every time they looked around, it seemed as if there was something just out of sight, following them.