He was alone in the old house. A strange noise came from the attic. When he climbed up, a pair of glowing eyes stared at him.
I woke up in the middle of the night. There was a figure at the foot of my bed. When I turned on the light, it was gone.
She heard a scratching at the door. The dog refused to go near it. Then the scratching stopped, and something whispered her name.
The old house stood alone. Creaking noises filled the night. I saw a shadowy figure. It vanished when I blinked.
She heard a knock on the door. No one was there when she opened it. But there were wet footprints leading inside.
One sentence horror story: I woke up in the middle of the night, and there was a figure at the foot of my bed. When I turned on the light, it was still there. It was my own reflection, but I was still in bed.
He was camping alone in the forest. A strange howl echoed through the trees. His tent zipper started to open by itself.
I woke up in the middle of the night. There was a figure at the foot of my bed. It vanished when I turned on the light.
The moon was full. I took a shortcut through the cemetery. Shadows started to move towards me.
One story could be: 'I heard a knock on the door at midnight. When I opened it, no one was there, but I felt a cold hand on my shoulder.'
A third story could be 'I walked into the abandoned house. The moment I stepped in, the door slammed shut and the walls began to ooze blood.' The idea of being trapped in a place where something so grotesque as walls oozing blood occurs is terrifying. It plays on the fear of being in an unknown and dangerous situation, which is a common theme in horror.