Ideas for short ghost stories

One idea could be a story about an old, abandoned house. A young couple decides to explore it at night. As they enter, they hear strange whispers and the sound of a creaking rocking chair. When they turn on their flashlights, they see a faint figure of an old woman in the corner, but when they blink, she's gone.

In a spooky forest, there's a lost hiker. As night falls, he notices strange lights flickering between the trees. He follows them, thinking it might be a way out. But the lights lead him to an old, gnarled tree with a hollow in it. Inside the hollow, he sees a pair of glowing eyes. Suddenly, he hears a howl and realizes he's not alone in this forest haunted by something otherworldly.

One idea could be a story about a haunted old mansion. A family moves in, not knowing it's cursed. Every night, they hear strange noises like creaking floors and whispering voices. Then, they start seeing shadowy figures in the hallways. Eventually, they discover a dark secret in the attic that the previous owners tried to hide.

You could write a story about a little girl's ghost. She died in a tragic accident in a school. Now, at night, her figure can be seen in the empty classrooms, writing on the chalkboards with invisible chalk. Her sad sobs echo through the hallways, and she often appears to students who stay late to study, scaring them half to death.

A ghost story about a vengeful spirit in an old family mansion. The family was involved in some dark secrets in the past, like murdering a servant. Now, the servant's ghost makes strange noises at night, moves objects, and leaves cold spots throughout the house. It especially targets the descendants of the family who wronged it.

They often rely on simple yet effective elements. Like the use of a single, unexplained sound in the middle of the night to create fear. And they usually have a small cast of characters which makes it easier to focus on the horror. For instance, a lone traveler in a haunted place. The stories in 'short story short ghost stories' also tend to have a twist at the end that leaves the reader with a sense of unease.

The story took place in an ancient forest where there was a temple that was said to have sealed a demon. Legend has it that there is a cursed treasure in the temple. Only brave people can open the treasure, but the price of opening the treasure is to lose their lives. The protagonist of the story was a young explorer who heard the legend and decided to go to the temple in search of treasure. After walking in the forest for a few days, he finally arrived at the temple. However, when he entered the temple, he found that the entire temple had been sealed and became abnormally strange and terrifying. He heard some strange sounds, saw some strange symbols and marks, and even saw some ghosts and spirits. He began to feel afraid, but he still decided to look for the treasure. In the end, he found the treasure but lost his life the moment he opened it. His soul was trapped in the temple and became a servant of the demon. The demon obtained the treasure and became even more powerful. He began to control the entire forest and the surrounding areas. From then on, the temple became a terrifying place. People were afraid to go there.

There is an old legend about a lonely night, a young woman was walking alone in the garden when she suddenly heard a deep sigh. She curiously approached the source of the sound and found an unfamiliar man lying on the ground, breathing weakly. The woman was scared and didn't know what to do. However, the voice sounded again. This time, the voice was even lower. The woman couldn't help but feel curious. She approached the man and found that he was holding a sword in his hand. The woman was terrified and ran away. The sound of the sword echoed in the garden along with her scream. The woman ran to the depths of the garden and found a bottomless cave. She didn't dare to go in, but she heard the voice. It seemed to be calling out to her. The woman decided to take the risk and enter the cave. She passed through the dark cave and finally came to a mysterious room. There was an old bed in the middle of the room, on which lay a white-haired old man. The woman didn't know what to do. She felt fear. However, the old man suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the woman.

There was a young woman living in an old apartment. She often heard strange sounds at night, like someone knocking on the door. She tried to contact the owner through the phone and the window, but there was no response. One day, she heard a voice that seemed to come from her closet. She tried to open the closet but found it empty. Then she heard a deep voice telling her that her death was destined. She screamed in horror, but the voice grew louder and louder, as if it were mocking her. She finally found a diary with an ancient name written on it. She opened the diary and found that it recorded a history and legend about this apartment. It was rumored that a mysterious person once lived in this apartment. He was cursed because of his control over the apartment and was eventually suppressed in the closet. The woman realized that she could save the apartment by solving the mystery, but she needed to find the mysterious person. She began to look for clues in the apartment and found some mysterious items. Finally, she found the mysterious person who was the owner of the apartment. He told her that he never wanted to sell the apartment because he didn't want to lose control of it. But when he realized that the woman was obsessed with the apartment, he realized that he had to give up control of the apartment or he would suffer the same fate. The woman finally succeeded in saving the apartment. She solved the mystery and gained control of the apartment.

The one where a little girl's ghost haunts her old bedroom. She died of an illness and now her presence can be felt when the room is cold. It's really spooky.