Can you recommend some short and simple ghost stories from 'scary stories for kids short simple ghost stories'?

One really scary one is about a girl who found a doll in an abandoned house. When she took it home, strange things started to happen. The doll would move on its own at night. It turned out the doll was possessed by the spirit of a girl who died in that abandoned house.

Here's another one. In an old, empty school, there was a rumor of a ghostly teacher. A group of kids dared each other to stay after school. As it got dark, they heard the sound of chalk on a blackboard. They slowly walked to the classroom where the noise was coming from. Through the window, they saw a shadowy figure writing on the board. When they opened the door, the figure vanished, but they could still feel a cold breeze. Turns out it was the spirit of a teacher who loved the school so much she couldn't leave.

Once, a boy was camping in the woods with his family. In the middle of the night, he heard a faint whispering sound outside his tent. He peeked out and saw a misty figure floating between the trees. It was a ghostly hunter from long ago who got lost in those woods. The boy was scared but realized the ghost meant no harm as it just disappeared into the night.

One short ghost story is about a little girl who lived in an old house. Every night, she heard strange scratching noises on her bedroom window. One night, she peeked through the curtain and saw a pale hand with long, sharp nails. She screamed and when her parents came, there was nothing there. But the scratching continued every night.

One short and simple scary story is 'The Red Room'. A young man challenges the idea that a red - room in an old house is haunted. As he spends the night there, he starts to feel an increasing sense of dread. Strange noises and cold spots make him realize there might be something truly terrifying in the room. In the end, he runs out in panic.

One simple scary ghost story is about an old abandoned house. A girl was dared to go inside at night. As she entered, she heard strange whispers. The air turned cold, and she saw a shadowy figure in the corner. She ran out as fast as she could, but she felt like something was chasing her all the way home.

The unexpected appearance of the ghost is often the scariest. Like in a story where you think everything is normal, and suddenly a ghostly figure pops up out of nowhere. It gives you that sudden jolt of fear.

Sure. One short ghost story could be about a haunted old house. A family moves in and starts to hear strange noises at night. Doors open and close by themselves. They see a shadowy figure in the hallway. Eventually, they find out that a previous owner died in the house under mysterious circumstances and their spirit still lingers.

In the search results provided, there were some content related to short stories and simple stories, but no specific short stories or simple stories were provided. Therefore, I don't know the specific short story or simple story.

Sure. One classic short and scary ghost story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a narrator who is haunted by the vulture - like eye of an old man he lives with and his descent into madness as he tries to deal with it. Another is 'The Monkey's Paw' where a family gets a cursed monkey's paw that grants wishes but with terrifying consequences.