There's a story of a boy who always felt like he was being watched in his bedroom at night. One night, he woke up to see a pair of glowing eyes in the corner. As he turned on the light, there was nothing there. But every night, the eyes would come back. Eventually, he found out from an old neighbor that a man had died in that room many years ago.
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.
A truly frightening short story is about a school that was haunted. A student always heard the sound of a crying child in the empty hallways. One day, she followed the sound and found a hidden room. In the room was an old picture of a child who had died in the school long ago. The girl believed it was the ghost of that child still roaming the halls.
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.
Sure. One story could be about a little girl who saw a strange white figure in her attic at night. Every time she went up there, she felt a cold chill. One day, she found an old diary that told of a girl who had died in the attic long ago, and she realized the figure might be that girl's spirit.
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.
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.
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.
Well, one could be about a person who stays alone in an old house and starts hearing strange noises at night.
The mystery. Simple scary ghost stories often leave a lot to the imagination. We don't know exactly what the ghost is or what it wants, which is both terrifying and fascinating.
Yes, they can be. Ghost stories often play on our fears of the unknown, and in this book, they might be especially spooky. The short format allows for quick jolts of fear.
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.