A streamer once shared a story about a haunted headset. He got this new headset for streaming and when he put it on, he could hear strange whispers. At first, he thought it was some kind of interference or a bug in the audio. But as he kept using it, the whispers got louder and started to say his name. He threw the headset away and never used it again.
There are tales of a phantom hiker in the Arizona deserts. People claim to have seen a figure walking in the distance during the hottest parts of the day when no one in their right mind would be out there. It's thought to be the spirit of a lost traveler who perished in the heat.
Well, 'Dracula' is also a classic for Halloween. Count Dracula, the vampire, travels to England and starts preying on the locals. The way he seduces his victims and his immortality make it a really scary story. And there's 'Frankenstein'. Dr. Frankenstein creates a monster from body parts, and the monster's loneliness and then his vengeful actions are quite frightening.
One scary time loop story is 'Groundhog Day' if you consider the darker potential. Imagine being stuck reliving the same day over and over, with no way out at first. The main character has to face his own flaws and the monotony of the day. Another could be a story where a person relives the day of their murder. They keep waking up to the same morning, knowing that by the end of the day they'll die again. It's a terrifying thought of being trapped in a cycle of death.
One of the scariest true horror stories is the story of the Amityville Horror. The Lutz family claimed to experience all sorts of terrifying phenomena in their new home, like seeing apparitions, feeling cold spots, and hearing strange noises. Another is the case of the Bell Witch. It tormented the Bell family in Tennessee in the early 19th century, with things being moved around, voices heard, and family members being physically attacked.
One scary doll short story is about a doll that moves on its own at night. A little girl named Emily had a vintage doll. Every night, she would hear the doll's porcelain feet clicking on the floorboards. One night, she woke up to see the doll sitting at the end of her bed, its glassy eyes staring at her. It was really terrifying.
One of the best is 'The Hook'. It's about a couple parked in a lover's lane. They hear on the radio about an escaped lunatic with a hook for a hand. As they get scared and start to drive away, they find a hook hanging from the car door handle. It's so scary because it plays on the fear of the unknown and being in a vulnerable situation.
One really scary voodoo story is about a doll. A woman found a strange voodoo doll in an old attic. At night, she started having nightmares of a shadowy figure. Every time she touched the doll, she felt a strange chill. Eventually, she got rid of the doll and the nightmares stopped.
One scary haunted hospital story is about an old asylum. People say that at night, you can hear the screams of the former patients. Lights flicker in the empty hallways as if the tortured souls are still there. It's said that a nurse who worked there long ago still roams the wards, looking for patients she couldn't save.
One story is about a girl who had an imaginary friend named Lucy. At first, Lucy seemed normal, but then she started whispering strange things at night. The girl would wake up to find her room freezing cold and Lucy standing in the corner, her eyes black. It was so terrifying that the girl finally told her parents, and after that, the 'visits' stopped.
One of the scariest My Little Pony scary stories might be the ones where the characters get trapped in a dark and haunted forest. In these stories, the ponies face unknown threats like strange noises and shadowy figures that lurk in the trees.