Well, consider this one. 'In the abandoned house, I saw a shadow with no source.' It's really scary because shadows are supposed to be cast by something, but this one has no source. Another is 'The closed book on the table opened by itself, revealing blank pages.' The self - opening of an object is a classic spooky element, and the blank pages add to the mystery. And 'The clock stopped at 3 am and then I heard a faint scream.' The significance of 3 am in many ghost stories combined with the sudden stop of the clock and the scream makes it a very effective sentence ghost story.
He moved into a new apartment. Strange noises came from the attic at night. He went to check. A face peeked out from the darkness. He never went up there again. This is a simple yet spooky 5 - sentence ghost story. It plays on the common fear of the unknown in an attic, which is often a dark and seldom - visited place in a home. The face peeking out adds a sudden shock factor.
The old house creaked at night. I woke to find a shadowy figure at the foot of my bed.
I was home alone when the doorknob started turning on its own. No one should be there.
I woke up to see a figure at the foot of my bed. When I blinked, it was inches from my face.
At midnight, a ghostly child's laughter filled the empty hallway.
In the rain, she was stranded. He offered his umbrella, and love took root.
Sure. Story 1: I told my dog he was adopted. He looked at me, went to his toy box, and got his favorite bone. It was like he was saying 'So what? I still have my bone.' Story 2: I bought a cactus. I named it Spike. Then I accidentally sat on it. Ouch!
Sure. 'The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door.' It's terrifying because it makes you wonder what could be knocking when there's supposedly no one else left.
Sure. Here's one: I heard a strange scratching at my window. When I looked out, there was a faceless figure staring back at me.
There was a student who wrote in an essay 'My mother is a angle'. Instead of 'angel'. When the teacher read it out loud in class for grammar correction, everyone had a good laugh. It was a simple mistake but made for a very funny moment. And it also shows how important proofreading is.