I was camping alone. As I stared into the fire, a face emerged from the flames, its eyes burning into mine. I ran, but the heat chased me.
The night was calm around the campfire. Suddenly, a howl pierced the air. I looked up to see a wolf - like creature on the ridge, its eyes fixed on me, and I knew I was in danger.
One of the best campfire horror stories is 'The Hook'. It's about a couple parked in a lover's lane at night. They hear on the radio about an escaped lunatic with a hook for a hand. Strange noises start to come from outside the car. When they drive away in a panic, they find a hook dangling from the car door handle. It plays on the fear of the unknown and the vulnerability of being in a secluded place at night.
One: 'I woke up to a noise. It was my own scream from the future.'
One could be: 'I tucked myself in. Then I saw a face under my bed.'
The mirror showed my reflection smiling. I wasn't smiling. I ran.
One classic is 'The Hook'. A couple is parked at a lovers' lane. They hear on the radio about an escaped lunatic with a hook for a hand. Strange noises start coming from outside the car. In the end, they speed away and when they get home, they find a bloody hook hanging on the car door handle.
Well, you could tell the story of a possessed car. Everyone in town believes it's haunted because it starts on its own and drives erratically. But it's actually a group of teenagers who learned how to hot - wire it remotely for a joke. There's also the fake horror story of a mummy that comes to life in a museum. In reality, it was a security guard in a mummy costume playing a prank on his colleagues. And the story of a witch in the forest is just a hiker who got lost and was wearing a black cloak and a pointy hat for fun.
Well, this one is good. A guy goes to the doctor. Doctor: 'What seems to be the problem?' Guy: 'I keep seeing spots in front of my eyes.' Doctor: 'Didn't the new glasses help?' Guy: 'Sure, now I see the spots more clearly.' Another one: I got carded at the liquor store. I showed my library card. They were not amused.
One of the best campfire stories is 'The Hook'. It's about a couple parked in a car at a lovers' lane. They hear on the radio about an escaped lunatic with a hook for a hand. Strange noises start outside the car. In the end, when they drive away, they find a hook hanging from the car door handle. It's a classic that gives a good scare.
The 'Girl in the Mirror' is also popular. There's a girl who is home alone at night. She goes to the bathroom and when she looks in the mirror, she sees a figure standing behind her. Every time she looks away and then back, the figure gets closer. It turns out to be the spirit of a girl who died in that house long ago.
Another is 'The Babysitter'. A babysitter is alone in a house with the children she's looking after. She starts getting creepy phone calls. The caller asks if she's checked the children. As the night goes on, the calls get more menacing. Eventually, she discovers that the calls are coming from inside the house.