In '15 tindwr horror stories', there might be a story about a cursed object. A young girl found an old locket in an antique store. After wearing it, she started having nightmares of a faceless figure. She became ill and no matter what she did, she couldn't get rid of the locket's evil influence until she finally threw it into a deep well.
The scariest element could be the sense of the unknown. In many of the stories, things happen without a clear explanation, like strange noises in the middle of the night.
Perhaps a story about a desolate forest. A group of hikers went into the forest and got lost. As night fell, they heard howls that didn't sound like any normal animal. One by one, they started to disappear. The last hiker saw a pair of glowing eyes in the dark before passing out, and when he woke up, he was alone in the middle of the forest with no sign of his friends.
I'll share this. I found a diary in an old attic. The last entry said 'They're coming for me tonight' and then the handwriting turned into scribbles. I started to hear scratching noises on the attic door right after reading it.
Here's another: 'The old doll in the attic blinked. I ran out and never went back.' This creates a sense of unease with the simple and unexpected actions. The blinking of the doll, which is an inanimate object, is very creepy.
There was a doctor on call who went to a remote village in a foreign country. When he entered a patient's hut, he found strange symbols painted all over the walls. As he started treating the patient, he felt an intense coldness and a sense of being watched. Later, he learned that those symbols were related to some old, dark superstitions in that area. The experience haunted him for a long time.
One story could be: 'I heard a scratching at my window. When I looked, there was a shadow with no face.'
One story could be: 'I woke up to a strange noise in the attic. When I went to check, a pair of glowing eyes stared back at me.'
Well, one story could be about a group of friends who got drunk and went to an abandoned house. They heard strange noises and saw shadowy figures. It turned out to be a homeless person who was trying to scare them away because he thought they were vandals.
One horror story could be about a malfunctioning roller coaster in a theme park. The coaster suddenly stopped at the very top of a huge drop. Passengers were left dangling there, terrified as they could hear strange creaking noises, fearing the cart might break loose and plummet down any moment.
Sure. One horror story could be about a haunted house. People who enter it start to hear strange noises, like whispers and creaking floors. They feel cold spots even in the middle of summer. And then, they see shadowy figures moving around. It gives them a sense of dread and they can't wait to get out.