Can you share a short interesting horror story?

There was a man who liked to take walks in the forest at night. One evening, he got lost. As he was trying to find his way, he heard a low growl. He saw a pair of red eyes in the bushes. A creature, half - man and half - beast, emerged and chased him. He ran for his life, not knowing if he would escape.

Once upon a time, a group of friends went camping in a forest that was said to be haunted. At night, they sat around the campfire telling stories. Then they heard a blood - curdling howl. One of the friends went to check it out. He didn't come back for a long time. When the others went to look for him, they found his empty tent and a strange set of large footprints leading into the dark woods. They quickly packed up and left the forest in fear.

There was a girl who found a really old mirror at a thrift store. When she brought it home and looked into it, she saw a face that wasn't hers for a split second. But then it disappeared. Later she learned that the mirror was from a haunted house. It was a short moment of horror but also quite funny thinking about her overreaction at first.

Sure. There was a girl who moved into an old house. Every night, she heard strange scratching noises from the attic. One night, she couldn't bear it anymore and went up there with a flashlight. In the dim light, she saw a figure with long claws. She screamed and ran, but the figure chased her down the stairs. She managed to escape the house, but she could still hear the scratching on the door as she ran down the street.

In the old, creaking house, a girl heard whispers at night. She followed the sound to the attic. As she opened the dusty box, a cold hand grabbed her wrist. She screamed but no one heard. The hand pulled her into the box, and the lid slammed shut. She was never seen again, only her faint screams could be heard on windy nights.

Once I dreamed I was in an old, dilapidated mansion. The walls were oozing a strange black liquid. As I walked through the dark corridors, I heard eerie whispers. Suddenly, a pale figure with long, matted hair emerged from a hidden room. It chased me, and I could feel its cold breath on my neck. I ran and ran until I reached a dead - end. Then I woke up, sweating and terrified.

My neighbor told me this. She bought an antique mirror. One night, she saw a figure in the mirror that wasn't her reflection. It seemed to be reaching out. She got rid of the mirror, but for days she could still feel cold hands on her shoulders when she was alone in the room.

Sure. An astronaut was doing a spacewalk when his tether suddenly snapped. He was floating away from the ship. As he panicked, he saw a strange face in the window of the ship. It wasn't his crewmate. Before he could figure out what was going on, he was lost in the vastness of space.

There was a kind old man who lived by a river. One day, he saw a small fish flopping on the shore. He gently picked it up and put it back into the water. The fish swam away happily. Later, the old man was in trouble when his boat capsized. But suddenly, many fish came and pushed the boat back to the shore. His kindness was repaid.

A young woman named Sarah moved into a new apartment. On her first night, she heard a continuous dripping sound coming from the bathroom. She went to check, but the tap was dry. As she walked back to her bed, she saw a wet footprint on the floor. She followed the footprints, which led to an empty closet. But when she closed the closet door, she heard a faint crying from inside. Terrified, she ran out of the apartment and spent the night at a friend's place.