Well, the Celtic myth of the Banshee is really spooky. The Banshee is a female spirit whose wailing is said to foretell the death of a family member. Just the idea of hearing that unearthly wail in the night, knowing that someone close to you is about to die, is a very frightening thought. It also adds to the overall sense of doom and the supernatural that can't be escaped.
I think 'The Exorcist' is extremely scary. The possession of a young girl by a powerful demon is a concept that gets under your skin. The way the girl's body is contorted, the foul language she uses, and the priests' struggle to exorcise the demon are all elements that make it so. It plays on our fears of the unknown and the power of evil forces that seem almost impossible to defeat.
The scariest part of a certain hayride story was when the wagon's wheels got stuck in a muddy patch. While they were trying to get it unstuck, they noticed strange footprints around them that seemed to be getting closer. And then, they heard a low growl coming from the bushes. It was a very tense and scary situation as they didn't know what was out there.
A really scary Easter Island story is about a strange mist that sometimes descends upon the island. This mist is not like any normal fog. When it arrives, it seems to bring with it a sense of dread. People who have been caught in it say they feel lost, even in familiar areas. They also report seeing shadowy figures moving within the mist, as if the ghosts of the past are emerging from the veil of time. Some think it could be related to the ancient magic or powers that were once part of the island's lore.
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. She moved into a new house. At night, she heard strange noises from the attic. Instead of being terrified, she bravely went up there. She found a little kitten that was stuck. She rescued it, and from that night on, the noises stopped, and she had a new furry friend.
The scariest one I know is about a babysitter in a big, old mansion. The family she was babysitting for had warned her about some strange happenings. One night, while she was putting the kids to bed, she heard a loud banging on the door. She ignored it at first, but it got louder. When she finally opened the door, there was no one there. But then she heard footsteps running up the stairs. She ran after them, thinking it was a burglar, but when she got to the top of the stairs, she saw a woman in a white dress floating in the hallway. She was so scared that she grabbed the kids and ran out of the house.
A really scary Tumblr story is about a couple who bought a used car. After a while, they started to notice a strange smell in the car. One day, they found a hidden compartment under the back seat. Inside was a dead body. The thought of driving around with a dead body in the car all that time was just terrifying.
The scariest one I've heard is about a game that seems normal at first. But as players progress, they start to notice that their friends' avatars are doing things they didn't command. Like one friend's avatar would just stand still and stare at them with a creepy expression. Then, they start to receive strange messages in the game chat that seem to come from nowhere, warning them to leave the game immediately.
The 'Ghost Bride' story is really terrifying. In the old days in Taiwan, there were some practices related to arranged marriages even after a person had passed away. The story goes that a young woman was forced to marry a dead man. Her spirit was said to be very angry and would haunt those involved in the arrangement. She was often described as wearing a red wedding dress, which is a very spooky image.
The scariest trippy scary story I know is about a doll. A woman bought an old porcelain doll from a thrift store. At night, she would hear it giggling. When she looked at it, she saw that its eyes seemed to follow her around the room. One night, she woke up to find the doll sitting on her chest, its cold porcelain hands around her neck. It was as if the doll had a life of its own and was trying to harm her.
Another great one is 'Graveyard Shift'. The setting of an old, rat - infested mill is already quite creepy. King then adds in these giant, mutant rats that are preying on the workers. The sense of claustrophobia in the mill, combined with the very real threat of these terrifying rats, makes this short story really scary. The workers' attempts to fight back against the rats and their growing sense of doom is what makes it a horror classic.