Can you share some kid short scary stories?

One short kid scary story is 'The Red Ball'. A little boy found a red ball in an old, abandoned house. Every night, the ball would roll around on its own, making strange noises. When he tried to get rid of it, it always came back. Another is 'The Haunted Doll'. A girl received a doll that seemed to have a life of its own. Its eyes would follow her around the room, and at night, it would whisper things she couldn't understand.

One short scary kid story is about a little boy who lived in an old house. Every night, he heard strange scratching noises coming from under his bed. When he looked, he saw a pair of glowing eyes. One day, he mustered the courage to look further and found a stray cat that had sneaked in through a hole. But for those nights before, it was truly terrifying for him.

Here is another one. There was a boy who found an old, dusty doll in the attic. The doll had a cracked face. At night, he started to hear soft whispering coming from the direction of the doll. He tried to throw the doll away, but it always seemed to find its way back to his room.

Sure. Here's one. There was a little girl who moved into an old house. Every night, she heard strange tapping on her window. One night, she peeked out and saw a shadowy figure. But when she turned on the light, it disappeared. It turned out to be a branch hitting the window in the wind.

One kid scary story is about the haunted doll. There was a little girl who received an old, tattered doll. At night, she would hear strange noises coming from the doll. It seemed like the doll was whispering her name. She became so scared that she finally threw the doll away, but the whispers still haunted her in her dreams.

Sure. There's 'The Graveyard Book' which has a boy raised by ghosts in a graveyard. It has many short and scary episodes. Also, 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' is a collection full of such tales. For example, there are stories about strange creatures lurking in the shadows, which can give kids a good scare while also being engaging.

One short scary kid story is 'The Red Room'. It's about a young person who decides to spend the night in a supposedly haunted red room. As the night falls, strange noises start to come from every corner, and cold drafts sweep through the room, making the protagonist feel a sense of impending doom. The story plays on the fear of the unknown in a dark and enclosed space.

One little kid scary story is about the haunted doll. There was a little girl who found an old doll in the attic. At night, she would hear the doll whispering strange things. The doll's eyes seemed to follow her around the room. Eventually, she threw the doll away, but she could still sometimes hear its faint whispers in the wind.

There was a boy who always carried a tattered doll. He never spoke to anyone at school but just whispered to that doll. One day, a classmate accidentally knocked the doll from his hands. The boy's face turned deathly white, and he started making this inhuman screeching sound. That night, the classmate who knocked the doll down saw the boy in his room, standing over his bed with the doll, just staring at him silently in his sleep.

There's a story called 'The Mysterious Footsteps'. A boy moved into a new house. Every night, he heard slow, heavy footsteps in the hallway. He was so scared at first. But when he finally mustered the courage to look, he found that it was just the old floorboards creaking under the weight of the family cat that liked to prowl at night. This story plays on the common fear of the unknown in a kid - friendly way.