Another is 'The Girl with the Green Ribbon'. A girl always wears a green ribbon around her neck. She refuses to take it off, and when she finally does, well, let's just say it's a very creepy outcome. This story plays on the mystery and unease of the unknown.
Another example is 'Eyes in the mist.' This gives an eerie feeling. The idea of seeing eyes in the mist is quite spooky as it makes you wonder what or who those eyes belong to. It could be something supernatural or a dangerous creature. And the mist adds to the mystery, obscuring the full view and making it more terrifying.
In a small town theatre, there was a story of a cursed prop. It was a beautiful but ancient mirror. Whenever it was brought on stage for a production, strange things started to happen. Actors would get lost in the theatre's corridors as if the layout had changed. One actor even saw a terrifying face in the mirror that wasn't his own and was driven mad. The theatre now keeps the mirror locked away in a basement.
I'm sorry, without knowing the details of the 'children are magic story', it's hard to share examples. But hypothetically, if it's about a child's creativity, an example could be a child who draws a picture that comes to life in their dreams. Or a child who, with just a smile, can brighten up the gloomiest of days for everyone around them, as if by magic.
Sure. One example could be a story about a little bird that takes time each day to notice the beauty of the forest around it. It stops to listen to the different sounds of the other animals and the rustling of the leaves. Another could be a story of a child who, while walking to school, notices the colors of the flowers and the feeling of the sun on their face, and this makes them feel calm and happy.
A scary essay story might involve a cursed object. There's a small, antique doll in a thrift store. A young girl buys it, thinking it's cute. But soon, she starts having nightmares. In her dreams, the doll comes to life and tries to harm her. She notices that the doll's position changes in her room when she's not looking. One day, she tries to get rid of it by throwing it in a dumpster, but it always mysteriously reappears in her room, and the scares keep getting worse.
One great children moral short story is 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'. A young shepherd boy repeatedly lies about a wolf attacking his sheep. When a real wolf comes, no one believes him. The moral is that lying will make people lose trust in you.
One scary window mirror story could be about a woman who always saw a strange face in her bedroom mirror at night. Every time she looked, it was just for a second, but it was always there. One night, she decided to face it and found out it was the face of a girl who died in that room long ago.
Well, 'I heard a knock on the door at midnight. When I opened it, no one was there but I felt a cold hand on my shoulder.' And also 'The cemetery was empty. But as I passed by, I heard whispers coming from the graves.'
Well, perhaps a story of a cursed object. In the 'Scary 1 Minute Stories', there might be a tale where a girl found an old locket. Once she put it on, she started having nightmares. In her dreams, a dark figure was chasing her, and she could feel its cold breath on her neck. She soon realized the locket was cursed.
Silence. When there is complete silence, it can be quite scary. There could be a sense that something is about to happen, like in a horror movie before the big scare. It gives an uneasy feeling as if the world has stopped and danger is approaching without any warning.