Sarah walked down the dark alley. Out of the darkness, a pair of glowing eyes stared at her, and she knew she was being hunted.
Sarah woke up in the middle of the night. Looking out of the window, she saw her own gravestone in the yard.
The little girl found a doll in the forest. As she picked it up, the doll's eyes started to bleed.
The phone rang at midnight. When I answered, all I heard was heavy breathing and then a whisper of my name from an unknown voice.
The moon was full. But the werewolf outside my window wasn't howling at it, but rather staring right at me.
Well, start with a scary setting or a mysterious character. Like, 'The old house creaked. A shadow moved behind the curtains.' Make it short and spine-chilling. Also, use simple but powerful words to build tension quickly.
Think of a common fear and describe it in an unusual way. Say, 'The mirror showed my reflection. But it wasn't mine.' Keep it short and intense.
Think of a common, ordinary situation first. For example, 'I was walking my dog at night.' Then add a terrifying twist like 'Suddenly, the dog started growling at me, and I realized there was something following us that only the dog could sense.'
I walked into the forest. The trees whispered my darkest secrets.
Well, it's about the unexpected. In a 'two sentence horror story' like 'I heard a knock at the door. When I opened it, there was nothing but darkness.' The suddenness and the unknown in just two sentences can send shivers down your spine.
I was lured by the ice cream truck's melody. As I got closer, I saw that the truck was full of the lost souls of children who had trusted it.