One horror story is about a woman who was held at knifepoint in a dark alley. She was on her way home late at night. The attacker demanded her purse. She was so scared that she could barely move. But then she remembered her self - defense training. She managed to use her keys to jab at the attacker's face and ran away.
There was a case where a man was held at knifepoint during a robbery at a convenience store. The robber was very nervous and kept waving the knife around. The man was terrified but tried to stay calm. He slowly talked to the robber, trying to convince him to just take the money and leave. Eventually, the robber took the cash and fled. It was a terrifying experience for the man, who thought he might not survive.
A young girl was once held at knifepoint in an elevator. The assailant was a stranger who had followed her into the building. He threatened her not to scream. But the girl was brave. She pushed the emergency button on the elevator without the attacker noticing. When the elevator stopped and the doors opened, she ran out as fast as she could, and the attacker was caught by the building security later.
The immediate threat to life is the scariest. When you have a knife pointed at you, it's a very real and close danger. Just one wrong move could lead to serious injury or death.
I'm not sure if it's a widely popular genre. It seems rather niche. There are a lot of different types of visual novels, and horror is just one subset. And when you add the specific 'knifepoint' aspect, it further narrows down the potential audience.
I'm not sure specifically as there could be many different stories within this 'knifepoint horror visual novel'. It might involve horror elements related to knife - perhaps stories of survival in dangerous situations where a knife is involved, or it could be about some kind of mystery with a knife as a central object in a visual novel format.
The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door.
In a particular fridge horror story, a woman stored some leftover soup in the fridge. A few days later, when she took it out, there were black moldy patches all over the surface of the soup. It looked like some sort of alien growth. She realized that the fridge's temperature had somehow malfunctioned without her noticing and had caused this horror in her food.
One of the well - known internet horror stories is 'Slenderman'. It features a tall, faceless figure in a black suit that preys on children. Another is 'Jeff the Killer', with his pale, cut - up face and maniacal grin. There's also 'The Rake', a creature that lurks in the dark and attacks people in their sleep.
The old house creaked at night. I woke to find a cold hand on my shoulder.
One horror story could be about overcrowded stores. People were pushing and shoving to get to the best deals. There were long queues outside stores hours before opening. Some people got trampled in the rush. It was a chaotic and terrifying scene.
One of my friend's best friend horror stories was when her so - called best friend spread false rumors about her at school. It was a nightmare for her. Everyone started looking at her differently, and she lost some other friends because of those lies. Eventually, she found out it was her best friend who started it all just because of envy.
One time I bought a laptop from Best Buy. It was supposed to be brand new but when I got home and opened it, there were scratches all over the screen. I immediately went back to the store, but they were very unhelpful and tried to blame me for it.