One could be: The old house was silent. Then I saw a face in the window that shouldn't have been there. Another is: I was alone in the forest. Suddenly, I felt a cold hand on my shoulder, but no one was around.
Example 1: I heard a noise downstairs. When I checked, there was no one there, but the front door was wide open. Example 2: She woke up in the middle of the night. A dark figure was standing at the foot of her bed.
Here are a couple more. I turned off all the lights. In the darkness, I heard whispering. And also, I entered the abandoned asylum. The door slammed shut behind me, trapping me inside.
Here's another: 'The old doll in the corner blinked. I was alone in the room.' This is creepy because dolls are often associated with unease, and the idea of it blinking when no one else is around is quite terrifying. It plays on our fear of the inanimate coming to life.
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.
One example could be: 'I woke up in the middle of the night. There was a figure standing at the foot of my bed with no face.'
One example could be: 'I woke up to a cold hand on my shoulder. In the mirror, I saw no one behind me.'
Another is 'The old house was silent. Then I heard the sound of a rocking chair moving on its own.' Here, the first sentence sets a spooky scene of an old, quiet house. The second sentence adds the horror element by introducing an unexplained and creepy sound of a rocking chair moving without anyone seemingly around to move it.
Story 1: I woke up to a cold hand on my face. When I turned on the light, no one was there.
I woke up to find a strange handprint on my window. Then I realized I live on the 13th floor.
One example could be 'I woke up to find a cold hand on my shoulder. I live alone.' Another is 'The old doll in the attic blinked. It was facing the wall before.'
I woke up to a strange noise. When I looked under the bed, I saw a pair of eyes staring back at me.
Here's another: 'I saw my reflection smile at me. I wasn't smiling.'