short true scary horror stories

In a small town, there was a cemetery that was said to be haunted. One night, a teenager dared to enter it. As he walked among the tombstones, he felt a cold hand touch his shoulder. He spun around but saw nothing. Then he heard a faint moan that seemed to come from all around him. Terrified, he ran out of the cemetery.

One story could be about a woman who wakes up in the middle of the night and sees a dark figure at the foot of her bed. She tries to scream but no sound comes out. When she finally manages to turn on the light, the figure is gone. But she can still feel an icy cold presence in the room.

One true horror story is about a family who moved into an old house. At night, they would hear strange scratching noises coming from the attic. One day, they found old claw marks on the attic floorboards. Turns out, a wild animal had been trapped there decades ago and died, but its spirit seemed to be still lingering, making those spooky sounds.

One story could be about a babysitter who noticed strange noises coming from the attic. When she went to check, she saw a shadowy figure. Another might involve a babysitter finding out that the family she was working for had a dark secret in their basement. And perhaps there was a babysitter who received creepy phone calls while taking care of the kids, and the caller seemed to know everything about her.

Well, in the first of these true highway horror stories, a woman was driving alone on a long stretch of highway. Out of nowhere, she noticed that her gas pedal seemed to have a mind of its own and was accelerating on its own. She tried to brake but it was as if something was fighting against her. She managed to pull over just in time. In the second story, a group of friends were driving on a highway when they noticed a pair of glowing eyes following them from the side of the road. As they sped up, so did the eyes. They were terrified until they reached a more populated area and the eyes disappeared. And for the third story, a driver was on a highway during a storm and saw a figure hitchhiking. He stopped to help but when the figure got closer, it had a distorted face and just vanished into thin air.

Story 1: A hiker once got lost in the forest at night. He heard strange growling noises all around him. As he tried to find his way out, he saw pairs of glowing eyes in the darkness. He ran blindly and finally found a small cabin. Inside, there were old, tattered clothes and a strange symbol painted on the wall. He stayed there until morning, too terrified to move. When dawn broke, he realized he was on the edge of a deep ravine and if he had run any further in the dark, he would have fallen to his death.

They often have a quick build - up of tension. Since they are short, they can't waste time. So they start creating an uneasy feeling almost immediately. For instance, a story might start with a character in a dark and isolated place right away. There's also the use of sudden twists. A story might seem to be going one way, and then suddenly, there's a completely unexpected and terrifying turn of events.

A girl found an old diary in the attic. As she started to read it, she felt a strange presence. The diary told of a girl who had died in the very house decades ago. Every page she turned, the room got colder. Suddenly, the pages of the diary started flipping on their own and she heard a voice whispering her name. She dropped the diary and ran downstairs, never to go back to the attic again.

There was a story about a haunted asylum. Patients in this asylum reported seeing apparitions of former inmates who had died in cruel ways. Nurses and doctors also had their share of scares. They would see shadowy figures in the hallways at night, and equipment would move on its own. It was as if the tortured souls of the past were still lingering in that place.

One story could be about a haunted house. A family moved in and every night they heard strange scratching noises from the attic. When they finally went to check, they found deep claw marks on the walls but no sign of any animal. Another might be a story of a cursed object. A girl bought an old doll at a flea market. Ever since, she had nightmares of the doll coming to life and strangling her. And the third could be a tale of a lonely road. A man driving at night saw a figure in white constantly appearing in his rear - view mirror, but when he stopped to look, there was nothing there.