scary 2 line horror stories

I heard a knock at the door. I opened it, but no one was there, yet the knocking continued.

Walking in the forest, I felt watched. I looked up, and a pair of red eyes stared from the trees. It was no animal. There was an intelligence in those eyes that sent a shiver down my spine. I tried to run, but my feet felt like they were stuck in the mud. As I struggled, I could hear the thing getting closer, branches snapping under its weight. I knew that whatever it was, it was coming for me, and there was little I could do to escape.

I woke up to find a handprint on the mirror, but I live alone.

My phone took a photo by itself. In the picture, there was a figure behind me.

I woke up to a cold hand on my face. It wasn't mine.

I opened the basement door. A hand reached out from the darkness and grabbed my ankle.

I woke up to find a handprint on the window, but I live on the 15th floor.

These stories are scary as they create a contrast. For example, 'I lay down to be tucked in. A cold hand reached from under the covers.' The normal act of getting tucked in is juxtaposed with a very abnormal and frightening event. Our minds are not expecting something bad in that situation, so it catches us off - guard and scares us more easily.

There might be a story of a cursed object. A girl found an old locket in an antique store. After she put it on, she started having nightmares of a shadowy figure. Everywhere she went, she felt a cold presence. She finally threw the locket into a river, and the nightmares stopped.

Walking in the forest, I heard a whisper behind me. I turned, but saw only trees. Then the whisper came again, closer.