The story of the Winchester Mystery House is also spooky. Sarah Winchester, the widow of the rifle magnate, believed she was haunted by the ghosts of those killed by Winchester rifles. So she continuously built onto her house in San Jose in a very strange and maze - like way. There were staircases leading to nowhere, doors opening to walls, and many reported seeing apparitions in the house.
Sure, scary stories have the potential to be very scary. They play on common fears, use dark settings, and build tension to create a spooky atmosphere that can spook most people.
The sense of helplessness is another key. In these stories, the victims often can't do much to stop the hauntings. In the Amityville Horror, the Lutz family tried various things but still couldn't get rid of the evil presence. This lack of control over the situation is terrifying. Also, the idea that the supernatural can invade our normal, safe spaces, like our homes, as seen in many of these stories, is really scary.
One is about the hitchhiker. A driver picks up a girl on a lonely road at night. She is very quiet. As they approach a cemetery, she suddenly says 'My home is here.' and disappears. The driver is shocked and when he checks the backseat, he finds a flower from the cemetery.
There was a man who liked to take late - night walks in the cemetery. One night, as he was walking, he noticed a figure in a white dress sitting on a gravestone. He thought it was just his imagination at first. But when he got closer, the figure turned its head slowly towards him, and it had no face. He ran all the way home and couldn't sleep for days.
Since we don't know the exact nature of these '2017 ghost stories', it's difficult to determine their scariness. Some might be based on real - life experiences which could make them more terrifying as they seem more believable. Others could be fictional stories that use common horror techniques to create fear. Some might be scary to those who are easily spooked by the supernatural, while others might not find them so bad.
It depends. Some might find them extremely scary as ghost stories often play on our fears of the unknown and the supernatural. If these stories are well - written and full of suspense, they could be terrifying.