short sentence scary stories

I opened the basement door. A strange smell and a faint moan came out. I didn't dare go down.

I woke up in the middle of the night. There was a figure at the foot of my bed. It just stared.

I was alone in the elevator. It stopped between floors and a face pressed against the glass.

The old house was empty for years. I heard a child's laugh and saw a shadow on the wall.

I woke in the night to a cold hand on my face. When I turned on the light, there was no one.

The old house was silent. Then I heard a child's laughter from an empty room and no one was there.

The last person on earth sat alone in a room. Then there was a knock at the door.

I was home alone. Then I heard the doorknob turn slowly, but no one was supposed to be there.

One could be 'The door creaked open. A shadowy figure with no face stared at me.'

I was alone in the attic. Then I felt someone whisper my name in a voice I didn't recognize.