short 2 sentence horror story

The old house was silent. Then I heard a child's laugh from the attic where no one should be.

He looked in the mirror. His reflection had a sinister smile that he didn't have.

They work by leaving a lot to the imagination. Consider 'I found a diary in the old house. The last entry was written in my handwriting.' It makes the reader wonder how that could be possible, creating a sense of unease.

Try 'The wind whispered secrets that froze the blood in his veins as he entered the cursed cemetery.' It's short but effective, grabbing the reader's attention right away.

The old cemetery was silent. A man went there at midnight. He felt a chill in the air. Then he saw a ghostly figure floating above a grave. He ran away as fast as he could.

I heard a scratching at my window. I peeked through the curtain. A pale hand reached for my face.

I opened the old attic door. A cold hand grabbed my wrist from the darkness.

They walked into the dark forest. Every step they took, they heard something stalking them. It got closer and closer.

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

I heard my name whispered in the empty attic.