Two-Sentence Scary Stories That Tease The Imagination

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Mel Dawn
Jul 20, 2021 7:00 PM EDT

'For sale: baby shoes, never worn.' This is perhaps the most famous bit of micro-fiction, allegedly written by Ernest Hemingway. What's remarkable about stories like these isn't necessarily the brevity of them, but rather the possibilities created by what's left unsaid. The most successful micro-fiction gives the reader just enough to stimulate the imagination, but nothing more. Subreddit r/TwoSentenceHorror is a thrilling repository for lovers of spooky short fiction. We've collected some of our favorites from our sub that are almost impossible to read without letting the mind go wild. 

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  • 01
    Font - r/TwoSentenceHorror 2SH u/lknowKarazy • 189d 1 10 4 8 3 10 9 2 7 2 lant I used to hate the sound of crickets outside the lonely farmhouse. Now every time they go silent I know that thing is passing by, and I pray for them to chirp again. 21.3k 205 1 Share
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    Font - r/TwoSentenceHorror 2SH u/bookseer 364d + Join 合3 1 1 2 3 3 "Now be careful, that line of rock salt is the only thing keeping them out," the man said, welcoming my group into his refuge. "Sea salt," I clarified, "sea salt keeps us out." 29.0k 370 1 Share +
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    Font - r/TwoSentenceHorror 2SH u/squanto420sqanching • 298d 1 1 A 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 I put up some pretty solid posts last night, but I woke up this morning and noticed that almost all of them got taken down. I can't help but wonder, If they made it past the fence this easy, who's to say they aren't already inside? 21.1k 224 1 Share
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    Font - r/TwoSentenceHorror 2SH + Join u/Crystal_Spammer • 280d · 1 A 1 9 2 Tinder is completely useless, and I don't have a single match. If I don't find another way to start a campfire tonight, l'll freeze to death. 26.6k 235 i Share
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    Font - r/TwoSentenceHorror u/From_Strange_Seeds 292d •... such... 2SH 合21 2 1 1 e1 S 3 A 1 I framed the first letter I got as a police officer, from a woman thanking me after l'd supported her through her daughter's suicide. I passed it in my hallway every day for nearly eight years before realising the handwriting was the same as on the girl's suicide note. 29.3k 333 1 Share +
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    Font - r/TwoSentenceHorror 2SH u/BookerPlayer01 • 16d 8 8 S 2 1 "Do you have any last words?" the executioner asked me. "You say that every time." 11.2k 154 1 Share
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    Font - r/TwoSentenceHorror 2SH u/JokerCrowe • 273d €1 S 2 1 3 1 "It seems you have discovered an entirely new type of termite". I felt the terror rise in my chest as the doctor turned around with the x-rays; "this also explains the 'aching' you've been feeling in your bones". 21.2k 235 1 Share
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    Font - r/TwoSentenceHorror 2SH u/KangarooDense · 6d 1 2 8 3 11 1 3 10 1 A 9 I remember my mom asking me to draw what heaven looked like, as I believed it was where my sister lived. "What you drew is called a forest," said an officer visiting me that afternoon, "and now we need you to tell us where."
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    Font - r/TwoSentenceHorror 2SH u/Nathan_is_writing • 236d · still writing 1 2 1 1 4 2 I look at my father's head on the wall, knowing that he'll finally be proud of me today. Then I look back at the terrified hunter and sink my antlers into his chest. 22.3k 277 1 Share
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    Font - r/TwoSentenceHorror u/CORVIN • 30d 合1 6 11 3 12 A 10 1 The captain drew a shaky breath as another body floated by. "Air Traffic Control, something very, very wrong is happening." 14.9k 272 1 Share
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    Font - r/TwoSentenceHorror 2SH + Join u/ABrawlStarsPlayer • 305d 1 3 A 1 1 1 "Battery at 1%" I looked at Earth one last time before my suit ran out of power 25.1k 417 1 Share
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    Font - r/TwoSentenceHorror 2SH u/cheekypuns • 23d • 头1 8 3 4 4 "Dinner time!" said my owner, unlocking my cage But my elation soon turned to horror when I realised he was talking to his dogs 1 11.8k 158 1 Share
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    Font - r/TwoSentenceHorror 2SH u/Platinum_Latinum1 • 351d 查1 1 S2 They say we have a primal sense, that we can just feel when someone is watching us. It's been a few weeks, and it's clear that you do not have that sense. 23.9k 270 1 Share +
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    Font - r/TwoSentenceHorror u/BuddyTube • 2d 2SH 头7 35 3 12 8 I screamed, ran out of my room, and yelled "Dad I saw a huge spider, can you come kill it?" I hoped the man standing in my closet didn't notice that I saw him, or realize the fact that I was actually home alone. 15.8k 207 1 Share
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    Font - r/TwoSentenceHorror 2SH u/VenoStoat•337d O 1 8 2 2 81 I love going to the beach and watching the difference between the low and high tides. Although this tide has been very low for quite some time. 20.9k 290 1 Share
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