surprisingly scary short stories

Dont be scared of the monsters, just look for them. Look to your left, to your right, under your bed, behind your dresser, in your closet but never look up, she hates being seen.

She wondered why she was casting two shadows. After all, there was only a single light bulb.

I woke up to hear knocking on glass. At first, I though it was the window until I heard it come from the mirror again.

The doctors told the amputee he might experience a phantom limb from time to time. Nobody prepared him for the moments though, when he felt cold fingers brush across his phantom hand.

Working the night shift alone tonight. There is a face in the cellar staring at the security camera.

My daughter wont stop crying and screaming in the middle of the night. I visit her grave and ask her to stop, but it doesnt help.

I never go to sleep but I keep waking up.

A girl heard her mom yell her name from downstairs, so she got up and started to head down. As she got to the stairs, her mom pulled her into her room and said I heard that, too.

I always thought my cat had a staring problem, she always seemed fixated on my face. Until one day, when I realized that she was always looking just behind me.

There is nothing better like a laughter of a baby. Unless it is 1 A.M. and you live alone.