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0 | She Said My Face Wasn’t Mine | It started with the mirror.
Mom caught me staring into it a little too long and said, “Don’t do that. It’s not polite to study someone else’s face.”
“Mine,” I corrected.
She didn’t say anything.
I was thirteen, old enough to feel unsettled but too young to know what to do with the feeling.
I started noticing it mo... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1js1a14/she_said_my_face_wasnt_mine/ |
1 | My daughter said, "I hate you." | Dinner for tonight was a can of mixed veg, flatbread with honey, and roasted rabbit.
“I want tacos,” Mindy said, like only a five year old could.
“I’m sorry, I promise I’ll make tacos as soon as I can.”
“We had this for dinner yesterday.”
“You liked it yesterday,” I lied, “I even picked out the lima beans ‘cause I ... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1j4h0ij/my_daughter_said_i_hate_you/ |
2 | I got stuck in an elevator with a creepy guy who said he was my fan. | As I stepped into the small elevator, the man immediately started staring at me.
It was just the two of us, and the panel was on his side. Luckily, the button for the 1st floor was already pressed—no need for chatting.
But it was a tall, old building, and as the elevator slowly passed through its thirty-two floors, I... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1ihjqod/i_got_stuck_in_an_elevator_with_a_creepy_guy_who/ |
3 | My Wife Said I Wasn’t Romantic Enough, So I Pulled Out All The Stops For Our Anniversary | “Hi, honey. Are you ready?”
“Ready for what?” my wife asked, confused.
“For our anniversary celebration!” I replied. “You did remember our anniversary, didn’t you?”
“Of course I did,” she replied awkwardly. “I just didn’t realize you’d made dinner plans. Is it alright if we skip them tonight? I’m really tired.”
“An... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1i845kn/my_wife_said_i_wasnt_romantic_enough_so_i_pulled/ |
4 | The Doctor Said I Donated Blood Yesterday, But I Didn’t Go Anywhere. | The text came at 2:43 p.m.:
“Thank you for your blood donation! Your contribution could save a life!”
I stared at it for a moment, confused. I hadn’t donated blood. In fact, I hadn’t even left the house that day. I shrugged it off, assuming it was a mistake.
But later that night, I noticed something strange. My arm ... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1hu3uwa/the_doctor_said_i_donated_blood_yesterday_but_i/ |
5 | The Doctor Said I Was Born Without a Heart, but I Can Still Feel It Beating | When I was born, the doctors were astonished.
“No heart,” they told my parents. “We’ve never seen anything like this.” Yet somehow, I was alive. They ran test after test, trying to find an explanation, but there was nothing to find. My chest was empty. No pulse, no rhythm, no explanation. They sent us home with one pi... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1hp6x4j/the_doctor_said_i_was_born_without_a_heart_but_i/ |
6 | "The last thing he said to me was, 'I love you.' " | She stared at me, before she began pacing in front of me again.
"You're going to have to tell me that 'story', again.' she stated, using air quotes when she said story. Her voice was filled with hate and malice and revenge.
Exhausted, I told her again, "He came to me last month. He told me he wanted to end our relati... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1hk6eqm/the_last_thing_he_said_to_me_was_i_love_you/ |
7 | My Husband’s Mother Said I Was “Unfit” To Carry His Baby | I didn’t want to go to my mother-in-law’s house. I’d been through a really rough time lately and didn’t feel up to it. But Daniel insisted, saying it would only make things worse if we didn’t go. As usual, I gave in.
When we got there, we sat around, making polite if awkward conversation. You could feel the tension, b... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1hi2hu8/my_husbands_mother_said_i_was_unfit_to_carry_his/ |
8 | "It's either me or the dog," I said. | He chose the dog. I've never been more relieved in my life. I tried saving my boyfriend, but he always slept through it whispering to us at night. He thinks I'm crazy. Now that he broke up with me, anything the dog does to him is not my fault. | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1heckt7/its_either_me_or_the_dog_i_said/ |
9 | My Mother-in-Law Said She had Prayed For My Wife to Make Her Better. Then Something Worse Happened | My darling Cecilia. Our daughter Holly, now a teen, looks like her.
We were going through a rough patch when Holly was five. Cecilia had become irate, always upset.
Then I overheard her mother saying she prayed for Cecilia to be well. I can’t remember Cecilia’s answer.
That night we had friends over.
The wine was f... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1h7idyr/my_motherinlaw_said_she_had_prayed_for_my_wife_to/ |
10 | "I wish my parents were happy," I said. | The genie nodded. I opened my mouth to thank him, but I could no longer speak. Horrified, I ran to my mom and dad. After writing down what happened, my mom started to laugh.
"Oh no," my dad said, struggling not to smile. "How horrible." | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1gs36al/i_wish_my_parents_were_happy_i_said/ |
11 | “I’m so, so tired,” Jake said, unable to lift his eyelids. “Can you do the thing?” | “Did you not sleep?” his partner, Emmie, asked, coddling the baby that lay between them, which cooed and sighed like a baby bird. “It was meant to be your turn to sleep…”
Yawning deeply, Jake rolled over. Opening his eyes felt like twisting the cap off a thing of superglue.
“I know… but it felt wrong – like I wasn’t ... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1gk95ie/im_so_so_tired_jake_said_unable_to_lift_his/ |
12 | “What's that?” Jane’s son said, staring intently at their back door. Its glass panels were misty with condensation and dashed on the outside with beads of ice and snow. But there was something else there. | “Look,” he pointed, Jane tousling his hair as she leant beside him. “It’s red.”
He was right. There were smudges on the glass, almost like something had been trying to get in. It looked like blood.
Jane frowned. “Enid!” she called upstairs.
“WhhrRrr...” her eldest daughter slurred in reply.
“Can you check the dogs?... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1fpefh1/whats_that_janes_son_said_staring_intently_at/ |
13 | “Blood is thicker than water” she said cutting both wrists with my razer. | I heard that expression before that moment and I never gave it a second thought, but as I watched my blood rolling down my hand and into the bucket it was all I could think about. It wasn’t really flowing, it was more of a splutter, the fact that I was dehydrated for a day's only made it worse, and the color, it looked... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1bugch8/blood_is_thicker_than_water_she_said_cutting_both/ |
14 | Mrs Carrington said "Simon says, stop." So, we stopped. | Mrs Carrington lost her smile.
Just like all the other teachers who taught us. I was wondering when she was going to snap too. I tallied in my notebook how many times her voice broke, her hands tightening into fists when Rowan asked if she brushed her hair. After days and then weeks of waiting, our teacher lost her mi... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1akts00/mrs_carrington_said_simon_says_stop_so_we_stopped/ |
15 | “You’re early” death said “What happened…?” | “I… I don’t know” a feeble voice replied
It was mine, it was my voice, what is ‘mine’?
“Well darling, what is your name?” The cloaked woman asked.
Who is ‘your’? I racked my brain for an answer, what is a brain?
I can feel it now, I felt the warmth on my face, it made me happy, what is ‘happy’?
“I feel sick” that ... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1ajs971/youre_early_death_said_what_happened/ |
16 | My friend died. The doctors said it was sleep apnea, but they’re wrong, I was there that night. | It was easy to see why they think it, Gerard's snoring would wake the dead. My parents wouldn’t even allow us to have sleepovers unless they were at his house because he used to keep them awake even though my room was on the other side of the house. I’m sure he had the condition, even though it was never officially dia... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/18ipv0j/my_friend_died_the_doctors_said_it_was_sleep/ |
17 | At first we were friends, nothing more. They always said we would end up together but we knew it wasn’t possible, at least I did | Then he said we had a connection and I thought let's try this, what’s the worst that could happen.
Then we became lovers, it was fun; he was tall, dark and handsome, what else could I want, I tried to tell myself. Enjoy this, others would kill for this and I tried.
Then we got married and that was the breaking point.... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/189v4k8/at_first_we_were_friends_nothing_more_they_always/ |
18 | I have amnesia, my mother said it's from a "car accident" | I saw her face looming over me and that thing behind her... I woke up in a soft bed, surrounded by people in hospital gowns yelling words I couldn't hear. Everything around me was as bright as the flashlight shining on my face. "Fuck!" I growled at the brightness as I sat up, only to be pushed back onto the bed by a nu... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1675t0v/i_have_amnesia_my_mother_said_its_from_a_car/ |
19 | What's Said Around the Fire | My stepdad and I never got along well. In fact, it could easily be determined that we hated each other. I was, and still sometimes am, a self-righteous, egotistical, punk kid. He was a different kind of self-righteous, egotistical, abusive prick.
All of that said, throughout my childhood, I can tell you that he did tw... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/13s1gp8/whats_said_around_the_fire/ |
20 | They Said | They told me not to come here, oh god why did I come here? Curiosity got the better of me… I’m getting tired now, my legs are burning, I’m dizzy… need… water…
They won’t let me stop, they just keep giggling and pushing me around, my arms flailing, my legs out of control, they’ve got a hold on me… it’s been hours now…
... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/12zqm53/they_said/ |
21 | I ask a guy if I could swap seats with him on a plane, he said no | I'm on a plane but I wanted a window seat and so I asked the person who had the window seat, whether I could have it. He wouldn't allow it and I couldn't believe it, I tried paying for a window seat but something went wrong, and I had a seat which I didn't want. It was the companies fault for messing up the seating sit... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/11brep1/i_ask_a_guy_if_i_could_swap_seats_with_him_on_a/ |
22 | I don't love my fiancée and deeply resent the fact that we have to get married. That said, I will never, EVER leave her. | Alex and I shared our first kiss on October 2nd, 1997. We’d been neighbours for a while and always 'liked' each other, in that childish sort of way.
Over the years, we gradually transitioned into boyfriend/girlfriend, but as our teens reared their ugly heads, she maintained her fixation with creepy dolls and an annoyi... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/z041h2/i_dont_love_my_fianc%C3%A9e_and_deeply_resent_the_fact/ |
23 | Mother said don't go out past 8 PM. | For as long as I can remember, I was always told never to go out past 8 PM. I live near the woods at the end of the road in a small town. There's a city about 45 minutes out that I attend school in. I never really felt like I fit in due to the fact that I live in a small town. It never really bothered me too much since... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/yzuyw2/mother_said_dont_go_out_past_8_pm/ |
24 | They said the colour blinded me, but they're wrong, it showed me the glorious truth | The colours in the sky haunt me. The moment I first saw them still echoes through my brain, never fading. I know I saw it, it wasn't my imagination. They were beautiful at first. So, so beautiful. That was until they started coming down to eat.
There was beams of a colour so indescribably pure, devouring mother nature... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/ypzvr8/they_said_the_colour_blinded_me_but_theyre_wrong/ |
25 | I said it wasn't for you | I said it wasn't for you
I've always loved to bake. Something my boyfriend especially loved was when I made peanut butter cookies. When my boyfriend smelled the fresh batch of peanut butter cookies he ran down the stairs. I had to stop him from eating the 1st one by telling him that's not for you. He looked at me with... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/wjmqg0/i_said_it_wasnt_for_you/ |
26 | “Thank you, thank you, I thought I was gonna drown”, she said, as I pulled her on board. | “I hope it’ll hold this time”, I said, as I attached more weights and pushed her back in the water.
But that isn't where the story starts.
I'd been out drinking with the boys. A typical night; with tequila slammers, beer and clubbing. We started in the Hen and Chicken. It wasn't until days later that I found out that... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/u5xuha/thank_you_thank_you_i_thought_i_was_gonna_drown/ |
27 | Grandma always said her dog had three eyes | Dad said her mind went years earlier, citing her overly salty cookies or her poultry seasoning tea. Neither tasted very good.
I didn’t cry at the funeral despite the open casket. She looked scared, which I assumed was normal, and though I wasn’t sure what I believed in regarding the afterlife I hoped she would find pe... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/tx0x9d/grandma_always_said_her_dog_had_three_eyes/ |
28 | The book said ”Soon based on a true story” | I opened up the book. I read ”Soon based on a true story”. I thought to myself what the hell it meant and I wanted to find out. So i started reading.
”The man is out for blood and finds a red house no parked cars on the driveway”.
I came to think of that I live in a red house and that there were not any cars at home.... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/rw53ve/the_book_said_soon_based_on_a_true_story/ |
29 | "Kill!" Said The Silly Little Rabbit | "Kill!" said the silly little rabbit "Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill"
"Okay!" I responded "Whom do you want me to kill?" That was a very unusual answer, but the rabbit was so silly and little and cute, that it was impossible to outright reject his proposal.
"Kill everyone!" said the rabbit, and cocked his head a little "Kill... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/rrkdpu/kill_said_the_silly_little_rabbit/ |
30 | They said it was a sewer alarm... | 2021’s winter storms hit us hard in the southeast. Snow, ice, and downed trees abounded, but the worst part was when everything went dark.
Normally a power outage is a mild inconvenience of a few minutes or hours, and on the rare occasion you’ll be out for a few days. It’s nothing a person can’t prepare for with a gen... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/ovwg5q/they_said_it_was_a_sewer_alarm/ |
31 | What The Spiders Said | This is what the spiders said
As they climbed into my bed:
Drive the clerks and doctors wild
Stab the midwife, choke your child
This is what the spiders claim:
It is good to kill and maim
Parsons teachings, sages advice
Are but words of hypocrites
This is what the spiders do:
Prompt me to make witches brew
Ru... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/ovrtft/what_the_spiders_said/ |
32 | I live in a cabin in the woods with my Uncle, but he said we were moving to the city. | My Uncle told me that I had to stay inside until he came back to get me. It was cold outside and he needed to get us something to eat, otherwise we wouldn't make the journey. I saw him take his rifle, his winter coat, and his bag, then disappear into the blizzard outside. The look on his face seemed quite desperate, bu... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/oriy87/i_live_in_a_cabin_in_the_woods_with_my_uncle_but/ |
33 | Everything said is the same as everything else | It’s just dead weight I want rid of. New year, new me. I tried to smile.
I’d actually started walking with a limp because of it.
I looked in the mirror. My skin looked like old paint, dried, peeling. Discoloured. For being the live one I looked awfully like a corpse.
I remembered lying in bed with Clara, she’d cling... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/lg8uai/everything_said_is_the_same_as_everything_else/ |
34 | "Hunt monsters long enough, young man, and you start to become them." The old hunter said. You thought he was being figurative, until the day you started growing spines. | “The worms must be pulled,” I said. “They spoil the soul.”
The doctor looked at me for a while before scribbling something in his notebook. Then he peered at me again over his spectacles, his brow furrowed.
“Tell me about the worms, John,” he said.
“They sprout, they feed,” I said.
“Who told you to pull the worms?”... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/k0mi3k/hunt_monsters_long_enough_young_man_and_you_start/ |
35 | My Friend's Mom always said that I am a Good Friend? | I love my friend so much. He is a very good person, he is a ranker, a good sportsman, helps people like me, always remains happy and also people like him very much. He also has a great social – media following. Nice, isn’t he. He has helped me many times and so I owed him.
One day randomly he had received a call, thre... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/jiwitp/my_friends_mom_always_said_that_i_am_a_good_friend/ |
36 | That's What She Said! | "Write out that entire thing?" I asked. "But it's going to be so long!"
"That's what she said," joked Brian, my annoying boss.
A few hours later, I realized I ran out of paper. I was given no choice but to give what I had done to Brian, muttering "I couldn't fit it all in."
"That's what she said," joked Brian, putti... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/iaivqr/thats_what_she_said/ |
37 | Ghosts Aren't Real, They Said | "Ghosts aren't real," my parents would always tell me.
Neither were vampires, werewolves, witches, or ghouls.
Pay no attention to the flickering lights, or the sudden drafts, or the things that go bang in the night.
Never mind the creaking walls, the foreign howls, the suspicious leaks of amber liquid.
Because if I... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/hw9vhv/ghosts_arent_real_they_said/ |
38 | Mommy said I was gifted. | “Mommy always said that I was gifted,
I was different from the world that existed”
“One day she said, I needed to go,
I need to learn few things, as I grow”
“With a heavy heart, I entered the class,
I was delighted to see everyone at last”
“Everyone looked and smiled at me,
But their smile turned wide into laugh... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/hjaqjn/mommy_said_i_was_gifted/ |
39 | SHE SAID I LOVE YOU FIRST | The best feeling is being madly in love with someone, but still in that stage in the relationship where everything feels new and exciting. Everything you do together is a first and a smile never seems to leave your face.
Rosa and I were at that stage. I loved her with all of my heart, but I hadn’t told her so yet. But... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/hi5ltc/she_said_i_love_you_first/ |
40 | They said that God is gracious. They were wrong | “The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth”
I think we, the world knew that we had failed in the eyes of God. It soon became apparent to the sinners of this world, to the atheists, the disbelievers, the spreaders of hate... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/gzlzlp/they_said_that_god_is_gracious_they_were_wrong/ |
41 | They said they will not move | I’m walking through the museum at night. I forgot my phone in one of the exhibits. The part I’m sure I lost it in was the stone statue part of it.
They said they will not move.
The statues in the exhibit I’m in look incredible, but there are some that scare me. Some of the statues look too real for my comfort. I felt... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/fk84jb/they_said_they_will_not_move/ |
42 | “Goodbye mommy.” My son said. | “No baby it’s goodnight!” I told him in shock.
“I know.”
He said as he pulled out a pair of scissors and stabbed me. | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/fiuelu/goodbye_mommy_my_son_said/ |
43 | I said don’t cry | I work at a movie theater - a strange one very small, very old - dedicated purely to showing horror movie. Strange, obscure, terrifying movies.
The owner is an eccentric man who barely shows up and has only one rule: DO NOT CRY DIRING THE MOVIES, not even if you’re sad, or scared or even terrified.
Everyone respected... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/etsw65/i_said_dont_cry/ |
44 | You Said A Mouthful | Today was supposed to be a momentous day for Harry. Every year since he was seven he’d go to this one Oriental restaurant for his birthday, and indulge in its rich, exotic foods (and since he turned twenty-one, its drink as well).
The cuisine was amazing, but the company was always better. First it was his parents. Th... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/em565s/you_said_a_mouthful/ |
45 | Crack your bones, they said.It will be relaxing, they said. | Crack your back, they said.
It will be soothing, they said.
But it was the excruciating pain through my vertebrae that made me realize, I twisted too far. | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/drz0tl/crack_your_bones_they_saidit_will_be_relaxing/ |
46 | What the Prophecy said. | The minute Avlon and his party saw the Blade of Bahelon shining brightly in the middle of the cave, they were overwhelmed by a sense of victory. At last, the overly dangerous journey they had undertaken, traversing nightmarish forests and deadly swamps, facing Water-Dragons and malevolent warlocks, had bore fruit. Now ... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/dr013z/what_the_prophecy_said/ |
47 | I thought you said it was a story | It all began on a normal (for me anyway) Friday evening, when I was texting some of my best friends on WhatsApp. This one particular guy was texting me, telling me horror stories and I was telling some aswell.
My story was of a boy playing games on his phone and doing what a normal boy would do on a normal Friday nigh... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/bzww6j/i_thought_you_said_it_was_a_story/ |
48 | Daddy said to call 911. | Check the garage for stuff while I call...
Hello
........ Hello
911, daddy said to call you if I needed help.
.......
Hello
Hello ... this is 911, how can I help you?
Somebody is in my house, please send police. They are big and scary and have guns *sobs*
Calm down. How old are you?
They are wearing masks. *sn... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/bde90f/daddy_said_to_call_911/ |
49 | Mama Said | A sweet was offered with a trusting hand, and a lick was given with affection. These were the beginnings of a transaction — an insidious one all wrapped up with kindness.
Mama used to say that it’s impossible to respect yourself until you grow teeth. Chew those bones and make them sharp, she said, they’ll help you out... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/9c1z97/mama_said/ |
50 | "Occupy a life, it's not addictive", they said. "Don't worry, it's not a gateway to divinity" So... hi everyone, I am Bobochiț and I am alive | Now let me tell you my story. As all of us, I used to be the usual mineral, waiting in peace, inert and petrified, for my protons to spontaneously disintegrate sometime at the end of all ends. No big deal: born from a middle class supernova, bonded in space during my early billies and ended up a decent boulder in the c... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/8hgu5q/occupy_a_life_its_not_addictive_they_said_dont/ |
51 | They Said Often Thoughts Have No Meaning... | "Kill your wife..."
"Kill your wife!"
"KILL YOUR WIFE!"
The incessant nagging rattled my brain, causing my heart to race. How could I kill my wife? The only woman to ever give a damn about me?
"You could strangle your dog."
"You could cut apart your mother."
"You should kill your wife."
Months ago, I had brought... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/78e47v/they_said_often_thoughts_have_no_meaning/ |
52 | Dad Said To Always Keep Your Promise | My dad told me that all men kept their promises, and that I should too. I was no more than 4 when he first told me this, and he never stopped telling me.
Every year he'd tell me that, in the solid, dependable voice he has "All men keep their promises" and I always have.
Sometimes I think, I shouldn't always do, I've ... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/711ls3/dad_said_to_always_keep_your_promise/ |
53 | "That's what he said" | My daughter and I was having a father-daughter bonding but she kept on laughing at me. I asked her why she always laughs when she looks at me, "That's what he said" she answered. "Huh? Who's saying what?" I asked her. She laughed "That's what he said as well" she paused for a second. "That's what my father said to me b... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/6rrlfj/thats_what_he_said/ |
54 | "If you are good you go to heaven, if you are bad you go to hell" The priest said to me | "No, no no no..." I replied, "you have it all wrong. Heaven is actually rather small and there isn't a lot of space, some people are guaranteed spots, like yourself while others, like me, have to do things to earn them."
The priests brow furrowed in confusion.
"E-earn them?"
"Yes earn them. They can't make more heav... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/6mdfvu/if_you_are_good_you_go_to_heaven_if_you_are_bad/ |
55 | My mother said don't answer the phone | The telephone rang and rang. My sister and I just sat and let it, as our mother prepared dinner. I can't remember how long we'd been down in the basement, it had been a long time since I saw daylight. The phone rang off.
"Food will be ready in five minutes, go brush your teeth," she said.
We put down our toys and mad... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/5twqkx/my_mother_said_dont_answer_the_phone/ |
56 | Person stalking me after visiting website and attempting to contact said person | Not sure if this post belongs here but here it goes. A few weeks ago I found out abut this website, which had the most strangest pages I've seen in a while. It linked to other even stranger websites. Most of what I saw were flashing images and random text that look like a schizophrenic wrote it, accompanied by disorien... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/5s7k3p/person_stalking_me_after_visiting_website_and/ |
57 | She only said one word | When she was 1 1/2 years old she began to speak; her first word was “Doe.” Her only word was “Doe”.
You may think it was an adorable example of baby-talk, except that she uttered it in such a pitiable, lost cry, and in such abject fear and anguish that we grew concerned. Tests and evaluations followed - doctors, inter... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/5rpviy/she_only_said_one_word/ |
58 | My Mama Said... | My mama said my friends are troublesome.
The twins, Aleksi and Venla, are my only friends in the village. We play pranks on each other sometimes but they’re not bad kids. Aleksi is strong and tall, but maybe a little overweight. Venla is the picture of Finnish beauty, and has been the object of my affection for some t... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/5hw7j8/my_mama_said/ |
59 | They said... | I didn’t hear a single sound of despair when the judge announced that due to my “unique” situation, I couldn’t be held responsible for my actions.
I looked at my lawyer who smiled at me, tears of joy running down his face. The prosecutor looked pleased with the results too.
I cautiously looked behind my back to see t... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/5fuadg/they_said/ |
60 | They Said | They say that to be a good friend you need to be familiar with them. Find things you both like and dislike. They also say that you need to be talking to them frequently, get to know them. They say it is also best if you act like yourself when you're with them. They told me to take my time too; not to rush things so we ... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/5b7wll/they_said/ |
61 | They Said We Could Trust Them | They said they came in peace—that they were here to help us return to a civilized society, that they had answers to our questions, solutions to our problems, help for our hurting.
We believed them.
I can’t remember a time when I couldn’t see the large, flat, steel disks overhead hovering over Earth, watching humanity... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/59uj43/they_said_we_could_trust_them/ |
62 | Whom ever said I needed love, anyways? (February 2016) | I remember him, with his golden locks of hair and his clichè chiseled jaw. What I don't remember, however, is him saying "I love you". Weird, right?
See, I told him that I loved him every day of our relationship, and the response was always a smile and kiss on the forehead. It didn't bother me at the moment, because I... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/45njbd/whom_ever_said_i_needed_love_anyways_february_2016/ |
63 | They said I couldn't do it! | Nobody ever had the belief in me like she did.
They all told me I was stupid and insignificant and had no right to try but she built me up again after my hopes were dashed.
I always wanted to open my own little book shop in town but they shot me down again and again and I believed them.
She would be there for me nig... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/3zm3u7/they_said_i_couldnt_do_it/ |
64 | ...But You Said They Weren't Real. | California Dreamin' resonated in the background, "...Well, I got down on my knees, and I pretend to pray..." just before his mother reached over and turned off the radio neatly placed on the boy's nightstand.
"If you really want to hear the story, I'll tell you. But don't come crying to me in the middle of the night,"... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/3ziri5/but_you_said_they_werent_real/ |
65 | When All is Said and Done | In a place where nothing has ever been, it lingers.
Even if it tried there would be nothing for it to see, yet it looks around for a moment anyway
It hesitates, then reaches down. It makes a motion but touches nothing. Just what it was hoping for; a guaranteed nothingness.
It’s been so, so long.
It remembers every ... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/3nqlrx/when_all_is_said_and_done/ |
66 | Good Thing She Said Yes | I just can’t believe she said yes. I mean I knew she would, but I still can’t believe it. I stared at myself in the mirror and wondered what I had done to deserve such a pretty dame. Oh man, the guys would be so jealous!
I caught a glimpse of my eyes. She always went on and on about my eyes, said they looked like they... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/3ke297/good_thing_she_said_yes/ |
67 | I Said Bless You | The woman was contorting on the ground, her hands digging into her scalp, her voice straining in a low groan. She'd sneezed just moments before and I, purely on impulse, said "Bless you."
Her eyes opened, locking on mine. Blood seemed to be flowing from them like tears, and her irises seemed to glow a faint pink or re... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/3exr7k/i_said_bless_you/ |
68 | He should've said yes (disney challenge) | He rejected her amorous advances and made it clear that he wasn't interested in her as a woman. She felt used ,led on and worst of all she felt scorned. He should've known better . He should've known that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. She looked him in the eye defiantly and laughed. Her laugh had little to no... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/3a210s/he_shouldve_said_yes_disney_challenge/ |
69 | Because I Said So and I'm the Mommy | "Rachel! CARLY!! Y'all get back here right now! We still got chores to do before sundown!" Lila Matthews made a grab at little Rachel's arm, but the heavy basket of laundry she was carrying made her slower than usual, and the two young girls dashed away, giggling.
Lila sighed tiredly. There was still supper to start, ... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/393yzn/because_i_said_so_and_im_the_mommy/ |
70 | They Said They Were Missionaries....(What Gods Will Be Next? OOC Challenge) | They were missionaries, they said.
They'd come in peace to our planet, to bring us news of a god, who loves us and wants us to worship him.
"Worship?" we asked. "What is worship? And what is a god?"
God is a supreme being, they said. He created this planet, and our home planet, Earth, and the whole universe....and w... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/328uk5/they_said_they_were_missionarieswhat_gods_will_be/ |
71 | Just a dream, they said | What I'm going to tell you is not fiction. It's not imagination. It's just a dream I had. And perhaps, somewhere, that dream will scare you. Maybe you won't know why, and maybe you'll know exactly why.
As I'm sitting in my mother's living room with her and my sister, all cozy in my pajamas sipping my morning coffee, s... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/2ymw9r/just_a_dream_they_said/ |
72 | I had said that “Don’t scare me.” | I don’t like to be scared, and I have told Emily many times.
“Don’t scare me.”
I love her above all the girls I ever saw.
Nevertheless, she is still a naughty girl.
When I focused on something,
she always played a trick on me accidently.
“Dear Tim, only living person is able to be scared, isn’t it?”
She said.
I... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/2vuwbb/i_had_said_that_dont_scare_me/ |
73 | God Said He Would | I heard what must have been the mightiest thunder clap ever as I was getting ready for work. It sounded like heaven and hell was waging a war.
As I was leaving I smelled smoke, like a neighbor’s house might be on fire. I ran out in the middle of the road looking for signs of smoke or flames. Where I live is fairly new... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/2stenc/god_said_he_would/ |
74 | "See you tomorrow", she had said with a twinkle in her eyes. | "Yea sure" i had replied.
I didn't.
Nobody has seen her since that fateful evening 33 years ago. | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/2qh6ft/see_you_tomorrow_she_had_said_with_a_twinkle_in/ |
75 | “I didn’t know you were bringing a friend,” he said. | “I didn’t know you were bringing a friend,” he said.
She pushed the girl into the room. “Honestly, she’s the one with the gift.”
Eyes forward, mouth shut, the young one followed them through the house.
She spoke again as they left, “I’m sorry. I guess we didn’t see anything.”
He smiled and gazed at his feet.
The l... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/2mwe73/i_didnt_know_you_were_bringing_a_friend_he_said/ |
76 | They said it would be fun (Death goes to the Fair OOC Challenge) | My girlfriend Annie desperately wanted to go the Fair. "I've always played those fun balloon games. But I hardly won anything," she said. She flashed her puppy dog eyes and I knew where this is going.
"Alright. Let me try my best," I smiled.
The place was unexpectedly crowded and all the balloon games were packed lik... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/2dgt4x/they_said_it_would_be_fun_death_goes_to_the_fair/ |
77 | When the man in the elevator said "see you later" | I didn't think he meant it. | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1zbmfb/when_the_man_in_the_elevator_said_see_you_later/ |
78 | Just Like Gran Said | "Mom, we're heading to the park now! We'll be back by suppertime!"
"Trisha, do you really think you should? It's so dangerous nowadays, with all these child-snatchings going on..."
"Mom, you read too many tabloid stories--kids who are watched properly don't get snatched. But we'll be careful, " Trisha conceded.
"Tho... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1vrvej/just_like_gran_said/ |
79 | They Said. | They said I was crazy and that I was a freak. They said I would never have any friends and that I was going to die all alone. They said that I was too skinny, too dumb, and too weird. They said I was gay, and they said that was bad.
They said they didn't mean it, and they were sorry. They said it was all just a joke a... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1psavf/they_said/ |
80 | The man with the gun said he would be in a red truck. | The man with the gun said he would be in a red truck. He liked camping this time of year, so we met at a travel station in the woods. The swings and picnic tables were empty. No one was around for miles. At last he comes up the hill and parks two spaces away from me. He steps out of his truck holding a shotgun. I get o... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1pavoa/the_man_with_the_gun_said_he_would_be_in_a_red/ |
81 | I used to like it when people said | "Goodnight". It made me feel like someone was there for me, and wanted me to be as safe as I could possibly be. I liked hearing people say "Goodnight". But frankly the context has changed since I started Living alone. | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1kw6pb/i_used_to_like_it_when_people_said/ |
82 | If I Said You Had a Nice Body... | ...would you stop messing around and just bury the damn thing already? | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1k82xz/if_i_said_you_had_a_nice_body/ |
83 | I can take anything, they said. | They told me that I could take anything if I worked hard for it.
I took their lives. | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/19wid0/i_can_take_anything_they_said/ |
84 | The news anchor said the serial killer was in Minneapolis... | Sue was scared, but felt a sense of security with her doberman sleeping in bed with her. There was a heavy rainstorm tonight. The rain make loud noises as it hit the roof and the wind blew the trees against Sue's window. She shut her eyes tight and tried to sleep. Whenever she felt scared, she stuck her hand out and he... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/qyb6g/the_news_anchor_said_the_serial_killer_was_in/ |
85 | I've got a bully problem but I can't tell my mom because she'll dial her nagging up to 11 | “Did I ever tell you that I had a bully problem when I was at school?” Mom asked.
My hands went up in protest. “I already told you, everything’s fine. Okay?”
“We’re not talking about you, we're talking about me.”
School had just gotten out. Around us, younger children rushed to meet their parents. Up ahead, Ciara, t... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/wtaurd/ive_got_a_bully_problem_but_i_cant_tell_my_mom/ |
86 | The Red Line Downtown | The gunshot was so loud it felt like it went off right next to Ben's ear. People scattered around him on the subway platform. He hadn't even seen the train arrive, but doors opened right in front of him at the very second. Ben scurried on just as the doors slid closed. He leaned against the glass window looking out and... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/cdxiyf/the_red_line_downtown/ |
87 | A Quick Job Downtown | He parked his dark sedan six blocks away from the run-down old building and shut the door quietly. Turning his collar up against the frigid air he moved away from the car and down the deserted street.
His pace was quick but no more so than a winter night warranted. A scrap of paper blew down the street near him. A sir... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/5rxt1g/a_quick_job_downtown/ |
88 | What's Your Claim To Fame? | I'd never been in this room before. Hadn't needed to.
“Take a seat,” she said. I didn't want to, but her authoritative pointed finger said it all. "You’re in here today for a reason,” she added.
I didn’t respond. I couldn’t focus. She stopped pacing and waited. "Sit," she repeated. I shifted on my feet, palms slick w... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1jp555q/whats_your_claim_to_fame/ |
89 | My brother loves to claim that he is street smart | My brother was one of those people who would claim that he was street smart and not book smart. He would be out hanging around with his friends or working dead end jobs.
I on the other hand spent my time getting a good education as I knew that it would benefit me in the long run. I tried to control my smirks while lis... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/ug1j7j/my_brother_loves_to_claim_that_he_is_street_smart/ |
90 | Should I still claim that I have mind powers? | Last week I remember waking up groggy and I tried reaching out for the cup of water, when all of a sudden I moved the cup with my mind. I couldn't believe it and before this I had accepted to live a life of insecurity and dying without really achieving anything. Now with this newfound power it was my door to success an... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/nfdvmo/should_i_still_claim_that_i_have_mind_powers/ |
91 | Face Claim | It's the stench that wakes her up.
It smells like formaldehyde and decay and in the deep recesses of her brain, the parts not currently occupied with the massive headache and the disorientation, she knows something isn't right.
It takes a minute, maybe two, to be able to focus her eyes enough to see the body in front... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/99ab9z/face_claim/ |
92 | Some people claim that there's a woman to blame (Mythology OOC Challenge) | Revenge is a dish best served cold.
I chuckle to myself at the reminder of a phrase overused in cinema, yet hardly spoken by jilted lovers or betrayed politicians anymore. You've all made so many lovely trinkets of death chasing dreams of the Forge, but ignited emotions are so often disregarded when the world's backdr... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/8a233a/some_people_claim_that_theres_a_woman_to_blame/ |
93 | Baggage Claim | My tired eyes watched the luggage lazily drop into the carousel. There were only a handful of passengers left. After what seemed like hours, a simple black suitcase rolled around the corner. I breathed a sigh of relief and hoisted it off of the conveyor belt.
I walked out of the bus terminal and hailed a cab. I sat do... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/29he5a/baggage_claim/ |
94 | The Actor | ‘Ok, we need more of a sawing than a cutting motion.’
Carl did as he was told, brandishing the machete against the girl’s throat.
A spray of blood covered the pavement- a busy inner city street.
‘Cut!’ The director shouted.
‘You said saw.’
‘No, I mean cut. Cut the scene.’
The actress, on her knees, under his grip... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1ggahgp/the_actor/ |
95 | Are you an actor? | "Any last words?" Asked the executioner.
"I'm just an actor!" The man cried. "I never harmed children or abused women! I was playing a role!"
"Still no remorse," the executioner said, shaking his head. "What a shame." | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1gerb53/are_you_an_actor/ |
96 | I am an actor who plays only Macbeth. I have discovered, within the play, a hidden scene, harbouring a dark, dark secret | The first time I played Macbeth was in my high school production of the play, senior year. The competition for the main roles was fierce but I prevailed. I learned my lines and felt myself into the character.
On opening night I performed exquisitely—until Act IV:
Macbeth, as you know, has five Acts. The fourth is thr... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1f951oy/i_am_an_actor_who_plays_only_macbeth_i_have/ |
97 | I was a child actor in a kids show called "Cabbage Patch." I'm the only survivor. | “Did you know I was in the show Cabbage Patch?”
I could understand why the bartender was trying to hide her fright.
Everyone knew Cabbage Patch.
It was THE Disney show that ended all Disney shows.
Because me and my co-stars were fucking dead.
Officially, it was a gas leak that killed Cabbage Patch.
Actually, it w... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/1bzw59c/i_was_a_child_actor_in_a_kids_show_called_cabbage/ |
98 | I was a voice actor back in the early 2000's for a 4kids dub. Worst decision I ever made. | I'd always wanted to be a voice actor.
For cartoons, especially.
I didn't get my big break until I was given a titular role, the English dub of a well known and beloved character.
Cartoon voices are hard to perfect. Because cartoons are not real people, and can be twisted and moulded into quite literally anything.
... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/16rw6tu/i_was_a_voice_actor_back_in_the_early_2000s_for_a/ |
99 | The Actor, the Audience, the Mirror | I live in a house exactly like yours. Or, more accurately, I'm trapped in the image of a house that's identical to the one you live in.
Every day is a chore. I only sleep when you sleep, and eat when you eat. An invisible eye watches your every move, just as an invisible hand guides my every action. I stare at your fa... | https://reddit.com/r/shortscarystories/comments/rpvshk/the_actor_the_audience_the_mirror/ |
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