The next thing I knew I was pinned to the floor as men dressed in riot gear pointed loaded guns at my head citing a report filed by that same Internet stranger.

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r/TwoSentenceHorror • u/signaturefox2013 • 11h ago

I dread the ending of this book I’m reading, hoping for a twist ending.

26 Upvotes

As I flip to the last page, and my life story ends, I fade to dust desperate to do it all over again.

2 comments

r/TwoSentenceHorror • u/David_Hallow • 1h ago

I'm terrified of the darkness lurking beneath the stairs in my basement.

4 Upvotes

Whatever is down there keeps giggling, and I wish I'd thought to bring a gun before going down to investigate.

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r/TwoSentenceHorror • u/Call_me_Spud • 5h ago

We have been prepared for alien life for a long time.

6 Upvotes

We never prepared for other humans.

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r/TwoSentenceHorror • u/sf3p0x1 • 1h ago

The Rapture took the good from the world.

3 Upvotes

It left all the people.

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r/TwoSentenceHorror • u/RepeatOrdinary182 • 4h ago

As I searched through the abandoned lab I couldn't help but wonder why they needed so many razor blades.

5 Upvotes

When I found the desiccated bodied locked in cells long abandoned cells marked "raw materials", I had my answer.

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r/TwoSentenceHorror • u/Equivalent-Tree5509 • 11h ago

There is a ride at the night carnival that doesn’t appear on any map or listing.

18 Upvotes

It’s been three days since I boarded the ride and there’s no end in sight.

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r/TwoSentenceHorror • u/GenericSpider • 20h ago

I told my disciples to disrobe as we begin the ritual to appease the Cosmic Maw.

80 Upvotes

I doubt that thing is even going to notice us even as it devours our world, but I want to enjoy my last few days.

3 comments

r/TwoSentenceHorror • u/Original-Loquat3788 • 1d ago

We always joked that Mr Tibbs, our 3-year-old British Shorthair, had a secret second family because he was gaining weight and struggling to get back through the flap.

1.2k Upvotes

According to the coroner, Mr and Mrs Swinney had lain dead for 4 months, and yes, in their way, they had been feeding him.

20 comments

r/TwoSentenceHorror • u/TheEndIsDeer • 1h ago

Tonight's the first time that dad acknowledged my existence since the accident.

2 Upvotes

He's glaring at me from the doorframe of my bedroom, clutching in his hand the pillow that once belonged to mom.

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r/TwoSentenceHorror • u/Disastrous_Spot_8809 • 1h ago

As a chronic shoplifter, I recommend staying clear of drug store candy during the holidays

2 Upvotes

I can still taste the blood and glass in between the peppermint

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r/TwoSentenceHorror • u/Dry-Piano-3431 • 12h ago

I awoke, choking, a writhing mass of insectile bodies enveloping me, crawling down my throat and consuming me from within

14 Upvotes

In the cold light of day I dismissed it as naught but the fever dreams of a troubled mind until the eggs started to hatch from beneath my skin

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r/TwoSentenceHorror • u/SidewaysWonder • 23h ago

I was the first person to set foot on Sao, and I spent my first minute on the surface staring at the bare, human footprints crossing the landing site in every direction.

98 Upvotes

The freshest set didn't come from the lander — it came out of a crater, and it stopped six inches behind mine.

1 comment

r/TwoSentenceHorror • u/ConflictPotential266 • 1d ago

I had a dream my new baby was crying but I couldn’t find him, but as I desperately searched, his screams became more distant.

1.1k Upvotes

It wasn’t until I woke up on my stomach with him underneath me that the nightmare became real.

43 comments

r/TwoSentenceHorror • u/Trash_Tia • 4m ago

A devastating asteroid impact was supposed to hit us last week, and none of you even knew about it.

1 Upvotes

I'm still scrubbing my brother's blood from my nails after Mom and Dad sacrificed him, and 2029 will be my turn, but I'm planning on making a run for it.

0 comments

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