https://terriblestories.com/ Original scary stories to read at night: two-sentence horror, short horror fiction and not-too-scary campfire tales for kids, all written for Terrible Stories. en-us Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://terriblestories.com/two-sentence-horror-stories/https://terriblestories.com/two-sentence-horror-stories/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThirty original two-sentence horror stories, from quietly unsettling to properly chilling, plus how the format works and tips for writing your own. https://terriblestories.com/the-night-shift-at-mile-49/https://terriblestories.com/the-night-shift-at-mile-49/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTA night clerk at a lonely desert gas station learns why the shift at Mile 49 pays double. An original short horror story for teens and adults. https://terriblestories.com/scary-stories-for-kids/https://terriblestories.com/scary-stories-for-kids/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTSix original spooky stories for kids aged 7 and up, each about three minutes read aloud, with gentle twists and happy endings, plus tips for telling them. https://terriblestories.com/short-scary-stories-to-read-at-night/https://terriblestories.com/short-scary-stories-to-read-at-night/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTFive original short scary stories to read at night, each under three minutes: a text from a lost number, a lagging reflection, snow angels and more. https://terriblestories.com/creepy-stories-that-feel-true/https://terriblestories.com/creepy-stories-that-feel-true/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTFour original creepy stories told like real accounts: a trail camera, a thrift-store voicemail, a late-night delivery and a lost child. Plus why they feel real. https://terriblestories.com/scary-stories-for-sleepovers/https://terriblestories.com/scary-stories-for-sleepovers/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThree original scary stories for sleepovers, spooky but not nightmare fuel, with tips for telling them by flashlight and landing the jump at the end. https://terriblestories.com/the-last-passenger/https://terriblestories.com/the-last-passenger/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTAn original short horror story: on the last run of the night, a bus driver picks up a passenger at a stop that was removed years ago. https://terriblestories.com/haunted-house-stories/https://terriblestories.com/haunted-house-stories/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThree original haunted house stories: an open house with one visitor too many, a clock that won’t stop and a room that isn’t on the floor plan. https://terriblestories.com/horror-story-prompts/https://terriblestories.com/horror-story-prompts/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTForty original horror story prompts for writers, sorted by theme: technology, home, small towns, family, travel and first lines, plus tips for building dread. https://terriblestories.com/urban-legends-explained/https://terriblestories.com/urban-legends-explained/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTWhere famous urban legends came from, from the vanishing hitchhiker and the hook to poisoned Halloween candy, what fears they reflect and why they spread. https://terriblestories.com/halloween-stories-for-teens/https://terriblestories.com/halloween-stories-for-teens/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThree original Halloween stories for teens: the last house on the trick-or-treat route, a costume that’s too perfect and a corn maze that keeps growing. https://terriblestories.com/the-tenant/https://terriblestories.com/the-tenant/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTAn original psychological horror story: a woman rents her spare room to a tenant she never sees, until his notes know her better than she knows herself. https://terriblestories.com/one-sentence-horror-stories/https://terriblestories.com/one-sentence-horror-stories/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTForty original one-sentence horror stories about home, family, technology and the night, each a complete scare in a single line, plus tips for writing your own. https://terriblestories.com/scary-stories-for-kids-volume-2/https://terriblestories.com/scary-stories-for-kids-volume-2/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTFour more original spooky-not-scary stories for kids aged 6 to 10: moving stars, an overdue library book, a waving scarecrow and a playful shadow. https://terriblestories.com/submit-a-story/https://terriblestories.com/submit-a-story/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTHow to submit your original horror story to Terrible Stories: what we publish, word counts, content ratings, rights, AI use and how to send your story to us.