/r/TwoSentenceHorror

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Give us your scariest story in two sentences (or less)!

Posts must:

1) Attempt to tell a story.

2) Be two sentences (or less, of course).

3) Be intended to be horrifying.

4) Not be in the form of a meme.

5) Be original.

6) Not contain political content.

7) Avoid Overused Tropes.

8) Not be spamming or trolling.

9) Correspondence with mods must be made through modmail.

10) Not sexualize minors.

11) Not exceed three submissions per 24-hour period.

12) Not rely entirely or exploit current events.

Rule details

  • Rules are enforced at moderator's discretion.

Discussion threads are acceptable, but if they are off-topic they are subject to removal


Stories that contain the following tropes will be removed due to their over usage:

  • Anything even remotely related to coronavirus.
  • "The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door." These lines are taken from the story Knock by Fredric Brown
  • Any story that's a direct copy from the old r/AskReddit thread, or taken from any top scary story lists.
  • You are what you eat stories.
  • Stories with the following twists:
  • I saw my reflection blink/Winning rock, paper, scissors against mirror.
  • I live alone.
  • I don't have a [pet]/[pet] died/[pet] is in another room.
  • [person]'s been dead for [time]/died [time] ago. (Includes cannibalism)
  • Second page of/Forgotten/Missed test/homework.
  • Corrupted file/forgot to save.
  • Portraits/paintings were windows.
  • Get into Uber/your Uber is here.
  • I live on [xx] floor.
  • Antivaxx parents.
  • Covid-19.
  • Boss music playing.
  • Uncle Jack.
  • Twists that are annoyances/inconveniences including, but not limited to:
    • Carpeted bathroom/kitchen.
    • No toilet paper.
    • No milk for cereal.
    • Forgotten chore.
    • Stepping on Lego.
    • Phone not charged/missing charger.

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    1

    I told my ex's mother that I wanted to reconcile and tricked her into revealing my ex's new address.

    When I entered the house through the back door, I didn't find my ex but her mother was there with a shotgun.

    0 Comments
    2024/03/18
    11:00 UTC

    1

    In my house, we have a knock policy on the bathroom door because it can't be locked.

    Alone at home, I went to the bathroom but out of habit I knocked on the door, then I heard a voice come from the other side that said 'in use'

    0 Comments
    2024/03/18
    10:51 UTC

    1

    It's unusual for a mother to lose so little blood when her baby is born.

    Looking at the corpse at my feet while I snuggled my sweet boy, I told myself that this nasty cut I got holding the scalpel was no big deal.

    0 Comments
    2024/03/18
    10:49 UTC

    4

    "Please tell them to stop! Please!" I begged my twin sister, my voice was breaking in fear.

    My twin sister doesn't want two heads.

    0 Comments
    2024/03/18
    10:40 UTC

    2

    “How will this amount of food be enough for us to get through this year? Please think about our child!” The husband lamented.

    “But how can I give birth that early?”

    0 Comments
    2024/03/18
    10:30 UTC

    6

    It started with a small tick, an uncontrolled movement of the face.

    I knew it was something serious when the floaters in my eyes began to wiggle their way out of my tear ducts.

    0 Comments
    2024/03/18
    10:10 UTC

    12

    After 20 years of marriage, my father admitted to my mother that he was gay.

    Even though he promised me that it would be a secret between us.

    3 Comments
    2024/03/18
    09:59 UTC

    39

    As the detective's questions grew more pointed, the priest gave an exasperated sigh before responding, "As if I would have a reason to hurt children, I'm a man of God, of piece..."

    "...es," the priest slyly finished before his head, arms, and legs ripped themselves from their sockets and skittered away into the darkness of the church.

    5 Comments
    2024/03/18
    09:19 UTC

    8

    The stepdad smiled coyly, saying he’d done as ‘Saturn’ had, which she thought was code for a ‘ring’ proposal.

    Instead, she went into the living room and saw the half devoured corpse of her son, just as Goya had painted.

    0 Comments
    2024/03/18
    09:17 UTC

    2

    He insisted they lay towels down on the matrimonial bed for hygiene purposes, and as soon as he took her virginity he ran back to the wedding party holding the white sheets aloft.

    ‘See, she is not a virgin, so will be put to death for treachery,’ the groom shouted, escaping the marriage yet keeping the dowry.

    0 Comments
    2024/03/18
    09:14 UTC

    5

    I made it safely from the wreckage into the water.

    Looking down, I noticed my life-vest was marked 'DEMO ONLY'.

    0 Comments
    2024/03/18
    07:30 UTC

    155

    Before he passed away, my father asked me to bury him next to my mother

    How did he know I was the one who did it?

    8 Comments
    2024/03/18
    07:12 UTC

    7

    The colonoscopist asked me if I was ready as he lubbered up his finger.

    Ten minutes later, he was screaming inside my rectum.

    4 Comments
    2024/03/18
    07:04 UTC

    3

    “I think I felt a kick”said my wife

    When the baby was due, the only thing to come out was a tapeworm

    0 Comments
    2024/03/18
    07:03 UTC

    9

    On a normal depressing Saturday night I finally pulled the trigger using a slug.

    I wokeup at the same time on the beginning of the day, realizing I could never be freed.

    1 Comment
    2024/03/18
    06:50 UTC

    3

    When I was asked if I have any last wish before my execution, I said I wanted to go to Okinawa.

    After the court used a genie to grant my wish, I find myself on a ship, wearing a helmet and uniform, and holding an M1 garand upon waking up.

    1 Comment
    2024/03/18
    06:11 UTC

    6

    My response to the dinner invite text was a simple,”Can’t wait to see you and dad this weekend.”

    I then reached into my roommate’s blood soaked pants and grabbed his house keys.

    0 Comments
    2024/03/18
    05:28 UTC

    7

    “Beef, of course, and also…” the owner lists the ingredients in the burgers.

    Now I really wish I didn’t have uncontrollable telepathy.

    1 Comment
    2024/03/18
    05:21 UTC

    133

    The ghost terrified and haunted every person who moved into the house, but one family stubbornly refused to leave.

    He watched in dispair as the nextdoor neighbor broke in through the back window to kill them, just as he'd done with him.

    2 Comments
    2024/03/18
    03:55 UTC

    12

    who would have thought society would collapse like this, a single nosy google programmer accidentally making his personal profile search program live online.

    now all anyone has to do to see what youre doing online is google it

    3 Comments
    2024/03/18
    03:12 UTC

    0

    (NSFW) [MIGHT OFFEND) I’m going to a Ariana Grande concert with my thick heated jacket and It uses lots of cheap faulty lithium batteries.

    (Spoilers) My jacket is overheating and I’m too scared to touch the battery’s….

    1 Comment
    2024/03/18
    03:04 UTC

    6

    As i died on the surgical table, i gasped my last breath of air as i felt my life slip away.

    you just know how thrilled i was when i reanimated and attacked my experimenters.

    1 Comment
    2024/03/18
    02:51 UTC

    88

    "Hello little kitty, I got your mama some nice flowers for her birthday."

    He smiled, as he saw the curious cat sniffing his large bouquet of sunflowers, roses, and a single orange lily.

    6 Comments
    2024/03/18
    02:24 UTC

    12

    "If I had been there, things would've been different."

    "You were there."

    0 Comments
    2024/03/18
    01:56 UTC

    4

    Favorite part of the day is kicking back and relaxing. Worst part is cleaning up all that blood, gets everywhere.

    0 Comments
    2024/03/18
    01:56 UTC

    21

    For as long as I can remember, I always slept with my back pressed against the wall.

    Tonight, I felt it breathe.

    2 Comments
    2024/03/18
    01:26 UTC

    3

    "Poor humans... They think that Jupiter has a storm in it"

    "That's just its pupil"

    0 Comments
    2024/03/18
    00:58 UTC

    11

    When they discovered the singing trees, some men in suits asked me about my twin brother.

    The strange part is that I don't remember having a twin.

    1 Comment
    2024/03/18
    00:45 UTC

    27

    I've been craving fried liver for months now.

    It's just my luck that my last three victims were alcoholics!

    4 Comments
    2024/03/18
    00:38 UTC

    103

    Every time my family goes on a long road trip I’ve always loved watching the imaginary man doing parkour on the highway beside our car.

    But my dad always sped up the car and seemed tense whenever I saw the man. I’m starting to think that thing is not imaginary…

    7 Comments
    2024/03/18
    00:17 UTC

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