Blink and they are over. Micro horror stories are the shortest creepypasta on the site: flash fiction and tiny tales you can read in a minute or two, built around one image or one final line that lands hard. Every story is rated by readers, so the best rise to the top.
Want the best quick reads? See our hand-picked short scary stories, ranked by readers.
The Wrong Room
You get back to your apartment after a long day's work and you want to get inside and rest. You were about…
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Sarah O’Bannon
Coffins used to be built with holes in them, attached to six feet of copper tubing and a bell. The tubing would…
Read NowLessons From the Shadows of Hiroshima
“Daddy, why do they hate us?” “Oh sweetie, it may seem like they hate us but really it is more like they…
Read NowMy Fear Of Water
I've always had a terrible fear of being submerged completely in water. Not that I can't swim or anything. My dad made…
Read NowThe Boy Who Loved to Read
Once, there was a boy who loved to read. He read everything he could get his hands on, and loved going to…
Read NowThe Portraits (a.k.a. The Cabin in the Woods)
There was a hunter in the woods, who, after a long day hunting, was in the middle of an immense forest. It…
Read NowThe Blind Man’s Favor
In Berlin, after World War II, money was short, supplies were tight, and it seemed like everyone was hungry. At that time,…
Read NowThe Bad Dream
"Daddy, I had a bad dream." You blink your eyes and pull up on your elbows. Your clock glows red in the…
Read NowIn the Kitchen
A young girl is playing in her bedroom when she hears her mother call to her from the kitchen, so she runs…
Read NowThe Message
Don't dismiss this outright as the work of some raving lunatic. There's some sense to this story, if you'll just hear me…
Read NowI Need Some Bread and Cereal, Too
You get a phone call from your Mother. Since her car has been in the shop, she asks you to go to…
Read NowI Told You To Smile
It was the 2nd of January, 2:04 AM. I woke up to a knocking on the door. One knock every 3 seconds.…
Read NowThe Demon Within
It was past midnight now, and I still had a while until I met my destination. The girl I picked up an…
Read NowThe Third Wish
An elderly man was sitting alone on a dark path. He wasn't sure of which direction to go, and he'd forgotten both…
Read NowA Mother’s Love
One afternoon, a couple was traveling on by car when at a far distance they saw a woman in the middle of…
Read NowYou Will Pay
I am your worst nightmare. I know others claim to be, but they're wrong. When you realize I'm out there, your knees…
Read NowThe Baby Doll
In rural southern Illinois a toy company began selling "realistic" baby dolls to expectant mothers. But apparently after the mother had her…
Read NowThe Man in the Snow
You are home alone, and you hear on the news about the profile of a murderer who is on the loose. You…
Read NowStomping Grounds
No one knew the secret spot where we as children played at night. The ashen moon, our only light, would greet us…
Read NowThe Kaleidoscope
While honeymooning in Maine, my wife and I stopped in the picturesque town of Boothbay on a particularly dreary and rainy day.…
Read NowWhite with Red
A man went to a hotel and walked up to the front desk to check in. The woman at the desk gave…
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