What were the horror stories in one sentence?

One could be 'I woke up to find my reflection smiling back at me, but I wasn't.' It creates an immediate sense of unease as it plays on the idea of something being wrong with one's own reflection, which is often associated with the self. It makes you wonder what has taken over your appearance.

Here's one: 'The last page of the book I was reading had my name written in blood.' Reading is usually a safe and solitary activity. But when something as sinister as your name written in blood appears on the page of a book you're reading, it creates a sense of dread. It's as if the book is somehow connected to you in a very dangerous and unknown way. It could mean that there is a malevolent force that has targeted you specifically through the book.

Well, it could be that the 'cast' is about the range of emotions that these one - sentence horror stories evoke. The 'cast' may include feelings such as sudden dread, unease, and a sense of the uncanny. When we read these stories, the 'cast' of emotions is quickly and powerfully summoned, making them effective despite their brevity.

Walking through the cemetery at night, I heard a whisper calling my name from an unmarked grave.

She always sleeps with one eye open. Tonight, she realized she was the only one in the house.

My reflection waved at me. This is extremely creepy because our reflection is supposed to be just that - a reflection. When it takes on a life of its own and waves, it shatters the normal perception we have of ourselves in the mirror. It makes you question what is really on the other side of the mirror, as if there is an alternate and perhaps malevolent version of you.

I opened the fridge and saw a severed finger among the vegetables.

Another really scary one could be 'My phone rang at 3 am. The caller ID said it was me.' It plays on the idea of the self being something other or unknown, and calls at that time are always spooky.

I heard my name whispered in the empty attic.

I woke up in the middle of the night and saw a shadowy figure at the foot of my bed. It just stood there, motionless, staring at me.