What are the scariest quora short horror stories?

The element of the supernatural. In quora horror short stories, you often encounter ghosts, demons, or other unworldly beings. For instance, the story of the girl haunted by a vengeful spirit. These supernatural entities operate outside the rules of the normal world and can do things that are impossible and terrifying.

The scariest for me was the one where a person was alone in their house and heard footsteps pacing up and down the stairs all night. They were too terrified to even look. Another was about a handprint suddenly appearing on a foggy mirror in a bathroom when no one was there.

The unknown is a very scary element. For example, in a short horror story, when you hear strange noises but don't know what's making them. It creates a sense of fear and anticipation.

For me, 'The Outsider' by H.P. Lovecraft is extremely scary. The concept of a being that is so alien and terrifying is just bone - chilling. 'The Open Window' by Saki also gives me the creeps. It has a great twist at the end that makes you shiver. Another really scary one is 'The Black Cat' by Edgar Allan Poe. The way the narrator's relationship with the cat deteriorates is truly horrifying.

One quora horror short story I remember is about a girl who moved into a new old house. Every night, she heard strange scratching noises from the attic. One day, she finally mustered the courage to go up there. In the dim light, she saw a pair of glowing eyes. Before she could react, a cold hand grabbed her ankle. She never made it out of that attic alive.

A Quora short horror story tells of a man who bought an old mirror at a flea market. When he got it home, he noticed that the reflection in the mirror sometimes seemed different. At times, he could see a figure standing behind him in the mirror when there was no one there in reality. One night, he woke up to find the figure in the mirror reaching out towards him. He smashed the mirror in fear and never bought another antique item again.

The unknown is a really scary element. In these stories, often there are things like strange noises in the dark that you can't identify. It could be an animal or something more sinister. Another is the feeling of isolation. When you're out in the woods camping, far from help, and something creepy starts to happen, it makes it scarier. For example, if you're alone in a tent and hear scratching on the outside, you have nowhere to run.

The appearance of the doll can be very scary. For example, a cracked porcelain face or dull, staring eyes. It gives an uncanny feeling.

The suddenness of the danger is very scary. In these stories, people are often just going about their normal swim and then, boom, they're in mortal danger. Like in the story of the girl at the lake, she was just swimming and then out of nowhere this unknown force grabs her.

Sudden twists. Like when you think a character is safe and then suddenly they're in mortal danger. In a short story, this can be really shocking. For instance, a person thinking they escaped a haunted place but then finding out they're still trapped in some other way. It plays on our sense of false security.