14 Creepy Catalog Readers Share The Scariest Two-Sentence Story They Can Imagine

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We asked some of our own readers to contribute their super spooky two-sentence stories. Here they are. 

“A man grabs you from behind, a cloth covers your nose and mouth. When you awake — it's 2017 and Donald Trump is President of the United States.”

— Kirstin, business.facebook.com

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“You lay on an inflatable mattress on the beach and take a nap, dozing off to the sound of the waves crashing. Hours later your eyes open to darkness with only the sound of water lapping at the mattress...”

— Ryan, business.facebook.com

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“As I turned off the basement light and dashed up the dark stairwell, I turned and looked into the abyss of unknown terror and uncomprehendible darkness. There it was, watching me, whispering my name.”

— Brandon, business.facebook.com

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“Before I settled down in the cabin I was staying at I spent a few minutes looking at all the eery portraits of smiling faces covering the walls. When I awoke the next day however, I realized there were no portraits.... only windows.”

— Mark, business.facebook.com

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“I thought I was living a normal sane life like any other human being. Then one day I realized that the maniac serial killer in my nightmares with the bloody knife was me.”

— Tara, business.facebook.com

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“The lady at the foot of my bed, who frequently visits me in my sleep and terrifies me because I cannot see her face, kept pointing towards the window one snowy night. In the morning I looked out the window and saw large hoof prints walking towards my window, with none leading the opposite way; all a…”

— Ed Colin, business.facebook.com

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“Went to the bathroom in the middle of the night and heard the baby rustling around, so I decided to grab him out of his crib and bring him into bed. I'm afraid to open my eyes because an hour later I heard him on his baby monitor and I'm still holding something...”

— Kelly, business.facebook.com

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“'Did I lock the door?' I thought as I shut off the light next to my bed. As the closet slowly creaked opened, I remembered...”

— Nick, business.facebook.com

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“She stripped down, meeting his unblinking eyes through the thin strip between the curtains, taking sick pleasure in the fact some creep was watching, before sliding into bed and sleeping peacefully. The next morning, she awoke to police knocking on her door to let her know a body had been found hang…”

— Yolanda, business.facebook.com

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“As an older gentleman and a young child were walking through the woods, the child looked up and said 'It's getting dark and a little scary'. The older gentleman looked down and said with a smile, 'I'm the one that has to walk out of here alone'.”

— David, business.facebook.com

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“'Mommy, I had a bad dream. Can I snuggle with you?' my daughter asked as she stood in my dark doorway, holding her old teddy bear, her voice hoarse from the graveyard dirt clogging her throat.”

— Liz, business.facebook.com

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“He looked at the moonlit path with some trepidation, but decided it was only his nerves and he would proceed. As he walked down the path he felt the sharp pain on his neck, then stumbled and fell to the ground; his head rolling down the path like a rotted pumpkin.”

— Rodney, business.facebook.com

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“Driving home late one night I came upon skid marks that veered off the road, since it was raining I didn't stop. I found out a week later that the driver had laid in the ditch for three days after that night before passing away.”

— Joseph, business.facebook.com

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“I stare at the newborn in my arms, wondering what went wrong. Babies shouldn't have this many sharp teeth, their jaws shouldn't be this wide...and they definitely shouldn't be able to speak full, horrific sentences at two hours old.”

— Marisa, business.facebook.com

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