This month, we asked you to scare our staff with your most terrifying two-sentence horror stories. We received tons of submissions—imaginative, evocative, spine-tingling, funny, and tragic. Truly, you captured the spirit of the season. Below are the top 10 stories we read, which will be performed by the actors at Live Arts. (Check our social media for the video this month.)
First place
She leaned in and tenderly kissed him good night, just as she had done each night since their wedding day. She whispered her promise to stay together always, then pulled away and once again closed the freezer door.
By Marshall Thompson
Runners up
The driver wasn’t chatty so I checked my phone. “hey it’s your uber driver I’m outside.”
By Musahar Ali
The rasp of his breathing breaks the silence of the bedroom, a halting rhythm from the other side of the bed. That sound has comforted me for decades, but I buried him this morning.
By Sam Giannangeli
“Henry, dear, I added wild mushrooms to the salad! Henry?”
By Dawn Peters
Trump won. Again.
By Ariel Zwelling
“MY GOSH!” screamed the vampire. “I’ve never seen so much blood!”
By Marion Ross
“It’s not like me to forget things,” she thought, drifting off to sleep. Under cover of night the solitary cockroach crept into her ear and out through her nose, snacking along the way.
By Mark Cave
The glass mirror thumps as you punch it, but you can’t break it. You’re stuck inside forever, and all you can do is scream.
By Dei Figueroa
Your student loans don’t qualify for forgiveness. Also, we need half the payment in the next few weeks.
By Shantana Blake
I’ve been married 57 years. I’VE BEEN MARRIED 57 YEARS!!!
By Gladys Brown