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Best scary short stories is overflowing!


I have re-arranged existing, rated, stories according to the first word of their titles excluding 'The' when used as the first word. 'The Beast' would be stored under 'B' not 'T'. If the story has only one or two comments, I'll leave in Best Scary a little longer.

The keywords Attic, Grave, Loch, Prison and Underworld will also help you to get to your stories quickly from your browser's location bar. For example, story titles starting with the letters 'L','M','N' and 'O' will be found as a group at www.short-stories-help-children.com/Loch.html Of course you can always just click the links below.

As a reminder... this site is a place where you can have your best works published. If you don't make a good effort to address spelling, grammar and punctuation, then why should I make an effort to make corrections. The better your writing, the quicker I can publish it and the sooner it can become one of the best scary short stories.

And I do not accept any profanity nor religious references, and that includes OMG! If I find ANY religious references, bad language, or content unsuitable for a child, I will reject the content. If you find any email me from here.

If you do a real fine job writing a scary story and find a picture that complements the story's idea or mood, I'll be happy to publish it and give it its own web page.

Click here for the latest scary short stories

Rummage in the Attic for titles A through F

Step over the Grave for titles G through K

Dare to swim the Loch for titles L through O

Try escaping from Prison for titles P through T

Travel to the Underworld for titles U through Z


Click here for my short story categories

So get busy, but the story has to be good. Have a look around, plan and write your story, then come back here when you are ready.


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You can upload your best work fast and, if it meets our simple quality standards, it will get its own web page so your friends and family can comment and vote on it, often the very same day.

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Ring a Ring of Roses  starstarstarstarstar
There was nothing, just the dim lighting of the old oil lamps. Then he heard a voice, “ring a ring of roses, a pocket full of posies, a-tishoo, a-tishoo ...

The night he came to visit  starstarstarstarstar
It was a Friday night and it was a rainy day. I had to take care of my two younger sisters Sammie and Janet. My parents decided to go to a party and they ...

Megan  starstarstarstar
One day my friends and I decided to resurrect our deceased friend Megan. A year ago, Megan was walking down the street when a drunk driver came out of ...

Nightmares on the run.  starstarstarstar
One night Sophie was trying to get to sleep but she couldn't. She kept trying and trying and trying but she just couldn't get to sleep at all. Eventually ...

The White House  starstarstarstar
There was once an old house in the back of the woods. A mental woman lived there but one day a man came to take her to a mental institution. She escaped ...

The Stalking Clown  starstarstarstar
one day i was coming from school when i got a text message sayin "forward this chain letter or i will be stalking you all day until night comes" ..while ...

Abandoned Library  starstarstarstar
When I was in Year 6, several older girls from my old school went to an abandoned old library. They sat in a circle on the floor silently, placed a candle ...

The Book  starstarstarstar
I woke up with a jolt. Who put my alarm volume so high?. I went downstairs to have some cereal. As I poured the milk I asked myself, "do the majority of ...

I'm coming up the stairs  starstarstarstar
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The Bloody Bride and Groom  starstarstarstar
One night, I was at home alone, just talking on the phone with my friend about school and stuff. I had just come upstairs from watching a scary movie and ...

Jenny...  starstarstar
Jenny got tucked into bed one night by her mother. Her father was down stairs on the couch taking a nap. An hour after Jenny went to sleep she heard a ...

The haunted barn  starstarstar
My cousin's family lives on a large farm. Most of the land was inherited from their grandfather. One day I was spending the night and it was around 2:00 ...

The Lost Soul  starstarstar
The window ledge where she was sitting was white, with floral patterns around the outside. It had been there for a long time, for this was an old house....

The curse of the singing ghost  starstar
A family moved into a new nieghborehooh. Her dad brought a house that was for sell ,it was a really old house. Then one night she was cleaning the attic ...

The Voice  star
Robin was a normal twelve year old who lived an ordinary life. Except when she tried to sleep. Around ten o'clock every night a voice would ask: "Robin,...

A Sister's Love  star
On a day as cold and gusty as any day, Kristina was very scared. It was World War 2 and her older sister had just been killed. She looked outside her house ...

The Adventures of Harry: Ghosts? There's no such thing!  Not rated yet
It was a rainy evening. Harry was lying on his bed, reading a book about Ghosts. He was not afraid of many things and the thing that kept him from being ...

Killer clown attacks  Not rated yet
Once there was a nice home near the woods. A family of four bought it and then, after the long move, the parents decided to take a little break and go ...

The tree (part two)  Not rated yet
After my dad's funeral I asked my mom if she had cut down the tree that was in our back yard. She told me that there was never a tree in our back yard....

The Tree  Not rated yet
It was July 27, 2004. My parents decided that we were moving to New York,City. When we got to our new home, a strange looking tree stood in my back yard....

My babysitting night  Not rated yet
It was any ordinary night. I decided to babysit for the Anderson's. This wasn't anything different from any other weekend being as I babysat every weekend....

The not-so-perfect birthday  Not rated yet
A little girl named Katrina (5 yrs old) who had a very poor family was always alone and shy. On her 6th birthday her parents decided this had to end so ...

Love, Nana  Not rated yet
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Only One Wizard's Curse  Not rated yet
Adam had a very cold heart. He never cared about anyone. His actions also showed how cruel he was. Adam gambled and was a wanted thief. One day, he ...

Cursed Kid  Not rated yet
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The Painter  Not rated yet
My friend came to visit me for few days, so I gave him a room whose windows would open to the main road. Across the main road just opposite to my building ...

The Game  Not rated yet
Emma was on holiday in Florida, she was wealthy and so was staying in a 5-star-hotel. Her hotel room was glamorous, with a plasma TV built into the wall....

Stormy Night   Not rated yet
One night it was dripping rain like never before. Boy was I scared of the thunder and lightning happening outside. What made it even more scary is there ...

The Girl in the Closet  Not rated yet
Once, a kid named Fred and his family moved to a little house in San Antonio Texas. He thought it was kinda creepy, but just ignored it. When he went inside ...

There is room for one more  Not rated yet
A business man had to go to New York on a business trip. Instead of staying at a hotel he decided to stay with old friends in their mansion outside of ...

Phineas  Not rated yet
There was once a small motel in South Carolina. There lived Manny. Manny Shayne was a talented ventriloquist, and his main puppet was Phineas. Phineas ...

The Sister  Not rated yet
There were two sisters named Jennifer and Sara. Sara was the youngest and Jennifer was the oldest. Jennifer had asthma. So she couldn't run a lot or be ...

Spider Attack   Not rated yet
"My name is Matthew Knight and yes I am a little scared at stuff, especially spiders". I was standing there looking like an idiot with everyone laughing ...

Bad Face Job  Not rated yet
Mia never liked the way she looked. Julie had been Mia's best friend her whole life, and she knew about Mia's insecurities. One day she found Mia looking ...

Why you shouldn't answer the phone  Not rated yet
OKay so my name is Heather Williams and my phone bill is alot. Anyway, heres a day I wish I didn't have a cellphone it starts with conservation with my ...

The Sleep-over  Not rated yet
Sleep-overs are me and my friend's favorite activity. I haven't had one in a while, so I called one of my friends. "Gretta, why did you call?" My friend ...

Mark and Michelle  Not rated yet
Mark and Michelle are a young couple in love, living life to the max and happily married. Mark works as a fourth year apprentice carpenter and was soon ...

The bloody mouth  Not rated yet
Pete was a fifteen year old boy, he always wanted his first kiss but no matter how well he looked or how sweet he was he never liked any one of the girls ...

I haunt my own dreams.  Not rated yet
There was a young girl called Macie and she was about 20. She had just moved in to this crummy estate flat. It was disgusting. Cockroaches everywhere, Mice ...

The Red nose Clown  Not rated yet
One Saturday night, a guy and his girlfriend was chatting on the computer and seeing each other. “Hey, you want to see the pictures I took at the prom?...

The syringe  Not rated yet
One cold night in a hospital there was a young girl who had rabies. she also was horribly afraid of needles used for shots other whys known as syringes....

Mansion Mayhem  Not rated yet
As I steadily approached the abandoned mansion my mind was confounded because I couldn’t think clearly. I couldn’t think about anything at this moment ...

Kidnapped  Not rated yet
Jenny laughed along with her friends. She never knew she would end her life so early.

As she walked home, she felt like she was being watched. She ...

Ghost Town  Not rated yet
It said that the form was better suited for short stories... while the actual 'occurance' takes up little of the story, it doesn't quite take full effect ...

Beyond  Not rated yet
I stiffened as a chill ran through my spine. I bit my tongue and moved only my eyes, which were darting about the room. Something was in here. Some sort ...

Moving to Jordan  Not rated yet
"Look, Jordan." I squeezed my hands into his scrawny shoulders. "I'm moving, but I won't be far! I'll just be down the street!" Tears flooded from his ...

Scared for life  Not rated yet
Once there was a mom, and her daughter named Ashly who was 14, and a dog named Bella {who was a golden retriever} lived in a old house in the middle of ...

The Clock Tower  Not rated yet
I was running as fast as i could to get inside the nearest building. I couldnt tell who was chasing me but right now it didnt matter. To me all that mattered ...

You kill, I kill  Not rated yet
It was a cold wet day, in the forest. I knew because I was alone there walking through the damp grass. The strings reached my waist and some almost reached ...

Fight For Life, Fight For Family  Not rated yet
My heart was racing. My hands were hurting. I was afraid. It was extremely dark outside and I was locked out of my home. It was hot and windy. My hair ...



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