Story: Horror

In the mirror, the reflection screamed, but no sound came out. In the real world, Elias felt a cold, wet breath against his ear. "Found you," a voice rasped, sounding exactly like his own.

Keep your monster or threat partially hidden. Letting the reader's imagination fill in the blanks is often more terrifying than a full description. Horror Story

The reflection’s eyes were wide with a terror Elias had never felt. It raised a trembling hand, pointing toward the dark corner of the real hallway, right behind Elias's left shoulder. In the mirror, the reflection screamed, but no

Elias slammed his fists against the glass, but the only sound was the clicking of the apartment door locking from the outside. Keep your monster or threat partially hidden

No hallway, no furniture, no Elias. Just a flat, silver void. Then, a face pressed against the inside of the glass. It was his own face, distorted by a scream, palms slamming against the surface of the mirror from the other side.

By Thursday, Elias stopped looking at the mirror entirely. He covered it with an old bedsheet. But that night, he woke to the sound of fabric hitting the floor.

Elias didn’t want to turn around. He kept his eyes locked on the mirror. Then, a pale, spindly hand—long fingers ending in jagged, black nails—reached out from the darkness of the real hallway and rested gently on Elias’s shoulder.