# Your "One sentence scary story" submissions. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 30, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083 "2015-09-30T21:40:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083/121 "2015-10-03T02:37:33Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Oh? Didn’t know that. But that exact scenario - waking up from suspended animation months before your spaceship arrives - is a plot point in Morgan’s _Thirteen._ > > It is, as you say, a horrific idea. I didn’t know that about Morgan’s stuff either (never read any of his books). But if you like that idea, read The Jaunt from Skeleton Crew anthology. One of my favorite King shorts, and it takes that idea to the nth degree. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083/122 "2015-10-03T03:31:34Z")
Halfway through the fifth frame, I suddenly realized that I had been bowling with a severed head. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083/123 "2015-10-03T03:41:49Z")
Mommy never lets me brush her pretty long hair so I decided to when she was sleeping, but the third eye I uncovered made me drop the brush. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083/124 "2015-10-03T03:51:13Z")
After the alien abduction Tracy decided to keep the implanted baby, though it wasn’t until the contractions started and his penis began to dilate that he understood he had made a grave mistake. ---
**Author:** ![Purin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Purin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purin)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083/125 "2015-10-03T05:22:53Z")
All little Lucy wanted were pretty green eyes like her mommy’s for her birthday, and she always gets what she wants, even though it’ll be tricky to get them in without mommy’s help. ---
**Author:** ![Purin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Purin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purin)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083/126 "2015-10-03T05:32:24Z")
You thought the idea of ‘unique pets’ that your friend collects was cool, but you weren’t expecting an eighteen-legged dog to answer the door along with him. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083/127 "2015-10-03T05:39:52Z")
“I can’t feel my legs!” cried the lieutenant, “Don’t worry sir, Private Johnson is bringing them over now… your right leg first,” said Private Daniels. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083/128 "2015-10-03T05:59:44Z")
She held her still-born in her arms, sobbing over her for nearly ten minutes, then, it opened its eyes. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083/129 "2015-10-03T18:29:09Z")
> [@BlackKnight](#): > > The demon in my daughter’s skin screamed and thrashed as I held it under the water, but I was not fooled. Yikes!! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083/130 "2015-10-03T18:54:07Z")
I did it for the same reason I do everything: It makes **me** feel good. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083/131 "2015-10-03T19:06:14Z")
When Michael returned home from the costume party, he had trouble removing his Chewbacca suit; it hurt just trying to remove the mask, yet when he yelled for his girlfriend to help, he realized the unintelligible gargling-yodeling sounds were coming out of his own, hairy snout. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083/132 "2015-10-03T23:57:06Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > I did it for the same reason I do everything: It makes **me** feel good. Another winner. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083/133 "2015-10-04T00:30:23Z")
“Come right in, honey-I’m making soup!” my wife said as I entered the kitchen-then I saw the eye of our pet chihuahua Pedro peeking out from under the cupboard… ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083/134 "2015-10-04T02:11:19Z")
[I always wanted to be blind, and I was able to find a doctor who would help me with that.](http://uproxx.com/webculture/2015/10/woman-voluntarily-goes-blind-bleach/) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083/135 "2015-10-04T02:20:49Z")
When the bear-trap snapped his ankle the pain was mixed with the revelation that the suddenly-cackling little lost girl was merely bait. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083/136 "2015-10-04T03:16:41Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > “Come right in, honey-I’m making soup!” my wife said as I entered the kitchen-then I saw the eye of our pet chihuahua Pedro peeking out from under the cupboard… I don’t quite understand this one. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083/137 "2015-10-04T04:06:04Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I don’t quite understand this one. Presumably, it’s just the eye. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083/138 "2015-10-04T07:21:42Z")
His search for “antidote” returned “This forum requires that you wait 120 seconds between searches. Please try again in 119 seconds.” ---
**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083/139 "2015-10-05T08:46:43Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > The radio, the motor and all sound ended… replaced by the ringing in his head; it was less like deafness and more like a judgement accompanied by wind and glass. > The driver next to him had stopped trying to ram his car; his head bobbed forward and backwards almost agreeably in an odd misshapen and red puppet-acquiescence, although exit 45 would now forever be known as “The Jawbone of An Ass”… been reading Stephen R Donaldson by any chance? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083/140 "2015-10-05T11:21:18Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > That’s what I thought when reading **Gyrate’s** submissions. Especially his “S” is for spiders sentence. I almost peed. Happy to be of service. Also happy about your bladder control. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-sentence-scary-story-submissions/733083.md?page=8)