Horror Ghost Stories & Images

Short scary stories for kids, teens and adults to tell in the dark. Read true ghost stories, real urban legends and short tales of horror online. These stories are perfect for telling at Halloween, at bedtime, at sleepovers or around the campfire.

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Horror Stories:

Short horror stories to tell at night and scary tales for kids and adults to read online. Read about creepy ghosts, Japanese urban legends and classic tales of fear about crazy stalkers, deranged murderers and other terrifying monsters.

Bedtime Stories:

Short bedtime stories for kids and adults to read online at night. Just before you go to sleep, read one of these scary tales as you lay in bed and nightmares are almost guaranteed.

Urban Legends:

Scary urban legends, myths and true ghost stories to read online. Tell these scary stories and horror tales around the campfire, at bedtime or on Halloween night. Check out dark and terrifying myths and legends from all over the world, including Japanese, Mexican, Korean and Chinese. Read them and decide whether they are true or false, real or fake.

Stories to Tell in the Dark:

Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark, around a campfire, at sleepovers or read online. Alvin Schwartz put together a collection of spooky tales for kids based on ghost stories and urban legends. The three titles in the Stories To Tell series are Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark, More Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark, and More Tales to Chill Your Bones. Some parents have tried to have the books banned, but most kids remember the stories fondly and they have even released the tales on audio book

Scary Riddles:

Scary riddles and answers for kids and adults to solve. Read these creepy stories and brain teasers, then think very hard. If you are clever, you may be able to figure out the tricky hidden meaning contained in each one.

Halloween Stories:

Halloween stories for kids and adults online. These short, spooky, scary ghost stories are perfect for reading at your Halloween party.

Creepy Stories:

Short creepy stories and scary true horror tales that make you think, mess with your head and will give you nightmares. Read spooky urban legends about evil dolls, disturbing clowns, weird stalkers, haunted hospitals and abandoned asylums at sleepovers, around the campfire or at Halloween parties.

Sad Stories:

Sad stories that will make you cry. Read these tales of love and hate, life and death, boyfriends and girlfriends, relationships and breakups, misery and woe and sob yourself to sleep at night.