We asked our followers to tweet us spooky Halloween stories in 140 characters or less. The results were spook-tacular...and terrifying.
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1. Some made us scared to look in the mirror...
While brushing my teeth, I saw my reflection wink at me. #TwitterGhostStory
2.
@PenguinTeen #TwitterGhostStory She stares at the mirror and her reflection grins maliciously and blood runs down from her head.
3.
@PenguinTeen She checked her lipstick in the mirror before leaving the room. Her reflection stayed and watched her go. #TwitterGhostStory
4.
My reflection got the scar the day before I did. Today, it's not there at all. #twitterghoststory
5.
Try as she might to clean her mirror, she couldn't wipe away that second reflection. #twitterghoststory
6. sleep alone...
@PenguinTeen Each night I sleep in the darkness under the bed and each night I pray I won't find a monster on top of it. #TwitterGhostStory
7.
@PenguinTeen I roll over in bed as he reached his arms around me and lets out a deep sigh. I live alone. #TwitterGhostStory
8.
She didn't mind them staying in her room. Really, it was the way they grabbed at her ankles when she climbed into bed. #twitterghoststory
9.
My heart pounds in my ears as I hide under the blanket. I can hear him standing there, breathing at the foot of my bed #TwitterGhostStory
10.
@PenguinTeen #TwitterGhostStory There was a picture in my phone of me sleeping. I live alone.
11. Or just be at home period.
I placed my hand on the wall, the width of the scratches matched my fingers. I lived alone for years. I built this cabin. #TwitterGhostStory
12.
"Spot, come out!" I called as I looked at the beady eye beneath my bed. I looked up to see Spot in my doorway. #twitterghoststory
13.
Home is where the heart is, and my heart is under your floorboards. #TwitterGhostStory
14.
it was only 11 pm and her roomate was at a party, but when she sneezed she swore that someone said bless you #TwitterGhostStory
15.
There was a faint scratching sound at my wall. I thought it was my cat, but she was sitting on my lap. #TwitterGhostStory
16. Some rhymed...
@PenguinTeen #TwitterGhostStory there once was a ghost named bob, he died after he ate rat infested corn on the cob, Hear him boo u die too!
17.
In the house the floorboards creak, mice squeak, and a girl gets freaked, so she lets out a shriek! But it's too late. #TwitterGhostStory
18.
@PenguinTeen A crow crying several times to a wraith that roams at the dead of night with a cry to wake you in fright #TwitterGhostStory
19.
@PenguinTeen #TwitterGhostStory Under the stairs there was a creak. Under the floorboard I peaked. I looked up a different person, possessed
20. ...and some were too real.
I checked my grades today. #TwitterGhostStory
21.
@PenguinTeen #TwitterGhostStory : the door opens and your mum enters and you suddenly remember all the chores you didn't do. 🎃👻
22.
@PenguinTeen #TwitterGhostStory One time I thought I could have 4 kids and still have extra money laying around...I WAS WRONG! Dun Dun Dun!
23.
#TwitterGhostStory men are still more dominant in our society in 20 years #feminism #YesAllWomen
24.
@PenguinTeen #TwitterGhostStory College tuition.
25.
#TwitterGhostStory Two kids got up, got dressed, ate breakfast and went to school without their mother yelling at them to hurry up. Spooky!
26.
.@PenguinTeen 7 day work weeks. For the Post Office. #TwitterGhostStory
27.
@PenguinTeen It's time to start paying back student loans. #TwitterGhostStory
28. Our authors got into the spirit.
Scratch! Scratch! Scratch! Where was the noise coming from? Tom put his hand to his head and felt the claw poking out. #TwitterGhostStory
29.
Wind rattles the panes, but not a breath stirs the icy night. Written on the glass: Let me in. #TwitterGhostStory
30.
Years after the crash she'll appear at your screen door at 2AM. Saying her flight's delayed, can she use your phone? #TwitterGhostStory
31.
UGH. It was one of those mornings. Doreen just hated waking up on the wrong side of the cemetery. #TwitterGhostStory
32.
The ghost is hungry. It creeps to the crib. But the baby’s eyes are open, red as blood. “Come closer,” the baby hisses. #TwitterGhostStory
33.
Everywhere I went, you were there beside me. It's hard to date when the ghost of your grandma is watching. #TwitterGhostStory @PenguinTeen
34.
"There’s a dead body in the ravine." He grabbed my hand, squeezed. "How do you know?" "It’s mine,” he said. @PenguinTeen #TwitterGhostStory
35.
"The baby's gone," my sister whispered. "Then what's in the crib?" I replied. #TwitterGhostStory
36.
Car behind you flashes high beams. You check the rear mirror & see the reflection of a man holding a hook in backseat. #TwitterGhostStory
37.
The changeling called "Ghost of blood, Ghost of bone, Ghost of marrow to me atone!' Three shadows crawled from the tomb. #TwitterGhostStory
38.
Besides, the scariest story I can think of would be an alternate universe where the VA series ends with Shadow Kiss. #TwitterGhostStory
39.
"Back in the day," the old ghost said, "it was easy to scare a person. Now it's too hard to compete with the headlines."#TwitterGhostStory
40.
She finally followed me on twitter, the day after her funeral. A week later she's following me offline too. #TwitterGhostStory
41.
The house is splintered and creaky. The walls whisper, “Get out!” The floors groan, “Too late.” The door slams behind me. #TwitterGhostStory
42. Some left us wanting more...
#TwitterGhostStory darkness surrounded me, captured me whole.When my eyes closed, the last thing I saw was the knife in his hand come down
43.
In the shadows of a temple's ruins, a girl traces her image in a stained altar & blood of ages past spark to rage inside #TwitterGhostStory
44.
Oozy blood drips on my face,I look up to see a strange head hanging above me. I feel a note hit me it reads "you're next"#TwitterGhostStory
45.
The ghost left a jigsaw piece every night until the puzzle was complete. The picture was of our house...it was on fire. #TwitterGhostStory
46.
#TwitterGhostStory Final nail. Noone can hear me scream. I drag my nails across the wood desperately searching for a way out.
47.
Pounding drums pulled the shaman from the darkest realm. His rooster's crow rattled a warning...he'd not returned alone. #TwitterGhostStory
48.
He's soaking wet, though the lake dried up years ago. Clammy grip, algae-crusted smile. "Just one swim." #TwitterGhostStory
49. ...but the scariest were these!
@PenguinTeen #TwitterGhostStory When reading my eyesight turned black. I blinked but my sight didn't return, causing me to never read again
50.
She went to the library looking for a pal but the shelves were empty. Ghost books; only ghosts have access. Die to read? #TwitterGhostStory
51.
#TwitterGhostStory 1 stormy night I discovered the power out whispers & strange foot steps & I rounded the corner & all my books were gone.
52.
The shelves were empty, filled with nothing but dust. "Where did the books go?" I ask. They respond, "What's a book?" #TwitterGhostStory
53.
@PenguinTeen I finished my book and the next one in the series didn't have a release date!!!! The horror!!!! #TwitterGhostStory
54.
@PenguinTeen As the light faded all I could think about was: "Please, I can't leave my books behind." #TwitterGhostStory
Hope we don't get nightmares! Happy Halloween!
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