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17 Scary Stories That Are Only Six Words Long

"I'm still awake. Please notice, Doctor."

We recently asked the BuzzFeed Community to share their creepiest "six-word horror stories." Here are some of the most bone-chilling submissions:

1. "Go back to bed. Mommy’s fine."

2. "Fell asleep. Awoke in a coffin."

3. "I still remember your first death."

4. "You’re wrong, it wasn’t a dream."

5. "Daddy, why isn't your reflection moving?"

6. "'Goodnight,' he cooed, knife dripping scarlet."

7. "The darkness never brightens, but stays."

8. "Sit down. We need to talk."

9. "I warmed up grandma for you."

10. "Hungrily eating her child, she wept."

11. "Shoes swallow feet and digest them."

12. "I thought everyone could hear them."

13. "I’m alone. Who opened the door?"

14. "Swimming deeper to reach the surface."

15. "I'm still awake. Please notice, Doctor."

16. "Keep screaming. We're already inside you."

17. "2021: it's just 2020 part 2."