RusH: Six Word Horror Stories

Were you unable to get a ticket to Halloween Horror Nights? Are you a horror movie enthusiast? Or do you just want to see what scares your fellow RHesidents? Read on! 

The spooky season is upon us! Week 11! With the overwhelming terror and fear in the air, our Phoenix Press members were inspired to write their own quick horror stories. We’ve all heard of “Baby shoes for sale, never worn.”, the famous horror story from Ernest Hemingway. But what haunts our fellow RHesidents? Find out, and read their stories! We hope they scare you, make your skin crawl or at least distract you from the scariest thing that’s coming for all of us: finals! 

assignment due 2359, you haven't started. - Venus

What our writer had to say: the story is about the feeling of impending doom and panic, you already know the day is going to be a hectic one stuck in a library trying to motivate yourself to rush this assignment. 

Who this will scare: People who jump whenever they get a Canvas notification. 

Event starts tomorrow. Delivery status: Pending. - Wen Xuan

What our writer had to say: kinda scary for me tho event tmr but logs hasnt arrive 

Who this will scare: CCA Heads. 

Set alarm for eight. Wrong PM. - Wen Xuan

What our writer had to say: it happened to me multiple times lawl 

Who this will scare: Snooze warriors. 

I woke up. It's Monday again.  - Ivan

What our writer had to say: the scary part here is the feeling of being trapped in an endless cycle of mondays. when you think you have survived another stressful week and weekend is finally here, you wake up and realise its monday all over again 

Who this will scare: People who relate to Garfield. 

Phone says 9:07. Class began 9:00. - Noelle 

What our writer had to say: Ok so this happened a few days ago hahah I actually overslept for my 9am class and I snoozed all my alarm but I still went to class tho but covered in sweat and everyone js saw me panting HAHA 

Who this will scare: Late sleepers and late risers. 

3am shower. Something dropped. Not mine. - Noelle 

What our writer had to say: this was like early October lol cos I got bad habit of bathing at 2/3am so one day, I heard something dropped from opp cubicle but I went over the door was open but nth on the floor… 

Who this will scare: People burning the midnight oil, and are scared that there’s something staring at them in the dark. 

Halfway through, mind’s blank, time’s up. - Noelle 

What our writer had to say: haha this was for my Korean class. Urm I had a oral test last week mind blanked like half the duration even tho I prepared n memorised the script.. 

Who this will scare: People with unscripted QnA segments for their final presentations. 

There's never John, you killed them. - Enxi 

What our writer had to say: so basically, the character created this imaginary murderer to cope with his trauma of killing others. i think what's really terrifying might be what our mind is capable of. a traumatic memory you'd like to bury deep within you for instance, may be forced into the open with a little trigger, and that, may very well shake up your entire world, because you are now faced with a new identity you may not want to accept or acknowledge. 

Who this will scare: True crime enthusiasts. 

You've always been like this, no? - Likun

What our writer had to say: You thought you knew yourself well. Surely you have some flaws, but you’re not a bad person. Then comes a day when one of your closest friends says, “You’ve always been like that, no?” And you have no idea what they’re talking about. Then it dawned on you that they were right, and you’ve always been the villain of the story, unknowingly. 

Who this will scare: Everyone. 

Happy end of October! We hope our stories gave you a little bit of a fright, and we hope that nothing truly scary comes for any of you! All the best to you for your finals, and that figure standing behind you..?