The members of Reddit's /r/TwoSentenceHorror are trying hard to scare you senseless. The catch is that they only have two sentences to do it. Some say brevity is the soul of wit, but these 14 Redditors definitely fell flat on their faces. And the saddest part is the effort they put into it. Reading all of these, you'll see the genuine desire to say something meaningful in two short lines. You'll also be able to instantly tell which Redditors are under the age of 12.

These stories might not be any good, but they're worth a read, since someone really wanted to make you scared and risked humiliation to post such a story. Will these succeed at creeping you out? Definitely not, but they'll leave you wanting more from these underappreciated authors of our generation. Take a look at the best of the worst two-sentence horror stories that might have been meant to be scary, but just… aren't.