Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story?

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Fun little writing exercise. 


I was asked to tell a horror story in two sentences. 


Ann glared down at her hands, the blood caking the webbing between her fingers, shreds of flesh protruding from under her fingernails. She shook her head, took a deep, slow, cleansing breath, and willed herself to remember what had happened.



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