Updated June 18th, 2019 at 15:46 IST

Eerie: Here are the best picks from Twitter's #SixWordHorror tales that will give you nightmares

There is nothing more unsettling than a quick, short horror story that gets under your skin, catches hold of your spine and slowly drags its claws along its length and leaves you gasping for breath.

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There is nothing more unsettling than a quick, short horror story that gets under your skin, catches hold of your spine and slowly drags its claws along its length and leaves you gasping for breath. The shorter the story, the more vivid and hard-hitting it becomes. Lately, Twitterati around the globe are telling horror stories in just six words! With #SixWordHorror, users on the micro-blogging site are sharing tiny tales of horror.

Here are some of the best picks:

"She smiled. Her reflection did not."#SixWordHorror pic.twitter.com/TU0pez8UIh
— Jacob Peach 🕹🚀🎬☕ (@PeachyBaws)

Wake, Work, Eat, Sleep...Repeat😖...#SixWordHorror pic.twitter.com/O3PEvKn2UD
— Sanjay Singhal (@imsanjaysinghal)

Nobody here hired that birthday clown. #SixWordHorror
— Joseph Mallozzi (@BaronDestructo)

Today's challenge isn't new, but I still think it's fun.

Write a horror story in six words.

Please use hashtag#SixWordHorror
— GAIL SIMONE is MY LITTLE SIMONEY (@GailSimone)

While some had different ideas about "horror stories":

You're like a brother to me. #SixWordHorror pic.twitter.com/DA7T1CiisB
— Jclerkin (@Jclerkin3)

Trump has won his second term. #SixWordHorror
— Sean Maguire (@sean_m_maguire)

And then the sheep went bad...#SixWordHorrorStory #SixWordHorror #BaaadToTheBone pic.twitter.com/ND6QVklZdO
— Sam Neill (@TwoPaddocks)

“Let’s go round and introduce ourselves”#SixWordHorror
— VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish)

Published June 18th, 2019 at 15:46 IST