They’re out there…

Who are they? They’re the undead, the hounds of hell, ghouls, goblins and whatever lurks in the far, maddened, dark corners of our minds.

Here are 14 frightening tales of dread (thanks to The Occult Museum) that will bring all your demons–imagined and real–out into the light to say hello, what’s for dinner? Looks delicious.

And away we go…

1. Try Not to Panic.

2. Madness On the Loose.

3. Evil.

4. Which One Is the Monster?

5. Savage.

6. Who…Else…Is…There?

7. WHY?

8. Chills.

9. Horrifying.

10. No, Please, Please Stop.

11. A Descent Into Madness.

12. Pure Terror.

13. Cold, Dark Death.

14. Only Deep, Dark Depression Remain.

What kind of people can write like this and still sleep with the light off?

Still, we can’t get enough of these two line horror stories. They pack a (throat) punch in just a few terrifying words.

If you can scare the bejesus out of us like these did, drop them in the comments!

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The creepiest stories tap into our common fears. These two-liners deliver the fear factor in a big way like a punch to throat.

Forget about being entertained. Instead, prepare to be terrorized–fast, thanks to these dark tales from The Occult Museum.

1. I’d Like to Return This Gift Thank You.

2. Freaking Out.

3. Um…Sweetie?

4. Here’s Some Work Apprehension.

5. My Blood Just Ran Cold.

6. Screaming.

7. So Distressing.

8. Who’s There?

9. Shivering.

10. The Mournful Wailing Doesn’t Stop.

11. This Is Wrong.

12. Or Is It a Nightmare?

13. Nervous?

14. Alarming.

15. I Hate to See Her.

Bad things happen to good people all the time and these little two-line stories strike at that terrible knowledge right where we hold it–in our thudding hearts. We hope you didn’t plan to fall asleep fast tonight.

But, while you wait for its sweet relief, write your own creepy, devastating tale. Then feel in the dark for your phone (maybe it’s under the bed) and post it in the comments.

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If you think things that are black and white tend to stay that way, well, keep paying attention – this illusion, when spun, turns a black and white wheel into a virtual rainbow.

Benham’s Disk (or Benham’s Top) was invented by C.E. Benham in 1894 and sold as a children’s toy. Half the disk was painted black, while the other half had a white background and 12 45-degree concentric arcs drawn on it.

The white side was divided into quadrants, with three concentric arcs in each. When you spin the disk, colors appear in the circles, changing depending on speed and direction – but only in real life.

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Seeing #colors that aren’t there. #benhamsdisk @nysci #nyc #queens #coronaqueens #trompeloeil I wonder if this could happen if I spun my vinyl fast enough #

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At the time, no one seemed to understand how it worked – it was discussed in the journal Nature, with researchers saying “the cause of these appearances does not appear to have been exactly worked out.”

And yes, even though we have more theories on why the illusion works today, it still captivates adults and children alike. Theories are all based on how we now know our eyes perceive images, and involve the cones and rods in our eyes that process light.

Cones allow for color vision and vision in bright light, while rods help us see in low light, and perceive things in monochrome. There are three types of cones, each sensitive to a different color light, and they all respond at different speeds that correspond to different lengths of time.

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Rods and Cones. Illustration of photoreceptors in the human retina. . . #medicalillustration #technicalillustration #eye #photoreceptors #rodsandcones #humaneye #retina #illustration #illustrationartists #illustrationart #illustrator

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Scientists believe the spinning Benham’s Disk activates cones and rods in alternating patterns, and when you look at just one place on the disk, you see flashes of white, which activates all of the cones in your retina.

The flashes of black activate the rods. Because some cones respond more quickly than others and the flashes keep coming, your eye sees the flashes as colors.

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How boring, it's black and white! Or does it? Как скучно, все черно-белое! Или нет? #Spinningtop by #YamiYamauchi folded by me. Adding #benhamsdisk is great idea, thanks @jonakashima! #origami #illusion #paperfolding #instaorigami #оригами #origamirussia #vkpost

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If you want to see for yourself you can check it out online or even build your own at home. Make sure to rotate the black-and-white pattern at a steady, fast pace, until the pattern appears to contain colored rings.

We may not know everything about how this works, but what we do know for sure is that there’s still so much to learn about our minds, and our visual perceptions, and that no, perhaps you shouldn’t believe absolutely everything you see with your own two eyes.

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