This shortest horror story was written by Fredric Brown. And it was published as a story in 1948 in the edition of thrilling wonder stories.

The story exactly was not so horror but it is horror like anything. Well you all will decide whether the story is horror or not. Because after reading that story i was scared but laughing. Now its your turn, lets see what will be yours expressions after reading this amazing and shortest horror story by Fredric Brown.

Now the story is here:-

“The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door…”

Well this was the story of Brown. But this was not his own story such kind of stories existed from thousands of year in some other forms which i would like to write here.

Thomas Bailey Aldrich presented his version circa 1870:    

“A woman is sitting alone in a house. She knows she is alone in the whole world; every other living thing is dead. The doorbell rings.”

Beside from these the well known British Ghost story is:-

“He sat alone in the dark, afraid. Someone put matches in his hand.”

These story are the most shortest I have come across. And the most dangerous too. SO how did you find these shortest horror story? Just do post comments.