History Series / TwoSentenceHorrorStories

** The serial killer in the first episode gets his comeuppance but good when he [[spoiler: discovers the protagonist's secret.]]
** The boss in "Squirm" [[spoiler: when his rape victims spike his coffee with tapeworms.]]
** [[spoiler: Rosaly in "Manifest Destiny" counts.]]
** The bullies and principal in "Elliot" count as they tormented a transgender student and were on the receiving end of the [[spoiler: witch’s cursed Ocarina.]]
** The pranksters in "Toxic". [[spoiler: [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk A.J. included.]]]]

** The CEO in "Squirm" [[spoiler: drugs and rapes his female workers, sends them taunting pictures of the incidents, and keeps their photos as mementos.]]

** [[spoiler: Cora in "Essence" works her employees till they’re sick, then harvests their life force and organs for beauty products to keep her youth.]]
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: "Scion," "Only Child," "Tutorial,"]] and "Bag Man" end this way. [[spoiler: "Manifest Destiny" kind of has this ending in that the Sheriff has the townspeople under his thrall and they are forever trapped in Cain’s End.]]
* BaitAndSwitch: [[spoiler: "Tutorial" is a home invasion plot turned on its head.]]

** [[spoiler: Cora in "Essence" acts polite and courteous to her employees but she’s really a self-serving vain witch.]]
** [[spoiler: Rex in "Only Child" gives [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E73ItsAGoodLife Anthony Fremont]] a run for his money. Though his actions are that of the demon possessing him.]]
** [[spoiler: Patrick in "Instinct" uses a polite mask to hide the fact that he is a depraved serial killer.]]

** Charlie’s in "Imposter" is his need to fit in with his white coworkers, rejecting his Filipino heritage, and his ambition to climb the corporate ladder to aid his Alzheimer’s stricken mother, [[spoiler: all of which angers his doppelgänger.]]
** [[spoiler: Rosaly’s is her journalistic ambition for a great story and to “break open” Jeremy’s “full potential.”]]

** [[spoiler: Cora in "Essence," who devoured the organs of her salon staff and made beauty potions out of them is subjected to a prolonged similar torture by Tran at the end.]]
** [[spoiler: Rosaly and the townsfolk of Cain’s End as they’re possessed by the sheriff and his racist posse and as long as they wear the original items belonging to a member of the town can never leave its boundaries.]]
* ForTheEvulz: The killers in "Hide," [[spoiler: "Instinct," "Tutorial," the witch in "Elliot,"]] and the demon in "Bag Man" operate on this logic.
* TheIllegal: [[spoiler: Araceli and her family in "Hide."]]
* ImAHumanitarian: [[spoiler: Cora, the owner of the salon in "Essence," is a witch who wears down her salon staff and feeds on their organs and makes them into a special VIP treatment to retain her youth and her clients youth.]]
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: At the end of "Hide," Araceli successfully saves Gracie from the two home intruders. [[spoiler: Alas, by doing so she appeared, and was mentioned by name on the news story about the incident making her identity public. The episode ends with ICE paying her and her family a little visit.]]

* WrittenByTheWinners: Lampshaded by Jeremy in "Manifest Destiny" as he and Rosaly film a reenactment of Cain’s Ends history of a Native American falling in love with a white woman, to the chagrin of her father the sheriff. [[spoiler: Before shit hit the fan, one of the reenactors tells Jeremy the true story: the Sheriff’s daughter was to be wed to another man but when he caught her sneaking back into her room, she claimed to have been raped by a Native American. The sheriff and his posse soon rounded up every Native they could find and massacred them along those who tried to stop him.]]

''Two Sentence Horror Stories'' is a 2019 horror anthology series on Creator/TheCW.

The series centers on varying horror stories told in exactly two sentences. Each episode begins with the first sentence,then the plot plays out and ends with the second sentence.

* DemonicPossession: Four episodes deal with this as a plot device.
** Though technically not demons per se, [[spoiler:Sheriff Stone and the townsfolk of Cain’s End still possess the reenactors.]]

** The serial killer in the first episode gets his comeuppance but good when he [[spoiler: discovers the protagonists secret.]]

** The bullies and principal in "Elliot" count as they tormented a transgendered student and were on the receiving end of the [[spoiler: witch’s cursed Ocarina.]]

** The CEO in "Squirm" [[spoiler: drugs and rapes his female workers, sends them taunting pictures of the incidents, keeps their photos as mementos.]]

** [[spoiler: Cora in "Essence" works her employees til they’re sick, then harvests their life force and organs for beauty products to keep her youth.]]

** [[spoiler: Cora in "Essence" acts polite and courteous to her employees but she’s really a self serving vain witch.]]

* AdultFear:
** In the episode "Hide", you’re alone with a special needs child and an invalid senior citizen, while a pair of masked killers breaks into the house you’re watching.
** In "Squirm", you wake up from a drinking binge at a party and can’t remember what happened, then someone’s sending you pictures of the event to torment you, and, worst of all, you find out you were [[spoiler:drugged and raped by your boss and possibly pregnant with his child.]]
** [[spoiler: In "Only Child," your grandson and family are possessed by a demon spirit and are under the thrall of the child.]]
** In "Little Monsters", children from all over the neighborhood are disappearing as the result of a shape-shifting demon that takes the form of anyone, even trusted authority figures.
** In "El Muerto," the death of children by accidents like being locked in a refrigeration truck or [[spoiler: run over]] is heartbreaking.
** In "Ibeji," Eneh’s twin sister suffers two strokes and goes into a vegetative state. It can really be terrifying for those who’ve gone through something similar.
** In "Imposter," your parent is suffering Alzheimer’s and unable to recognize you.
** In "Legacy," there’s heavy domestic abuse themes.

* ActionSurvivor
* ActionMom: A few in the series.

The series centers on varying horror stories told in exactly two sentences. Each episode begins with the first sentence then the plot plays out and ends with the second sentence.

** The bullies and principal in "Elliot" count as they tormented a transgendered student and were in the receiving end of the [[spoiler: witch’s cursed Ocarina.]]

%%* ActionSurvivor
%%* ActionMom: A few in the series.

** The pranksters in "Toxic".

%%* BaitAndSwitch: [[spoiler: "Tutorial" is a home invasion plot turned on its head.]]
%%* BittersweetEnding: Many of the episodes end on this note.

%%* DeadlyPrank: What kicks off the plot for "Toxic".

%%* {{Doppelganger}}: "Imposter" deals with one as a plot device.

%%* TheEndOrIsIt: Staple for a horror anthology.

%%* TheIllegal: [[spoiler: Araceli and her family in "Hide."]]

%%* VillainProtagonist: The protagonists of "Tutorial" and "Guilt Trip."

%%* ZombieApocalypse: The plot of "Quota."

* ActionMom: A few in the series.

* BaitAndSwitch: [[spoiler: "Tutorial" is a home invasion plot turned on its head.]]

* ImAHumanitarian: The demon in "Little Monsters" feeds on children.
** [[spoiler: Cora, the owner of the salon in "Essence," is a witch who wears down her salon staff and feeds on their organs and makes them into a special VIP treatment to retain her youth and her clients youth.]]

* AdultFear: In the episode "Hide", you’re alone with a special needs child and an invalid senior citizen, while a pair of masked killers breaks into the house you’re watching.

* BadBoss: The CEO in "Squirm" [[spoiler: drugs and rapes his female workers, sends them taunting pictures of the incidents, keeps their photos as mementos.]]

* BittersweetEnding: Many of the episodes end on this note.

* DeadlyPrank: What kicks off the plot for "Toxic".

* {{Doppelganger}}: "Imposter" deals with one as a plot device.

* TheEndOrIsIt: Staple for a horror anthology.
* FatalFlaw: Charlie’s in "Imposter" is his need to fit in with his white coworkers, rejecting his Filipino heritage, and his ambition to climb the corporate ladder to aid his Alzheimer’s stricken mother, [[spoiler: all of which angers his doppelgänger.]]

* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler: Cora in "Essence," who devoured the organs of her salon staff and made beauty potions out of them is subjected to a prolonged similar torture by Tran at the end.]]

* TheIllegal: [[spoiler: Araceli and her family in "Hide."]]

* VillainProtagonist: The protagonists of "Tutorial" and "Guilt Trip."

* ZombieApocalypse: The plot of "Quota."

The project started out as an indie showcase featuring five short films released in 2017. Subsequently, The CW bought the license and copyright of the series for its 2018-19 season. The first season consists of nine episodes, including three shorts that were part of the original project, grouped into one episode. The second season consists of ten episodes. A third season has been confirmed to be in development. Each short runs for approximately 20 minutes, so two episodes are broadcast by The CW each week.

* AdultFear: In the episode Hide you’re alone with a special needs child and an invalid senior citizen while a pair of masked killers breaks into the house you’re watching.
** In Squirm you wake up from a drinking binge at a party and can’t remember what happened then someone’s sending you pictures of the event to torment you and worst of all you find out you were [[spoiler:drugged and raped by your boss and possibly pregnant with his child.]]
** [[spoiler: In Only Child, your grandson and family are possessed by a demon spirit and are under the thrall of the child.]]
** In Little Monsters, children from all over the neighborhood are disappearing as the result of a shape-shifting demon that takes the form of anyone, even trusted authority figures.
** In El Muerto, the death of children by accidents like being locked in a refrigeration truck or [[spoiler: run over]] is heartbreaking.
** In Ibeji Eneh’s twin sister suffers two strokes and goes into a vegetative state. It can really be terrifying for those who’ve gone through something similar.
** In Imposter your parent is suffering Alzheimer’s and unable to recognize you.
** In Legacy there’s heavy domestic abuse themes.

* ActionSurvivor

** The boss in Squirm [[spoiler: when his rape victims spike his coffee with tapeworms.]]
** [[spoiler: Rosaly in Manifest Destiny counts.]]
** The bullies and principal in Elliot count as they tormented a transgendered student and were in the receiving end of the [[spoiler: witch’s cursed Ocarina.]]
* BadBoss: The CEO in Squirm [[spoiler: drugs and rapes his female workers and sends them taunting pictures of the incidents and keeps their photos as mementos.]]
** Daniel the boss in Quota who drives his workers to the bone to surpass his competitors and locks them in the warehouse to meet his sales quota when the protagonist merely suggested it as a joke.
** [[spoiler: Cora in Essence works her employees til they’re sick then harvests their life force and organs for beauty products to keep her youth.]]
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: Scion, Only Child, Tutorial,]] and Bag Man end this way. [[spoiler: Manifest Destiny kind of has this ending in that the Sheriff has the townspeople under his thrall and they are forever trapped in Cain’s End.]]
* BaitAndSwitch: [[spoiler: Tutorial is a home invasion plot turned on it’s head.]]

** [[spoiler: Cora in Essence acts polite and courteous to her employees but she’s really a self serving vain witch.]]
** [[spoiler: Rex in Only Child gives [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E73ItsAGoodLife Anthony Fremont]] a run for his money. Though his actions are that of the demon possessing him.]]
** [[spoiler: Patrick in Instinct uses a polite mask to hide adepraved serial killer.]]

* {{Doppelganger}}:Imposter deals with one as a plot device.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: El Muerto, Elliot, and Ibeji are by far the only one’s that end on a happy note.
* EldritchLocation: Cain’s End in Manifest Destiny seems to be this as those who wear the original clothing of the townsfolk are not only possessed by the racist townsfolk but are unable to leave.

* FatalFlaw: Charlie’s in Imposter is his need to fit in with his white coworkers, rejecting his Filipino heritage, and his ambition to climb the corporate ladder to aid his Alzheimer’s stricken mother, [[spoiler: all of which angers his doppelgänger.]]

* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler: Cora in Essence, who devoured the organs of her salon staff and made beauty potions out of them is subjected to a prolonged similar torture by Tran at the end.]]

* ForTheEvulz: The killers in Hide, [[spoiler: Instinct, Tutorial, the witch in Elliot,]] and the demon in Bag Man operate on this logic
* ImAHumanitarian: The demon in Little Monsters feeds on children.
** [[spoiler: Cora, the owner of the salon in Essence, is a witch who wears down her salon staff and feeds on their organs and makes them into a special VIP treatment to retain her youth and her clients youth.]]
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: At the end of Hide, Araceli successfully saves Gracie from the two home intruders. [[spoiler: Alas, by doing so she appeared, and was mentioned by name on the news story about the incident making her identity public. The episode ends with ICE paying her and her family a little visit.]]
* TheIllegal: [[spoiler: Araceli and her family]]
* WrittenByTheWinners: Lampshaded by Jeremy in Manifest Destiny as he and Rosaly film a reenactment of Cain’s Ends history of a Native American falling in love with a white woman, to the chagrin of her father the sheriff. [[spoiler: Before shit hit the fan, one of the reenactors tells Jeremy the true story: the Sheriff’s daughter was to be wed to another man but when he caught her sneaking back into her room, she claimed to have been raped by a Native American. The sheriff and his posse soon rounded up every Native they could find and massacred them along those who tried to stop him.]]
* ZombieApocalypse: The plot of Quota.

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The project started out as an indie showcase featuring five short films released in 2017. Subsequently, The CW bought the license and copyright of the series for its 2018-19 season. The first season consists of nine episodes, including three shorts that were part of the original project, grouped into one episode. The second season consists of ten episodes. A third season has been confirmed to be in development. Instead of being produced by a single company, the producers went to film festivals to buy already completed shorts, shot and edited by independent filmmakers. Each short runs for approximately 22 minutes, so two episodes are broadcast by The CW each week.

''Two Sentence Horror Stories'' is a 2019 horror anthology series that premiered on Creator/TheCW.

** Daniel the boss in Quota who drives his workers to the bone to surpass his competitors and locks them in the warehouse to meet his sales quota.

* WrittenByTheWinners: Lampshaded by Jeremy in Manifest Destiny as he and Rosaly film a reenactment of Cain’s Ends history of a Native American falling in love with a white woman, to the chagrin of her father the sheriff. [[spoiler: Before shit hit the fan, one of the reenactors tells Jeremy the true story: the Sheriff’s daughter was to be wed to another man but when he caught her sneaking back into her room, she claimed to have been raped by a Native American. The sheriff and his posse soon rounded up every Native they could find and massacred them along those who tried to stop him.]]

The series centers on varying horror stories told in exactly two sentences. Each episode begins with the first sentence then ends with the second sentence.

* AdultFear: In the episode Hide you’re alone with a special needs child while a pair of masked killers breaks into the house you’re watching.

** In El Muerto, the death of children by accidents like being locked in a refrigeration truck or [[spoiler:run over]] is heartbreaking.