User blog comment:EtherBot/Try writing a horror story in under 15 words!/@comment-28266772-20161109142143/@comment-4849011-20161109152904

Let me see here...

Horror (n)
 * a very strong feeling of fear, dread, and shock
 * the quality of something that causes feelings of fear, dread, and shock : the horrible or shocking quality or character of something
 * something that causes feelings of fear, dread, and shock : something that is shocking and horrible

Yep, your second story qualifies as horror all right!