The Teeth is a short scary story about a boy who has a disturbing dream in which he keeps encountering people with huge teeth. A version of this story appeared in the book In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories.
Joseph was running down a street, but he had no idea why. His heart was racing and all he could hear was his heartbeat in his ears as he ran down the cobblestone street.
Was he dreaming or was he awake? Was all this really happening or was he just having a nightmare? He wasn’t sure.
It was night and the sky was pitch black. The only light was coming from the streetlamps which illuminated the deserted and unfamiliar streets. He didn’t recognize any of the streets. He didn’t know where he was, but yet he kept running.
He didn’t remember where he had come from and he had no idea where he was going. he just knew that he had to run. Something was after him. Something horrible. Something unthinkable. He had to get away.
If this was a dream, then why couldn’t he wake up? If it wasn’t a dream, then where was he and how did he get here?
He turned a corner and saw that there was a man standing at the end of the street, so Joseph ran up to him and asked him for help.
The man turned around and grinned. His grin became wider and wider, revealing a set of razor-sharp teeth. They looked almost like shark teeth. And that’s when Joseph noticed his eyes. They were completely black, cold and dead like the eyes of a shark.
Joseph ran.
He ran up one street and down another. He came to a dead end and quickly turned around and ran in the opposite direction. He kept looking over his shoulder, worried that the man with the teeth was following him.
Just then, he bumped into someone. He looked up and saw that it was a policeman. With a sigh of relief, Joseph asked the policeman for help.
The policeman turned around and grinned. His grin became wider and wider, revealing a set of razor-sharp teeth. They looked almost like shark teeth. And that’s when Joseph noticed his eyes. They were completely black, cold and dead like the eyes of a shark.
Joseph ran.
He ran through an alleyway and jumped over a gate. He ran down a narrow road and came out onto a darkened street.
Then he realized that the street looked familiar. He had been here before. He was sure of it. He lived near here. As he ran, he could see his house up ahead.
Joseph awoke with a scream. He realized he was back in his own bed. It had all been a dream. His heart was beating fast and he was covered in a cold sweat, but he was relieved to be home, safe and sound, in his own bedroom.
His parents came running into the room, a look of concern on their faces.
“What’s wrong?” asked his mother.
“I had a nightmare”, replied Joseph.
“What happened?” asked his father.
“I kept seeing people with shark teeth and I kept running away”, said Joseph.
His mother and father both grinned. Their grins became wider and wider, revealing two sets of razor-sharp teeth. They looked almost like shark teeth. And that’s when Joseph noticed their eyes. They were completely black, cold and dead like the eyes of a shark.
“Why do you keep running away?” asked his mother.
“You know you can’t escape” said his father.
Oh I just found it here is the exact story:
“I was hurrying home when I saw a man walking toward me.
“Do you know what time it is?†I asked.
The man lit a match to look at his watch.
“It is eight o’ clock,†he said.
Then he grinned at me.
His teeth were three inches long!
When I saw them, I ran.
Soon I came to another man.
“Why are you running?â€
The man asked.
“I just met a man with teeth this long,â€
I said.
“It scared me.â€
“My teeth are longer than that,â€
Said the man,
and he grinned at me.
When I saw his teeth, I ran.
Soon I came to another man.
“Why are you running?â€
he asked me.
“I just saw a man with teeth this long,â€
I said.
“That’s nothing,†said the man.
“Did you ever see teeth THIS long?â€
I took one look, and I ran all the way home.â€
That is from the book: “In a dark, Dark room and other scary storiesâ€
I read the original when I was little and that’s not how I went. If you really are a fan of scary stories read the original.:
There was that kid👦ðŸ¼, he was lost. He found a man trying to light a match 👤and went to him to ask for help.🗣. The man looked at him just as the light from the match shined in his face which revealed a pair of large sharp teeth. 🦷 the boy Ran away and bonked into a police officer and told him what he saw but the police man said👮ðŸ½â€â™‚ï¸, that’s what scared you? Why I have larger teeth than that as he grinned revealing teeth 2 times larger than the last😧. Then he ran away and bonked into more men with bigger teeth. And that’s about what I remember but you should get it if you’d like to check it out. The only thing is that it’s an I can read book(2nd graders) you should still check it out tho. It also includes the green ribbon✳ï¸
I like the Story..!!
The worst thing that could happen to anyone is wake up from a nightmare and to think everything’s ok yet to encounter the same apparitions/setting of that nightmare once you’re awake *-*
That’s so creepy!! His nightmare came alive!! OUCH!
Interesting….were they replaced by shark people?! Haha.
Gr8 story XD
pretty good story
@MerrBearBallet I remembered that story too. It’s a story in a book series called Dare to be Scared.
Its an OK story…. Still good
i have heard this before, but the boy is walking down a street in the bahamas and in his dream the sky is light but there is no moon or stars. each time he meets a person they have longer and longer teeth. when he wakes up he tells his parents about the dreamand they say “those sound like prettybig teeth, but not as big as these!” then they grow saber-fangs and the boy realizes that there is no moon or stars outside.
@disturbed11yrold I’m 11, too. But this story SUCKED on its own 💩. It never even had the kid die. It didn’t really end, either.
NOT SCARY!!!
*sarcasm* OMIGAWD THEY ATE HIM?!
Then again it was bound to happen
it IS boring. i agree with dancing babe.
boring and so unsatisfiable