Recently I read a Stephen King short story called "Chattery Teeth." Basically, it was about a pair of chattery teeth (the kind with big feet on the bottom) that is bought by a guy from a curio shop, although they no longer work. When the guy picks up a hitchhiker who pulls a knife on him and demands he hand over his car, the teeth magically come to life and bite off the hitchhiker's voice. Then they clamp down hard on his groin. At this point the owner of the teeth passes out, and when he awakes he finds the hitchhiker dead. Later he finds the chattery teeth at his doorstep.
I'm usually a fan of King's work, but this one was so awful I had to share it with you guys. I told one of my friends that no one, not even Stephen King, could make a pair of chattery teeth scary or horrifying. That got me thinking: maybe it is possible, if you have the right plot. So if you're bored, why don't you write a little story about chattery teeth and see if you can make it scary. Then post it on this thread for us all to enjoy! I'm working on one of my own, if only to be able to say I rewrote a King story better than his original. Good luck!