Can you recommend some short short scary stories?
Sure. One short scary story could be 'The Haunted Mirror'. A girl bought an old mirror at a flea market. Every time she looked into it, she saw a strange figure behind her that wasn't there in real life. Eventually, she couldn't take it anymore and smashed the mirror, only to find the figure was now standing right in front of her.
Another one is 'The Silent Caller'. A woman kept getting calls at midnight. When she picked up, there was only silence. One night, she decided to trace the call. As she followed the line, she ended up at an old, abandoned cemetery. And then her phone rang again.
Can you recommend some scary short stories from '50 scary short stories'?
Sure. One of the scariest ones could be 'The Haunted House' in it. It's about a family who moves into an old, dilapidated house and starts experiencing strange noises and apparitions at night.
Can you recommend some scary short short stories?
One scary short story could be 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a man who kills an old man because he can't stand the old man's 'evil eye'. After hiding the body under the floorboards, he starts to hear the old man's heart still beating, which drives him insane. Another is 'The Monkey's Paw'. A family gets a magical monkey paw that can grant wishes, but every wish comes with a horrible price. For example, they wish for money and their son dies at work so they get a compensation payment.
Can you recommend some short scary stories from the 'list of short scary stories'?
Sure. One short scary story could be about a haunted house. A family moves in, and every night they hear strange noises coming from the attic. When they finally go to check, they find a cold, dark presence that terrifies them. Another could be a story of a cursed object. A girl finds an old doll in an antique store. Once she takes it home, she starts having nightmares and seeing a strange figure in her room at night. And there's also a story where a hiker gets lost in the woods and comes across a strange cabin with a sinister feeling. Inside, he discovers things that make him realize he's in a place he should never have been.
Can you recommend some very short scary short stories?
Sure. One is 'The Last Breath'. A hiker gets lost in the woods at night. As he tries to find his way, he hears a faint whispering. Every time he stops, the whispering stops. When he finally reaches a small cabin, he realizes the whispering is coming from inside. Another one is 'The Doll's Eyes'. A girl finds an old doll in the attic. At night, she wakes up to see the doll's eyes glowing red, staring at her. And 'The Footsteps in the Hall'. A woman alone in an old mansion hears slow, heavy footsteps in the hall at midnight, but when she looks, there's no one there.
Can you recommend some scary short stories or spooky short stories?
Sure. 'The Lottery' is a very spooky short story. In a seemingly ordinary village, there is an annual lottery. However, the 'prize' is not what one would expect. It turns out to be a human sacrifice. It's a chilling look at blind tradition. Also, 'The Masque of the Red Death' by Poe. It's set during a plague and features a prince who tries to escape death by locking himself and his courtiers in an abbey. But death, in the form of a mysterious figure, still finds them.
Can you recommend some short but scary stories?
One short but scary story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart'. A man is haunted by an old man's vulture - like eye. He becomes so obsessed that he kills the old man and hides his body under the floorboards. But then he starts to hear the old man's heart still beating, which drives him insane.
Can you recommend some short scary stories?
Sure. One short scary story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart'. A man is driven mad by the old man's vulture - like eye and finally kills him. He then hears the old man's heart still beating under the floorboards where he hid the body. Another is 'The Monkey's Paw'. A family gets a cursed monkey's paw that grants wishes but with horrible consequences. When they wish for money, their son dies at work and they get the compensation money.
Can you recommend some short and scary stories?
There's a story about a hitchhiker. A driver picks up a young woman on a lonely road at night. As they drive, the woman seems odd and keeps talking about a place she has to go. Suddenly, she vanishes from the car. When the driver reaches the destination she mentioned, he finds out she died there long ago. Also, there's a story where a child hears strange noises from the attic every night. When he finally goes up to check, he sees a pair of glowing eyes in the dark. It turns out to be a rabid raccoon that attacks him.
Can you recommend some scary short stories?
Sure. One scary short story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a man who is haunted by the eye of an old man he lives with and eventually commits a horrible act. Another is 'The Monkey's Paw' which involves a family making wishes on a cursed paw with terrifying consequences.
Can you recommend some short scary stories?
One short scary story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart'. A man is driven mad by an old man's 'evil eye' and eventually kills him. He then hears the old man's heart still beating beneath the floorboards where he hid the body. Another is 'The Monkey's Paw'. A family gets a cursed monkey paw that grants wishes, but with horrible consequences for each wish.