Can you recommend some 'dark and very short stories'?
Sure. One is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a man who is driven mad by the old man's vulture - like eye and eventually kills him. Another one could be 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson, where a small town has a disturbing annual lottery with a cruel outcome. And there's also 'The Landlady' by Roald Dahl, in which a young man checks into a bed - and - breakfast with a rather sinister landlady.
Well, 'Lamb to the Slaughter' is a good 'dark and very short story'. In it, a woman kills her husband with a frozen leg of lamb and then cleverly disposes of the evidence by cooking it. Another is 'The Cask of Amontillado' where a man gets revenge on his so - called friend by walling him up alive in a cellar. 'Sredni Vashtar' is also a dark short story about a boy and his strange, vengeful god - like ferret.
Can you recommend some 'dark dark short stories' books?
A great book for 'dark dark short stories' is 'Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber'. It reimagines classic fairy tales in a much darker and more adult way. For instance, 'The Company of Wolves' takes the Little Red Riding Hood story and turns it into a tale full of sexual tension and danger. Another book is 'Selected Stories' by H. P. Lovecraft. His stories often deal with cosmic horror, like in 'The Call of Cthulhu' where the existence of ancient and powerful beings that are beyond human comprehension is explored. And 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street' in its original short story form is also a very dark and gory tale.
Can you recommend some dark short stories?
One of the well - known dark short stories is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a narrator who is driven mad by an old man's vulture - like eye and eventually kills him. Another is 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson. In this story, a small town has an annual lottery where the 'winner' is stoned to death in a disturbing display of blind tradition.
Can you recommend some dark short stories?
One famous dark short story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a narrator who tries to convince the reader of his sanity while he's actually insane and has murdered an old man because of his 'vulture - like' eye.
Can you recommend some very very short bedtime stories?
Sure. Here is one: 'The Little Star. A little star was lonely in the sky. One night, it made a wish. It wished to be friends with the moon. And then, its wish came true.'
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 very short English short stories?
Sure. 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry is a great very short English short story. It tells about a young couple who sacrifice their most precious possessions to buy a Christmas gift for each other, showing the selfless love between them.
Can you recommend some dark romantic short stories?
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper' can also be considered in this category. It shows a woman's descent into madness in a rather dark and disturbing way. The relationship between the woman and her husband is complex, and the overall atmosphere of the story is one of oppression and a kind of perverse love within the context of her situation.
Can you recommend some dark humor short stories?
Roald Dahl's 'Lamb to the Slaughter' is also a great example. A wife kills her husband with a frozen leg of lamb and then cooks it and serves it to the police who come to investigate. The contrast between the grisly act and the domestic, almost comical situation that follows is full of dark humor.
Can you recommend some 'dark and disturbing short stories'?
One is 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. It's about a woman's descent into madness as she is confined to a room with the eponymous wallpaper. The story is dark as it shows the oppression of women's mental health in a patriarchal society.
Can you recommend some famous dark short stories?
'The Monkey's Paw' by W. W. Jacobs is also well - known. A family comes into possession of a magic monkey's paw that grants wishes, but with horrible, unforeseen consequences. For example, when they wish for money, they get it in the form of compensation for their son's accidental death.