Another good one could be 'The Monkey's Paw'. In this story, a family is granted three wishes by a mummified monkey's paw, but each wish comes with a horrible price.
Sure. 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe is a great one. It's about a narrator who is driven mad by the old man's 'vulture - like' eye and ends up killing him.
There is also 'The Yellow Wallpaper'. It tells the story of a woman who slowly descends into madness while being confined in a room with yellow wallpaper.
One more interesting short horror story is 'Carmilla' by Sheridan Le Fanu. It's an early vampire story that predates Dracula. It tells the story of a young woman who is visited by a mysterious female figure named Carmilla, and strange and terrifying events unfold as a result. These stories are all great examples from the list of short horror stories.
Sure. One might be 'The Haunting of Blackwood Manor' which was quite popular in 2018 horror short stories. It had a really creepy atmosphere with a haunted house setting and strange noises in the night.
Maybe there's a story of a cursed object. A young girl finds an old locket in an antique store. Once she puts it on, she starts having vivid nightmares of a terrifying figure. The nightmares become more and more real, and she realizes that the locket has a connection to a long - forgotten evil that is now targeting her.
Sure. One of the scariest could be the story about the haunted house where every night strange noises and apparitions appear. It builds a great sense of dread with its detailed descriptions of the creaking floors and cold spots. Another good one might be the tale of the cursed object. When people touch it, they start to have nightmares and then things from their nightmares start to invade their real lives. And there's also the story of the lost souls in the forest. People who enter the forest get lost and are haunted by the wailing voices of the souls that never found their way out.
Well, there could be a story in there about a cursed object. Maybe a doll that seems to move on its own and brings misfortune to those around it. The suspense in these stories is what makes them so engaging.
Another great one could be about a cursed object. In horror short stories, cursed objects often bring misfortune to those who possess them. The story might follow the journey of a person who finds this object and the series of terrifying events that unfold as a result.
Another is 'The Monkey's Paw' by W. W. Jacobs. In this story, a family comes into possession of a magical monkey's paw that can grant wishes, but with horrible and unforeseen consequences. Every wish they make brings more misfortune and horror.
Sure. One great short horror story could be 'The Tell - Tale Heart' which is often included in collections. It has a narrator who is driven mad by an old man's vulture - like eye. Another might be 'The Monkey's Paw' where a family's wishes on a magical paw bring them unexpected and terrifying consequences.
Sure. One story could be about a haunted mirror. A girl moves into an old house and there's a large, ornate mirror in her bedroom. Every night, she sees a figure in the mirror that gets closer each time. Eventually, it reaches out from the mirror and she's never seen again.
In '27 short horror stories', the story of the abandoned asylum is quite good. The main character goes in to explore and discovers that there are things lurking in the shadows that are not of this world. The descriptions of the decaying building and the sense of being watched are very effective in creating horror.