What are the top 10 scariest short ghost stories?

The one where a little girl's ghost haunts her old bedroom. She died of an illness and now her presence can be felt when the room is cold. It's really spooky.

It's hard to say which is the scariest, but 'The Winchester Mystery House' gives me the creeps. The thought of building a huge, maze - like house just to try and escape ghosts is really spooky. And all those odd architectural features like doors that open to nothing and stairs that go nowhere make it seem like a place full of lost souls and trapped spirits.

One of the scariest real ghost stories is the story of the Bell Witch in Tennessee. It was said to be a malevolent spirit that haunted the Bell family, causing all sorts of chaos like physical attacks and strange noises. Another is the Amityville Horror. The Lutz family claimed to experience terrifying paranormal activities after moving into the house where a mass murder had occurred. And the Borley Rectory in England was also very spooky. It had reports of apparitions, strange lights, and unexplained noises over a long period of time.

One short ghost story is about a woman who moved into an old house. Every night, she heard a baby crying from the attic. When she finally mustered the courage to go up there, she saw a rocking chair moving on its own and a faint outline of a baby. Another one is a man who was driving on a lonely road at night. A hitchhiker in white flagged him down. As soon as the man stopped, the hitchhiker disappeared. And then his radio started playing strange static noises.

Yes. 'A Rose for Emily' has some elements of the ghostly. Miss Emily keeps the body of her dead lover in her house for years. It's a very disturbing and somewhat ghost - like situation. 'The Small Assassin' is also quite scary. It's about a baby that might be something more than just an innocent infant. It gives a very eerie feeling. 'The Willows' is a story set in a spooky location where the characters experience strange things that could be related to ghosts.

The story of 'The Amityville Horror' is super terrifying. The Lutz family experienced all kinds of unexplainable and terrifying things in their new home, from slime on the walls to seeing strange apparitions. 'The Shining' is also a classic. Jack Torrance's descent into madness as he is haunted by the ghosts in the Overlook Hotel is truly frightening. And 'Pet Sematary' where the dead come back wrong is another really scary one among the top ten.

Well, 'The Tell - Tale Heart' is super scary. The narrator's obsessive and unreliable narration as he plots and then tries to cover up the murder makes your skin crawl. 'The Monkey's Paw' is also up there. Just think about the idea of getting what you wish for but in the most horrible ways. The third one might be 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson. It seems like a normal small - town event at first, but then turns into a shockingly brutal ritual.

A woman was driving on a lonely road at night. Her radio started to play static and then she saw a face in the rear - view mirror. When she blinked, it was gone. Scary, right?

The unexpected appearance of the ghost is often the scariest. Like in a story where you think everything is normal, and suddenly a ghostly figure pops up out of nowhere. It gives you that sudden jolt of fear.