One short English horror story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. In it, a narrator tries to convince the reader of his sanity while he details how he murdered an old man because of his 'vulture - like' eye. He dismembers the body and hides it under the floorboards, but he starts to hear the old man's heart still beating, which drives him to confess.
Sure. 'The Monkey's Paw' is a well - known short horror story. A family comes into possession of a mummified monkey's paw that has the power to grant three wishes. They wish for money, but it comes at the cost of their son's life. When they try to use the remaining wishes to undo the tragedy, it leads to more terrifying and unexpected consequences.
Sure. There was a girl who moved into an old house. Every night, she heard strange scratching noises from the attic. One night, she couldn't bear it anymore and went up there with a flashlight. In the dim light, she saw a figure with long claws. She screamed and ran, but the figure chased her down the stairs. She managed to escape the house, but she could still hear the scratching on the door as she ran down the street.
One famous English horror story is 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker. It tells the tale of the vampire Dracula who travels from Transylvania to England to spread his undead curse. The story is filled with elements of horror such as blood - sucking, the transformation of humans into vampires, and the spooky atmosphere of Dracula's castle.
Sure. 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe is a great one. It's about a man who is haunted by the eye of an old man he lives with, and his descent into madness as he tries to deal with it. Another is 'The Monkey's Paw' by W.W. Jacobs. A family gets a magical paw that can grant wishes, but each wish comes with a horrible price. And 'Carmilla' by Sheridan Le Fanu, which is an early vampire story with a female vampire preying on a young woman.
Sure. 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe is a great one. It's about a narrator who is haunted by the vulture - like eye of an old man he lives with and eventually kills him. Another is 'The Monkey's Paw' by W. W. Jacobs. A family gets a magical paw that grants wishes but with terrible consequences.
There's also 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. It tells the story of a woman who is slowly driven mad by the yellow wallpaper in the room where she is confined for rest.
There's '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 receive the compensation money. It shows how interfering with fate can lead to terrifying outcomes.
Sure. One is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a narrator who tries to convince the reader of his sanity while describing a murder he committed. The constant sound of the victim's heartbeat in his head drives him to madness.
One well - known English long horror story is 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker. It tells the tale of the vampire Dracula who travels from Transylvania to England. The story is filled with elements of the supernatural, like Dracula's ability to transform into a bat and his control over the undead. The characters in the story, such as Jonathan Harker who first encounters Dracula in his castle, are well - developed and add to the sense of horror as they struggle against the vampire's power.
One of the great English short stories is 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry. It tells the story of a young couple, Jim and Della. Della sells her long hair to buy a chain for Jim's precious watch, while Jim sells his watch to buy beautiful combs for Della's hair. It's a heart - warming tale about selfless love and sacrifice.
Sure. 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry is a great English short story. It tells the story of a young couple, Jim and Della. They are very poor but deeply in love. Della sells her long beautiful hair to buy a chain for Jim's precious watch, while Jim sells his watch to buy combs for Della's hair. It shows the selfless love between them.