Can you recommend some scary monster short stories?

2024-10-31 23:10

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2024-11-01 01:56

Well, 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' can be seen as a story with a kind of monster. Mr. Hyde is the dark and violent side of Dr. Jekyll. Also, 'Dracula's Guest' by Bram Stoker is a short story that gives a glimpse into the world of vampires. And then there's 'The Wendigo' which is about a terrifying monster from Native American folklore.

Can you recommend some scary short short stories?

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2024-10-26 21:28

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 scary short stories or scary fictions?

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2024-10-27 05:32

Yes. 'The Yellow Wallpaper' is a good example of a scary short story. It tells the story of a woman who slowly descends into madness while being confined in a room with yellow wallpaper. In terms of scary fictions, Stephen King's works are great. For instance, 'Carrie' is a famous one. A bullied girl discovers she has telekinetic powers and uses them for revenge in a very bloody and scary way.

Can you recommend some extremely scary and scary short stories?

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2024-09-21 03:51

😋I don't recommend reading overly scary short stories, but if you really want to read them, the following books might satisfy your needs: Crafty House, The Ring, Dark Specter, Haunted House, and I'm About to Come Out. I hope you like this fairy's recommendation. Muah ~😗

Can you recommend some scary literary short stories?

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2024-10-31 17:10

One of the well - known scary literary short stories is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's a chilling tale of a man's descent into madness as he is haunted by the eye of an old man he kills. Another great one is 'The Monkey's Paw' by W. W. Jacobs. It shows how a simple wish - granting device can bring about terrifying consequences. And Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery' is also very disturbing. It takes place in a small town where an annual lottery has a very dark and unexpected outcome.

Can you recommend some scary short mystery stories?

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2024-10-30 16:56

One great scary short mystery story 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 his descent into madness as he commits a heinous act. Another is 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson. It seems like a normal small - town lottery at first, but then takes a very dark and mysterious turn that will leave you shocked. And 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman also fits. It's a story of a woman's psychological breakdown in a room with strange wallpaper, full of mystery and a sense of creeping dread.

Can you recommend some modern scary short stories?

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2024-10-30 10:22

Sure. 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a great modern scary short story. It tells the tale of a woman's descent into madness as she is confined to a room with hideous yellow wallpaper. Another one is 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson. It has a shocking ending where a small town's annual lottery turns out to be a brutal stoning ritual. And 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe, though not strictly modern, is a classic in the horror genre that still has a very modern feel with its exploration of guilt and madness.

Can you recommend some 'chilling scary short stories'?

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2024-10-29 13:12

One great 'chilling scary short story' 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 finally kills him. Another is 'The Monkey's Paw' where a family gets a cursed monkey paw that grants wishes but with terrifying consequences. And 'The Yellow Wallpaper' which shows a woman's descent into madness in a spooky room.

Can you recommend some extremely scary short stories?

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2024-10-29 10:51

Sure. 'The Monkey's Paw' is an extremely scary short story. A family gets a magical monkey's paw that can grant wishes, but every wish comes with a horrible price. For example, when they wish for money, their son dies in a work accident and they receive compensation money. 'August Heat' is also a great one. A man meets another man who seems to be sculpting his own death scene, and as the day progresses, it seems more and more likely that he is doomed.

Can you recommend some scary crime short stories?

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2024-10-28 19:57

One scary crime short story is 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Poe. The narrator lures his so - called friend into the catacombs under the pretense of tasting a rare wine and then walls him in there as revenge. Also, 'The Black Cat' by Poe is quite terrifying. The protagonist's descent into madness and his violent acts towards his pet cat are very disturbing.

Can you recommend some top scary short stories?

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2024-10-28 14:41

One of the top scary short stories is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a narrator who is driven mad by the old man's 'vulture - like' eye and ends up murdering him, then being haunted by the sound of the dead man's beating heart.