Can you recommend some short one - page scary stories?

Sure. 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe is a great one - page scary short story. It's about a narrator who is haunted by the vulture - like eye of an old man and eventually kills him. Another one could be 'The Landlady' by Roald Dahl. In this story, a young man checks into a bed - and - breakfast run by a seemingly nice landlady, but there are some very creepy undertones as he discovers some strange things about the previous guests.

Sure. 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe can be a great one - page scary story. It's about a man who is driven mad by the old man's 'vulture - like' eye and eventually kills him.

A short scary story could involve a lonely forest. A hiker gets lost in the forest. As night falls, he starts to see strange lights flickering among the trees. He follows them, thinking it might be a way out. But the lights lead him deeper into the forest. He hears howls that don't sound like any normal animal. Suddenly, he realizes he's being watched. He turns around and sees pairs of red eyes staring at him from the darkness.

There's 'The Doll in the Attic'. A little girl discovers an old, porcelain doll in the attic of her new house. The doll has a creepy, fixed smile. Every night, she hears the doll moving around in the attic. One day, she finds the doll at the bottom of her bed. The doll's eyes seem to follow her everywhere. Eventually, she convinces her parents to get rid of the doll, but strange things still happen in the house as if the doll's presence lingers.

Sure. 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry is a great one - page short story. It tells about a young couple who are very poor but deeply in love. They each sacrifice their most precious possession to buy a gift for the other.

One famous one - page short story is 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry. It's a heartwarming tale about a young couple who are very poor. The wife cuts off her long hair to buy a chain for her husband's precious watch, while the husband sells his watch to buy combs for his wife's beautiful hair. It shows the selfless love they have for each other.

There's also 'The Monkey's Paw'. In this short but terrifying story, a family comes into possession of a monkey's paw that can grant wishes. But each wish comes with a horrible, unforeseen consequence, like the resurrection of their dead son in a grotesque form.

There's a 2 - page scary story where a girl finds an old diary in the attic. As she reads it, she starts to experience the events written in it. The diary talks about a curse on the house. She begins to see shadowy figures and hear whispers. The more she reads, the more she realizes she might be the next victim of the curse. She tries to find a way to break it before it's too late.

There is a story where a traveler gets lost in a forest at night. He comes across an abandoned cabin. As he enters, he finds a diary on a table. As he starts reading it, he realizes it's the account of someone who was driven mad by a shadowy figure that haunts the forest. The more he reads, the colder the room gets and he starts to feel like he's being watched. Before he can leave, the door slams shut on its own.

Sure. 'The Little Red Hen' is a great one - page children's short story. It tells about a little red hen who finds some grains of wheat and asks her friends for help to plant, harvest and bake bread, but they all refuse. In the end, she enjoys the bread all by herself. This story teaches kids about the value of hard work.