Can you recommend some scary Christmas short stories?

There was a little town where every Christmas, a mysterious figure would be seen walking around the frozen lake at midnight. One Christmas, a curious child followed the figure. The figure led the child to an old, abandoned cabin in the woods. Inside, there were old Christmas presents, all covered in cobwebs and dust. The figure then turned around, its face hidden by a dark hood, and let out a bone - chilling laugh that echoed through the forest. The child ran away in terror and never went near the lake at Christmas again.

There's also the story of 'The Ghost of Christmas Past's Revenge'. In this spooky tale, a man who has been cruel and selfish throughout the year is visited not by the usual Ghost of Christmas Past but by a malevolent version. This ghost shows him all the horrible things he's done in the past year, and as Christmas approaches, he starts to feel the full weight of his actions as strange and terrifying events unfold around him.

Sure. One of the scariest ones could be 'The Haunted House' in it. It's about a family who moves into an old, dilapidated house and starts experiencing strange noises and apparitions at night.

Sure. One short scary story could be 'The Haunted Mirror'. A girl bought an old mirror at a flea market. Every time she looked into it, she saw a strange figure behind her that wasn't there in real life. Eventually, she couldn't take it anymore and smashed the mirror, only to find the figure was now standing right in front of her.

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.

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.

😋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 ~😗

One short but scary story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart'. A man is haunted by an old man's vulture - like eye. He becomes so obsessed that he kills the old man and hides his body under the floorboards. But then he starts to hear the old man's heart still beating, which drives him insane.

Sure. One short scary story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart'. A man is driven mad by the old man's vulture - like eye and finally kills him. He then hears the old man's heart still beating under the floorboards where he hid the body. Another is '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 get the compensation money.

There's a story about a hitchhiker. A driver picks up a young woman on a lonely road at night. As they drive, the woman seems odd and keeps talking about a place she has to go. Suddenly, she vanishes from the car. When the driver reaches the destination she mentioned, he finds out she died there long ago. Also, there's a story where a child hears strange noises from the attic every night. When he finally goes up to check, he sees a pair of glowing eyes in the dark. It turns out to be a rabid raccoon that attacks him.