Can you recommend some best short fiction horror stories?

Yes. Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery' is a brilliant short horror piece. It starts off seeming like a normal small - town event but takes a very dark turn. Then there's 'The Masque of the Red Death' by Edgar Allan Poe. The vivid descriptions of the plague and the masked ball make it a classic. Also, 'August Heat' by W. F. Harvey, where the main character's strange encounter and premonition lead to a very unsettling end.

Sure. One of the scariest could be the story about the haunted house where every night strange noises and apparitions appear. It builds a great sense of dread with its detailed descriptions of the creaking floors and cold spots. Another good one might be the tale of the cursed object. When people touch it, they start to have nightmares and then things from their nightmares start to invade their real lives. And there's also the story of the lost souls in the forest. People who enter the forest get lost and are haunted by the wailing voices of the souls that never found their way out.

Well, there could be a story in there about a cursed object. Maybe a doll that seems to move on its own and brings misfortune to those around it. The suspense in these stories is what makes them so engaging.

One of the best horror short stories is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a narrator who is haunted by an old man's vulture - like eye and his descent into madness as he tries to deal with it. Another great one is 'The Yellow Wallpaper' which shows the psychological horror of a woman's confinement. And 'The Monkey's Paw' is also a classic, with the cursed paw granting wishes in the most dreadful ways.

One of the best short horror 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 ultimately kills him. The narrator's growing paranoia as he hears the supposed beating of the old man's heart under the floorboards is truly terrifying.

One of the best horror 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 vulture - like eye of an old man he lives with. Another great one is 'The Monkey's Paw' which has a dark and foreboding atmosphere as a family makes wishes on a cursed paw with disastrous consequences.

One great short horror story 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. Another is 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson, which has a shockingly dark ending in a seemingly ordinary small - town setting. Also, 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman can be considered a horror story as it delves into the psychological horror of a woman's descent into madness.

Well, 'The Masque of the Red Death' by Edgar Allan Poe is a great short horror. It shows a prince trying to escape the plague by locking himself and his nobles in an abbey, but death still finds them in a very macabre way. 'August Heat' by W. F. Harvey is another. A man has a strange premonition about his future through a drawing he sees, and the events that follow are quite spooky. And 'The Cone' by H. G. Wells, where a man discovers his wife's infidelity in a most gruesome way.

Sure. One story could be about a haunted mirror. A girl moves into an old house and there's a large, ornate mirror in her bedroom. Every night, she sees a figure in the mirror that gets closer each time. Eventually, it reaches out from the mirror and she's never seen again.

Definitely. 'The Masque of the Red Death' by Poe is a classic. It describes a party held during a plague, with a mysterious figure representing death making an appearance. There's also 'The Cask of Amontillado' where a man takes revenge on his so - called friend by walling him up alive in a catacomb. These short horror stories are full of suspense and horror.