Can you recommend a spider horror short story?

Sure. One spider short story is 'The Very Busy Spider' by Eric Carle. It's a simple yet charming story about a spider who is constantly busy spinning her web, ignoring the various animals that come by trying to engage her in other activities.

Once, a man woke up in the middle of the night to find a huge spider on his ceiling. Its eyes glowed red. As he watched, frozen in fear, it dropped down slowly towards his face. He screamed but couldn't move. Then, suddenly, it vanished. But from that night, he always felt a tickling on his skin as if the spider was still there.

Another great spider horror novel is 'Anansi Boys' by Neil Gaiman. It has elements related to spiders in a very imaginative and somewhat spooky way. The story weaves together different mythologies and creates an engaging and horror - filled plot.

One common element is the appearance of the spider. It's often described as large, hairy, and with menacing eyes. For example, in many stories, the spider is as big as a human or even larger.

Sure. 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe is a great horror short story. It's about a narrator who tries to convince the reader of his sanity while describing how he murdered an old man because of his 'vulture - like' eye.

One famous snake horror short story is 'The Speckled Band' by Arthur Conan Doyle. In this story, a woman is in fear for her life as she hears strange whistling sounds at night. It turns out that a venomous snake is being used by her stepfather to try and kill her. Doyle creates a great sense of dread and mystery throughout the tale.

A '1 page horror short story' could be 'The Monkey's Paw'. In this story, a family comes into possession of a magical monkey's paw that can grant wishes. But each wish comes with a terrible price. Their first wish for money results in the death of their son at work, and as they try to use the paw to undo the tragedy, more horror unfolds. It's a story that plays on the idea of being careful what you wish for in a very spooky way.

One short gothic horror story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. In this story, the narrator is obsessed with an old man's 'vulture - like' eye. He plots and finally kills the old man, then hides his body under the floorboards. But he is haunted by the sound of the old man's still - beating heart, which drives him to confess his crime in the end.

One well - known Hispanic short horror story is 'The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World' by Gabriel García Márquez. It has elements of horror in a very unique way. The arrival of a drowned man in a small village changes the perception of the villagers in an eerie manner.

One well - known Spanish short horror story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe (although he was American, it has been widely translated into Spanish). In this story, the narrator is tormented by an old man's vulture - like eye and eventually kills him. He then hears the sound of the old man's heart beating, which drives him to madness. It's a chilling exploration of guilt and madness.