Can you recommend a short scary detective story?

Sure. 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' by Edgar Allan Poe is a great short detective story. It features C. Auguste Dupin, who is considered one of the first fictional detectives. Dupin uses his brilliant analytical skills to solve the mystery of two women's brutal murders in Paris.

One scary short story 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 eventually kills him. The narrator then becomes paranoid, thinking he can still hear the old man's heart beating, even after hiding the body under the floorboards.

One good short detective story is 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band' by Arthur Conan Doyle. It features Sherlock Holmes and his brilliant detective work in solving a mysterious and dangerous case.

There's a short detective story where a valuable painting is stolen from an art gallery. The detective examines the scene and discovers a single hair. By analyzing the hair, he traces it back to a known art thief in the city. Through further surveillance and a quick chase, he recovers the painting and arrests the thief. This kind of story showcases the detective's skills in forensic analysis and deduction.

A really interesting short detective mystery story is 'A Jury of Her Peers' by Susan Glaspell. Although it's not a traditional detective story with a professional detective, it has elements of mystery. The women in the story piece together the truth about a murder while the men are bumbling around. They notice small details in the kitchen that the men overlook, ultimately revealing the real story behind the death of a farmer.

Of course there is. I recommend a mystery detective novel called "Detective Dixson." It's pure reasoning, not scary or bloody, and the secrets behind each case are explained in simple terms. It's easy to understand. I believe you will find something you like ~ I hope you will like my recommendation ~😗

Well, there's 'The Masque of the Red Death'. In this story, Prince Prospero tries to avoid the deadly plague by hiding in his abbey with his nobles. But death in the form of a masked figure still comes for them. Also, 'Ligeia' where the narrator is haunted by his first wife, Ligeia, even after her death and strange things start to happen with his second wife.

Sure. There might be a story about a deranged killer who haunts an old asylum. The asylum has long, dark corridors filled with the screams of the past victims. The killer's footsteps can be heard echoing, and his shadow looms menacingly around every corner.

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.