Can you recommend some good horror murder short stories?

A group of friends go camping in a remote forest. One by one, they start disappearing. The last remaining friend discovers that one of them was a serial killer all along, who lured them there to carry out his murders in a place where no one would find the bodies.

Another is 'Lamb to the Slaughter' by Roald Dahl. In this story, a pregnant woman kills her husband with a frozen leg of lamb when he tells her he is leaving. She then cooks the lamb and serves it to the police officers who come to investigate, getting rid of the murder weapon in a very clever way.

In a small town, there was an abandoned asylum. A group of teenagers dared each other to spend the night there. One by one, they started to disappear. The last one left saw a figure in a white coat with a bloody scalpel. He ran for his life but was chased down. His body was found the next day outside the asylum gates, his eyes wide open in horror.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band' is also among the best. Sherlock Holmes uses his brilliant deductive reasoning to solve a seemingly impossible murder case. The story is filled with suspense, from the strange circumstances surrounding the death to Holmes' step - by - step unravelling of the mystery.

One classic short murder mystery story is 'The Speckled Band' by Arthur Conan Doyle. It involves a young woman fearing for her life in a locked room and Sherlock Holmes's brilliant deduction to solve the mystery.

One great horror short story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a man who is driven mad by the old man's vulture - like eye and ends up murdering him. Then, he is haunted by the sound of the dead man's beating heart. Another is 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson. In a seemingly ordinary village, there's an annual lottery, but the winner doesn't receive a pleasant prize at all. It has a very disturbing and unexpected ending that makes you question human nature.

One great horror short story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's a classic that delves into the mind of a madman. The narrator's obsession with an old man's 'vulture - like' eye and his subsequent actions are truly chilling.

Sure. 'The Yellow Wallpaper' is a great short horror story. It shows a woman's descent into madness as she is confined to a room with hideous yellow wallpaper. There's also 'The Masque of the Red Death' by Poe. A prince tries to avoid a deadly plague by hiding in his abbey but death still finds a way in. Oh, and 'August Heat' is quite interesting. A man meets another and strange events unfold that seem to be leading to his doom.

One good short horror story is '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 vulture - like eye. He hides the body under the floorboards but then starts to hear the heart still beating, driving him insane.

Yes. 'The Monkey's Paw' is a well - known horror short story. It shows how a family's wishes granted by a magical paw come with terrifying consequences. Also, 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Poe. In this story, a man named Montresor lures his so - called friend Fortunato into the catacombs to seek revenge in a very chilling way. Then there's 'August Heat' by W. F. Harvey. The story has an eerie sense of fate and doom that builds up as the two main characters interact.