Can you recommend the best nosleep short stories for horror lovers?

Sure. 'The Cursed Well' is a great one. It's about a well that has some sort of curse on it. People who get too close or try to use it end up having really bad things happen to them. Another is 'The Phantom Train'. It's set in an old railway line where a phantom train is said to appear at midnight. 'The Screaming Bridge' is also quite underrated. It's about a bridge where people hear blood - curdling screams at night.

Definitely 'The Dark Half'. It's about a writer whose fictional creation seems to come to life in a very menacing way. 'I Am the Doorway' is a short but effective horror story. It tells of an astronaut who comes back with something very wrong with him. And 'The Ledge' is a story that will keep you on the edge of your seat as it involves a dangerous bet on a high - rise ledge and the horror that unfolds there.

Sure. 'The Boogeyman' is a great pick. It plays on the common fear of the thing that goes bump in the night. It has that classic Stephen King feel of taking an everyday fear and making it into a truly horrifying tale.

The 'The Red Room' is a great short 'nosleep' story. It's about a person who decides to spend a night in a supposedly haunted red room. As the night progresses, they start to experience all kinds of strange phenomena. The description of the room and the building tension make it a really engaging and spooky read.

Sure. One short no - sleep story could be about a haunted house. A family moves in and strange noises start immediately at night. Every night, they hear scratching on the walls and the sound of footsteps on the stairs, but when they check, there's nothing there. It keeps them on edge all the time.

Sure. One short no - sleep story could be about a haunted house. A family moves into an old Victorian - style house. At night, they hear strange scratching noises coming from the attic. Every time they go to check, there's nothing there, but the noises keep getting louder and more frequent. Eventually, they find an old diary in the attic that reveals a dark secret about a previous owner who was a serial killer.

Sure. 'The Dark Lake' is a great nosleep story. It's about a lake that has a dark secret. People who swim in it start having nightmares and some even disappear. Another one is 'The Screaming Tunnel'. Legend has it that if you walk through this tunnel at night, you'll hear blood - curdling screams. 'The Old Mill' is also popular. It's a spooky place where strange noises come from the machinery even though it's long been abandoned.

For horror fans, 'It' by Stephen King is a must - read. The shape - shifting entity that preys on children in the town of Derry every few decades is terrifying. There are so many disturbing scenes like the sewer scenes. Also, 'The Exorcist' is a well - known dark somnium story. The possession of a young girl and the attempts to exorcise the demon are extremely frightening.

Sure. 'The Yellow Wallpaper' is a great one. It tells the story of a woman who is confined to a room with yellow wallpaper for her 'nervous condition'. As she spends more time there, she starts to see strange things in the wallpaper, and her mental state deteriorates. It's a very psychological and dark story.

Sure. 'It' is a must - read for horror lovers. The idea of a malevolent clown lurking in the sewers and preying on children is truly terrifying. Another great one is 'The Shining'. The haunted hotel setting and the slow breakdown of the main character's sanity are classic horror elements. 'Pet Sematary' is also very scary as it plays with the concept of death and resurrection in a very dark way.