Can you recommend some really weird short stories?

Sure. 'The Yellow Wallpaper' is a very weird short story. It's about a woman who slowly descends into madness while being confined in a room with yellow wallpaper. Another one is 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson. In this story, a small town has an annual lottery which has a very dark and unexpected outcome. And 'The Metamorphosis' by Franz Kafka is also quite strange. A man wakes up one day to find himself transformed into a giant insect.

Sure. 'The Yellow Wallpaper' is a great one. It's about a woman who slowly descends into madness while confined to a room with hideous yellow wallpaper. Another is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. The narrator's obsession with an old man's 'vulture - like' eye and his subsequent murder of the old man is both scary and really weird. Also, 'The Monkey's Paw' where a family gets a magical paw that grants wishes but with terrifying consequences.

Sure. One great new weird short story is 'The Yellow Sign' by Robert W. Chambers. It has a really strange and eerie atmosphere that draws you in.

There's 'The Tell - Tale Heart'. The narrator in this story is obsessed with an old man's 'vulture - like' eye. He plots and kills the old man, then hides his body under the floorboards. But as the police come to investigate, he starts to hear the old man's heart still beating, getting louder and louder until he confesses. The paranoia and the sense of guilt make this story quite scary.

One great weird short story is 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. It's about a woman's descent into madness while being confined to a room with yellow wallpaper. The story is filled with psychological horror and strange observations. Another is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. The narrator's obsession with an old man's 'evil eye' and his subsequent actions are both eerie and fascinating. And then there's 'The Metamorphosis' by Franz Kafka, where a man wakes up one day transformed into a giant insect, exploring themes of alienation and the human condition in a truly strange way.

Sure. There is a story where a family's Christmas presents start to talk to each other in the middle of the night. They are having a debate about which present will be the most loved by the family members. Also, there is a short story where a snowman built by a little girl becomes a real living being during Christmas and takes her on a magical journey to the North Pole. And then there is a tale about a Christmas star that falls from the sky and turns into a mischievous little imp that causes all sorts of havoc in a small town during the Christmas season.

One great weird horror short story is 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. It's about a woman's descent into madness as she is confined to a room with yellow wallpaper. Another is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. The narrator's obsession with an old man's 'evil eye' and his subsequent actions are truly creepy. And then there's 'The Monkey's Paw' by W.W. Jacobs, which shows how a simple wish - granting object can bring about terrifying consequences.

Another is 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The story is about a woman who is slowly driven mad by the yellow wallpaper in her room. It's a very strange exploration of mental health and the constraints placed on women at that time. The way the narrator's perception of the wallpaper changes is really eerie.

One short bedtime story could be 'The Sleepy Rabbit. A rabbit was so tired after a day of hopping. It found a soft patch of grass and closed its eyes, falling asleep quickly. And that's the story.

One really scary short story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a narrator who is driven mad by an old man's vulture - like eye and eventually murders him. The narrator's increasing paranoia as he hears the heartbeat, which may be his own guilt - ridden conscience, is truly terrifying.