Can you recommend some scary plot twist stories?

One is 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson. At first, it seems like a normal small - town lottery event. But the plot twist is that the 'winner' of the lottery is actually stoned to death as a sacrifice. It's a very dark and unexpected turn.

One is 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson. In a small town, every year they have a lottery. People seem normal about it at first. But the plot twist is that the 'winner' of the lottery is stoned to death as a sacrifice for a good harvest. It's a really chilling story that shows how blindly following tradition can be very dangerous.

One great plot twist horror story is 'The Yellow Wallpaper'. At first, it seems like a woman's descent into madness due to being confined. But the twist is that her supposed madness might be a form of rebellion against the oppressive male - dominated society. The story makes you question what is real and what is the result of a repressive environment.

The short story 'The Necklace' by Guy de Maupassant has a great plot twist. A woman borrows what she believes to be an expensive necklace for a ball. She loses it and spends years in poverty trying to replace it. In the end, she discovers the original necklace was a fake, which is a huge and unexpected turn.

Another is 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' by Ambrose Bierce. A man is about to be hanged on a bridge during the Civil War. As he falls, he seems to escape and makes a long journey homeward. But in the end, it turns out that all of his escape was just a hallucination in the split second before his death. It's a really mind - boggling plot twist.

Sure. One is 'The Gift of the Magi'. A young couple is very poor. The wife cuts her long beautiful hair to buy a chain for her husband's precious watch. But the husband sells his watch to buy a comb for her hair. It's a very touching and unexpected plot twist.

Agatha Christie's 'And Then There Were None' has a great plot twist. The whole story builds up with a group of people being killed one by one on an isolated island. In the end, we discover that the killer was one of them who faked his own death. It's a classic and unexpected turn of events.

Another one is 'The Necklace' by Guy de Maupassant. A woman borrows what she thinks is an expensive necklace for a ball. She loses it and spends years in poverty trying to replace it. In the end, she discovers the original necklace was a fake. It shows how one small misjudgment can have a huge impact on a life, and the plot twist is both shocking and thought - provoking.

Surprise endings are a common element. For example, in 'The Tell - Tale Heart', the narrator's confession at the end that he hears the old man's heart beating under the floorboards is a huge shock. Another element is misdirection. The author may lead the reader to believe one thing, like in 'The Monkey's Paw' where the family thinks the paw will bring them good fortune, but it actually brings disaster.

Sure. There was a man who always dreamed of being a famous singer. He practiced day and night. One day, he entered a singing competition. But when he started to sing, his voice cracked horribly. Just as he thought he would be booed off, the judges loved it because they were looking for a unique, 'bad' voice for a comical role in a musical. And he got the part and became a star in a really unexpected way.