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Can you recommend some good horror short stories?

2024-11-24 17:08
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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.

I'd recommend 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe. It tells the story of a man named Montresor who seeks revenge on Fortunato. He lures Fortunato into the catacombs under the pretext of tasting some rare Amontillado wine. Once there, he chains Fortunato to a wall and bricks him in alive. It's a dark and macabre tale of vengeance.

Sure. 'The Monkey's Paw' is a well - known horror short story. A family comes into possession of a magical monkey's paw that can grant three wishes. However, every wish comes with a terrible and unforeseen consequence. It plays on the idea of fate and the danger of meddling with the unknown. Also, 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is quite chilling. It's about a woman's descent into madness as she is confined to a room with yellow wallpaper.

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Can you recommend some good horror short stories?

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2024-11-24 14:30

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.

Can you recommend some good short horror stories?

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2024-11-20 05:41

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.

Can you recommend some good short horror stories?

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2024-11-16 02:25

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.

Can you recommend some good horror short stories?

2 answers
2024-11-16 01:02

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.

Can you recommend some good short horror stories from the 'book of short horror stories'?

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2024-11-24 20:30

Sure. One great short horror story could be 'The Tell - Tale Heart' which is often included in collections. It has a narrator who is driven mad by an old man's vulture - like eye. Another might be 'The Monkey's Paw' where a family's wishes on a magical paw bring them unexpected and terrifying consequences.

Can you recommend some good online short horror stories?

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2024-12-14 07:12

Yes. 'Ligeia' is an interesting online short horror story. It tells the tale of a man's obsessive love for his first wife, Ligeia, and the strange events that occur after her death when he remarries. 'The Cask of Amontillado' is also worth checking out. It involves a man seeking revenge on another by luring him into the catacombs. There's also 'The Masque of the Red Death' which shows a prince trying to avoid a deadly plague but in vain.

Can you recommend some good fantasy horror short stories?

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2024-12-14 04:13

Sure. One great example is 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. It's a short but very creepy story that blurs the line between reality and madness. Another is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. His use of the unreliable narrator in this short story creates a really tense and horror - filled atmosphere. And then there's 'The Monkey's Paw' by W. W. Jacobs, which has a lot of dark and unexpected twists.

Can you recommend some good tnt horror short stories?

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2024-12-11 17:50

There's 'The Cursed Cabin'. In this story, a family decides to stay in an old, isolated cabin in the woods. Strange things start to happen, like objects moving on their own and creepy voices at night. It plays on the fear of the unknown in a really effective way.

Can you recommend some good fiction horror short stories?

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2024-12-11 14:36

Sure. 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe is a great one. It's about a man's descent into madness as he is haunted by the sound of his victim's heartbeat. Another is 'The Monkey's Paw' which has a very eerie and unexpected ending. The wishes made upon the paw bring only horror.

Can you recommend some good gothic horror short stories?

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2024-12-10 06:06

One great gothic horror short story is 'The Fall of the House of Usher' by Edgar Allan Poe. It has a very eerie atmosphere with the decaying mansion and the strange relationship between the Usher siblings.

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