Can you share an english short horror story?

One short English horror story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. In it, a narrator tries to convince the reader of his sanity while he details how he murdered an old man because of his 'vulture - like' eye. He dismembers the body and hides it under the floorboards, but he starts to hear the old man's heart still beating, which drives him to confess.

Once upon a time, there was a boy named Tom and a girl named Lily. They met in a small coffee shop. Tom accidentally spilled his coffee on Lily's book. He was so embarrassed and apologized profusely. Lily just laughed and said it was okay. From that day on, they started talking more and more. They found they had a lot in common, like loving old movies and reading the same books. Eventually, they fell in love.

Sure. Once there was a little boy named Tom. He found a lost puppy on his way home. Tom took the puppy to his house and gave it some food. He then made a sign to find the puppy's owner. Eventually, the owner saw the sign and came to take the puppy back, and he thanked Tom a lot.

Yes. Little Johnny was in class and the teacher asked the students to use the word 'contagious' in a sentence. Johnny said, 'My dad told me to stay away from uncle Ted 'cause he's contagious.' The teacher said, 'No, that's not correct. You can't use it like that. Can anyone else try?' Suzy raised her hand and said, 'The flu is contagious.' The teacher said, 'Good, Suzy.' Johnny said, 'Well, what did Suzy tell you? I told you uncle Ted had the flu!'

Sure. Here is one. A young boy was always told he was not good enough at running. But he didn't give up. Every day he practiced hard. He ran in the rain, in the heat. Years passed. Eventually, he participated in a big race. At the start, he was far behind. But his perseverance kicked in. He overtook one runner after another. In the end, he won. This story shows that with determination, you can achieve great things.

There was a story about a hare and a tortoise. The hare was very proud of his speed and mocked the tortoise for being slow. They decided to have a race. The hare started very fast and then took a nap halfway. Meanwhile, the tortoise kept going slowly but steadily. When the hare woke up, he saw the tortoise was about to cross the finish line. In the end, the tortoise won. This story tells us that slow and steady wins the race.

Oh, here's one. A dog was chasing its tail for hours, thinking it was a new toy. Everyone around was laughing at its silliness.

Sure! Here's one. 'The Ant and the Grasshopper.' In a field, an ant worked hard all summer gathering food. A grasshopper just sang and played. When winter came, the ant had food, but the grasshopper was hungry. It teaches us to be prepared for the future.

A family had an English Setter. One night, while the family was asleep, the dog started barking frantically. They woke up to find the dog staring at a corner of the room. There was nothing visible to them, but the dog seemed terrified. It kept growling and barking. Then, suddenly, the dog bolted out of the room. The family never found out what it saw that night.

There was a man who liked to take walks in the forest at night. One evening, he got lost. As he was trying to find his way, he heard a low growl. He saw a pair of red eyes in the bushes. A creature, half - man and half - beast, emerged and chased him. He ran for his life, not knowing if he would escape.