Can you recommend some books of horror short stories?

'Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories' is also worth checking out. Roald Dahl is known for his unique and often darkly humorous writing. In this book, he has selected and sometimes even retold some classic ghost and horror short stories. It offers a different take on horror as Dahl's style is quite distinct from more traditional horror writers.

Sure. 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' is a classic collection. It has a lot of really spooky short stories that have been scaring people for years.

Well, 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson is a very disturbing short story with horror elements. It's set in a small town where an annual lottery has a very cruel and unexpected outcome. There's also 'August Heat' by W.F. Harvey, which has an uncanny and somewhat terrifying plot about a man who has a premonition of his own death.

One such book could be 'The Bloody Chamber' by Angela Carter. It contains short stories that blend elements of erotica and horror in a very unique way. The stories often re - imagine classic fairy tales with a dark, sexual, and macabre twist.

Sure. One might be 'The Haunting of Blackwood Manor' which was quite popular in 2018 horror short stories. It had a really creepy atmosphere with a haunted house setting and strange noises in the night.

One short horror story could be 'The Bus Stop'. A woman waits at a lonely bus stop late at night. Every time a bus comes, the driver just shakes his head and drives on. Finally, an old bus arrives and the door opens. Inside, she sees all the passengers are pale and motionless, and as she steps in, the bus drives into the darkness.

Maybe there's a story of a cursed object. A young girl finds an old locket in an antique store. Once she puts it on, she starts having vivid nightmares of a terrifying figure. The nightmares become more and more real, and she realizes that the locket has a connection to a long - forgotten evil that is now targeting her.

One more interesting short horror story is 'Carmilla' by Sheridan Le Fanu. It's an early vampire story that predates Dracula. It tells the story of a young woman who is visited by a mysterious female figure named Carmilla, and strange and terrifying events unfold as a result. These stories are all great examples from the list of short horror stories.

Sure. One of the scariest could be the story about the haunted house where every night strange noises and apparitions appear. It builds a great sense of dread with its detailed descriptions of the creaking floors and cold spots. Another good one might be the tale of the cursed object. When people touch it, they start to have nightmares and then things from their nightmares start to invade their real lives. And there's also the story of the lost souls in the forest. People who enter the forest get lost and are haunted by the wailing voices of the souls that never found their way out.

Sure. 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe is a great one. It's about a narrator who is driven mad by the old man's 'vulture - like' eye and ends up killing him.