Can you recommend some most scary short stories?

One of the scariest horror short stories is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a man who is driven mad by an old man's 'vulture - like' eye and commits a heinous crime. Another is 'The Yellow Wallpaper' which shows the descent into madness of a woman trapped in a room. And 'The Monkey's Paw' is also very scary, as it deals with the consequences of making wishes that come true in a very dark and unexpected way.

A really scary short horror story is 'The Yellow Wallpaper'. The narrator, a woman, is confined to a room with yellow wallpaper for her 'nervous condition'. As she stares at the wallpaper, she begins to hallucinate and see a woman trapped behind it. It's a great example of psychological horror. Also, 'The Monkey's Paw' is terrifying. A family gets a magical monkey's paw that can grant wishes, but every wish comes with a horrible consequence, like their son coming back from the dead in a mutilated form.

One of the scariest short stories could be '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 killing him. Then he is haunted by the sound of the old man's still - beating heart under the floorboards.

Sure. 'The Yellow Wallpaper' is a famous short scary story. It tells the story of a woman who slowly descends into madness while being confined in a room with yellow wallpaper. Then there's 'Carmilla', a vampire story that predates Dracula. The relationship between the female protagonist and Carmilla is both alluring and terrifying. And don't forget 'The Black Cat' by Poe as well. It features a man's descent into further madness as he is haunted by a black cat.

Sure. One of the scariest ones could be 'The Haunted House' in it. It's about a family who moves into an old, dilapidated house and starts experiencing strange noises and apparitions at night.

Sure. One short scary story could be 'The Haunted Mirror'. A girl bought an old mirror at a flea market. Every time she looked into it, she saw a strange figure behind her that wasn't there in real life. Eventually, she couldn't take it anymore and smashed the mirror, only to find the figure was now standing right in front of her.

One scary short story could be '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 'evil eye'. After hiding the body under the floorboards, he starts to hear the old man's heart still beating, which drives him insane. Another is 'The Monkey's Paw'. A family gets a magical monkey paw that can grant wishes, but every wish comes with a horrible price. For example, they wish for money and their son dies at work so they get a compensation payment.

Yes. 'The Yellow Wallpaper' is a good example of a scary short story. It tells the story of a woman who slowly descends into madness while being confined in a room with yellow wallpaper. In terms of scary fictions, Stephen King's works are great. For instance, 'Carrie' is a famous one. A bullied girl discovers she has telekinetic powers and uses them for revenge in a very bloody and scary way.

😋I don't recommend reading overly scary short stories, but if you really want to read them, the following books might satisfy your needs: Crafty House, The Ring, Dark Specter, Haunted House, and I'm About to Come Out. I hope you like this fairy's recommendation. Muah ~😗

One short but scary story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart'. A man is haunted by an old man's vulture - like eye. He becomes so obsessed that he kills the old man and hides his body under the floorboards. But then he starts to hear the old man's heart still beating, which drives him insane.