Can you recommend some terrifying short stories?

One short terrifying story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a narrator who is haunted by an old man's vulture - like eye and eventually murders him, only to be driven mad by the sound of the dead man's heart still beating.

There's also 'The Monkey's Paw'. In this story, a family comes into possession of a magical monkey's paw that can grant wishes. But every wish comes with a terrible and unforeseen consequence, often involving a ghostly apparition related to the death and misfortune that follows their wishes.

One terrifying short story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. In this story, the narrator is obsessed with an old man's vulture - like eye. He eventually kills the old man and hides his body under the floorboards. But his guilt makes him imagine he hears the old man's heart still beating, which drives him to confess. It's a classic that plays on the themes of madness and guilt.

One short terrifying horror 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. He then hears the old man's heart still beating beneath the floorboards. Another is 'The Monkey's Paw'. A family gets a cursed monkey's paw that grants wishes, but with horrifying consequences for each wish.

Well, there's 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' which features the Headless Horseman. Ichabod Crane, a superstitious schoolteacher, has a terrifying encounter with this spectral figure. Then, 'The Most Dangerous Game' is a nerve - wracking story where a man is hunted for sport on an island. Also, 'August Heat' has an uncanny and disturbing plot where a man seemingly foresees his own doom through a drawing he makes.

One terrifying short story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a narrator who is driven mad by the old man's vulture - like eye and ends up murdering him, then being haunted by the sound of the dead man's heart. Another is 'The Monkey's Paw' where a family gets a cursed monkey's paw that grants wishes but with horrible consequences. For example, their first wish for money results in their son's death at work, which is truly scary.

There's 'Ligeia' by Poe as well. It has a narrator who is haunted by the memory of his first wife, Ligeia, and strange, otherworldly events occur after his second wife's death. 'The Masque of the Red Death' is another. It tells of a prince who tries to avoid a deadly plague by hiding in his abbey, but death still finds a way in. And 'The Open Window' is a short but effective horror story with a great twist at the end.

One terrifying short horror 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 eventually murders him. Another is 'The Monkey's Paw'. A family gets a cursed monkey's paw that grants wishes but with horrible consequences. And 'The Yellow Wallpaper' where a woman's mental state deteriorates as she becomes obsessed with the yellow wallpaper in her room.

One of the terrifying short stories could be 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a narrator who is driven mad by the old man's 'vulture - like' eye and eventually kills him. Another might be 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson, which has a shockingly cruel ending in a seemingly ordinary small - town setting. And 'The Monkey's Paw' is also very scary, as the wishes granted by the paw come with horrible consequences.

Sure. Here's one. There was a young girl who moved into an old house. Every night, she heard a faint scratching at her door. One night, she couldn't bear it and opened the door. There was nothing there, but when she turned around, she saw a pair of glowing eyes in the corner of her room. Then, a cold hand touched her shoulder.