Can you recommend some short suspense stories?

Some good short suspense stories include 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' by Ambrose Bierce. The story plays with time and perception as a man about to be hanged experiences a series of events that keep the reader on the edge of their seat. 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman also has elements of suspense. It's about a woman's descent into madness while being confined to a room with strange wallpaper, and it builds a sense of unease throughout the story.

A good one is 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson. In a seemingly ordinary small town, the annual lottery takes a dark turn. As the story progresses, you wonder what this lottery is really about. The unexpected and cruel ending is full of suspense and makes you question the nature of the town's traditions.

There are many great Indian suspense short stories. For example, 'A Tiger for Malgudi' by R.K. Narayan. It has a sense of mystery around the tiger's presence in the town. The story builds suspense as the characters interact with this unexpected visitor. Then there's 'Fire on the Mountain' by Anita Desai. The atmosphere in the story is filled with a certain unease and suspense, mainly due to the complex relationships between the characters. And 'Train to Pakistan' by Khushwant Singh has suspense in terms of the events that unfold during the partition of India, with the fate of the characters hanging in the balance.

There's 'The Monkey's Paw' which is full of suspense. The family's wishes on the magical paw lead to a series of terrifying and unexpected events. It keeps you on the edge of your seat, wondering what the next consequence of their wishes will be. And 'The Landlady' is also a good one. A young man checks into a boarding house and gradually discovers that the landlady has some very strange and disturbing secrets.

One of the best short suspense stories is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a narrator who is haunted by the vulture - like eye of an old man he lives with and eventually commits a heinous act. The increasing paranoia and the sound of the 'beating heart' create an intense sense of suspense.

Sure. 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson is a great one. It seems like an ordinary small - town event at first, but as the story unfolds, the true and rather disturbing nature of the lottery is revealed. Another is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. The narrator's descent into madness while being haunted by the old man's vulture - like eye is full of suspense.

Sure. One is 'The Knock'. A woman hears a knock on her door at midnight. She peeks through the peephole but sees nothing. When she steps back, the knocking starts again. Another is 'The Empty Room'. A man enters a supposedly empty hotel room but feels like he's being watched. And 'The Silent Caller'. A phone rings in the middle of the night, but when the person answers, there's only silence on the other end.

One that stands out is 'The Silent Patient' by Alex Michaelides. The story has a great blend of a psychological mystery and a sort of unspoken romantic tension. Also, 'Big Little Lies' by Liane Moriarty has a web of lies and secrets among the characters that are connected to both their relationships and a suspenseful event that happened at a school event. The romantic aspects are interwoven with the mystery and the power dynamics between the characters.

Sure. 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe is a great one. It's about a narrator who tries to convince the reader of his sanity while describing how he murdered an old man because of his 'evil eye'. The suspense builds as he hides the body and then hears the heart still beating, driving him to confess in the end.

Sure. One great suspense short story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a narrator who tries to convince the reader of his sanity while he's actually a murderer haunted by the sound of his victim's heart. Another is 'Lamb to the Slaughter' by Roald Dahl, where a wife kills her husband and then cleverly disposes of the evidence. And 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson is also very suspenseful, with a small town's disturbing annual tradition.