Can you recommend some comedy thriller short stories?

One characteristic is the unexpected. In these stories, there are often plot twists that are both thrilling and can have a comical edge. For example, a character who seems harmless turns out to be the villain in a very comical way. Another is the use of humor in tense situations. Like in a chase scene, a character might make a silly mistake that adds humor while still maintaining the thrill.

One well - known public domain comedy thriller is 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson. It has elements of mystery and horror, but also a certain dark humor. Another could be some of the works of Edgar Allan Poe, like 'The Purloined Letter', which has a thrilling plot with some comical undertones in the way the detective outwits the criminal.

Sure. One great short thriller story is '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'. Another is 'The Landlady' by Roald Dahl, where a young man checks into a bed - and - breakfast and discovers the landlady has some very strange and sinister secrets. Also, 'Lamb to the Slaughter' by Roald Dahl is a thrilling read, in which a wife kills her husband with a frozen leg of lamb and then cleverly disposes of the evidence.

Sure. One short comedy story is about a clumsy magician. He was trying to make a rabbit disappear but instead made his own hat disappear and the rabbit ended up sitting on his head. It's really funny.

Mark Twain's 'The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County' is also a classic comedy short story. It tells the story of a man who bets on a frog's jumping ability. But his opponent cheats by filling the frog with lead shot. The story is told in a humorous and folksy way.

There are many great thriller fiction short stories. 'Lamb to the Slaughter' by Roald Dahl is quite interesting. The story starts off innocently enough, but then takes a dark turn. It shows how a seemingly ordinary housewife can be quite devious. Also, 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' by Ambrose Bierce has a very unique narrative structure that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. And 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, while also having elements of horror, is a great thriller short story as well.

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 short horror thriller 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. Then he starts to hear the sound of the old man's heart still beating, which drives him to confess.

Sure. 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe is a great one. It's about a man who murders an old man because he can't stand the old man's 'evil eye'. The narrator's descent into madness and his paranoia make it a thrilling read. Another is 'Lamb to the Slaughter' by Roald Dahl. A woman kills her husband with a frozen leg of lamb and then cleverly disposes of the evidence by cooking the lamb and having the police eat it. And 'The Cask of Amontillado' also by Poe, where a man takes revenge on his friend by walling him up alive in a catacomb.

One great thriller short story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's a classic that delves into the mind of a madman who is haunted by the sound of a dead man's heart. Another is 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson. It has a disturbing premise where a small town has a rather sinister annual lottery. And 'Lamb to the Slaughter' by Roald Dahl is also excellent. In this story, a wife uses a frozen leg of lamb to cover up her crime in a rather unexpected way.