Can you recommend some classic short scary stories?

Well, 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' by Ambrose Bierce can be considered a classic scary short story. It has a very unexpected ending. The story builds up the tension as a man is about to be hanged and then takes the reader on a strange journey. 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' by Washington Irving is another famous one. With the Headless Horseman chasing Ichabod Crane through the spooky woods, it gives a great sense of fear. And 'The Masque of the Red Death' by Edgar Allan Poe, which shows a prince trying to escape a deadly plague in a macabre and terrifying way.

Sure. 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe is a great one. It's about a narrator who is haunted by an old man's vulture - like eye and his descent into madness as he tries to deal with it. Another is 'The Monkey's Paw' by W.W. Jacobs. A family gets a magical paw that can grant wishes, but every wish comes with a terrible price. And 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, which is a chilling story of a woman's mental breakdown while being confined in a room with strange wallpaper.

Sure. 'The Drifting Classroom' is a classic. It tells the story of a school that suddenly finds itself in a desolate and dangerous post - apocalyptic world. It's full of tension and horror. Another is 'Bokurano: Ours'. It's a dark story about a group of kids who have to pilot giant robots to fight battles, but the consequences are far more terrifying than they seem at first.

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 ~😗

Sure. One short scary story could be about a haunted house. A family moves in, and every night they hear strange noises coming from the attic. When they finally go to check, they find a cold, dark presence that terrifies them. Another could be a story of a cursed object. A girl finds an old doll in an antique store. Once she takes it home, she starts having nightmares and seeing a strange figure in her room at night. And there's also a story where a hiker gets lost in the woods and comes across a strange cabin with a sinister feeling. Inside, he discovers things that make him realize he's in a place he should never have been.

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.