Can you recommend some short creepy stories?

There are many. For example, 'Carmilla' is a vampire story that predates Dracula. It has a very eerie atmosphere as the main character is haunted by a female vampire. Then there's 'The Black Cat' by Poe again. The narrator's descent into madness and his relationship with the black cat are quite disturbing. Also, 'The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar' is really creepy as it involves a man being hypnotized on his deathbed and the strange things that occur during and after that.

Sure. 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson is a very creepy short story. It seems like a normal small - town lottery at first, but then it takes a very dark turn. Also, 'The Masque of the Red Death' by Edgar Allan Poe is great. The description of the plague and the party held in the face of death is quite spooky. Oh, and 'Carmilla' is a classic vampire short story that is filled with an eerie atmosphere.

One creepy Christmas short story is 'The Haunted Christmas Tree'. It's about a family who brings home a seemingly normal Christmas tree, but at night, they start to hear strange noises coming from it. Branches seem to move on their own, and there are faint whispers. Another is 'The Ghost of Christmas Past Revenge'. In this story, a man who has been cruel in the past is haunted by a malevolent spirit during Christmas that shows him all the pain he has caused, in a very terrifying way. And 'The Christmas Carol of the Damned' is also quite creepy. It's set in an old, abandoned church on Christmas Eve, where a choir is heard singing a haunting carol, but when people go to investigate, they find no one there.

One creepy horror short story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a narrator who is driven mad by an old man's 'vulture - like' eye and eventually murders him. Another is 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson. In a seemingly ordinary village, they hold an annual lottery which has a very dark and unexpected outcome. And 'The Monkey's Paw' by W. W. Jacobs, where a family gets a magical paw that grants wishes but with horrible consequences.

Sure. There's a short story called 'The Graveyard Shift'. Workers in a factory that was built on an old graveyard notice strange things happening at night during the Halloween season. Strange noises, tools moving on their own, and shadowy figures. Another one is 'The Black Cat'. A man's relationship with his pet cat takes a dark turn. He becomes abusive towards the cat, and after some strange events involving the cat's supposed revenge, things get really creepy. The third one could be 'The Woman in Black'. It's about a haunted house and a mysterious woman in black who brings death and misfortune to those who see her, especially around Halloween time.

One good creepy short story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a narrator who is haunted by the eye of an old man he lives with and eventually kills him. The narrator's descent into madness and his paranoia about the still - beating heart under the floorboards are truly creepy.

Sure. One creepy short story is 'The Yellow Wallpaper'. It tells the tale of a woman slowly going mad in a room with hideous wallpaper. Another is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' where a narrator's guilty conscience over a murder drives him to insanity as he hears the heartbeat of the victim. And 'The Monkey's Paw' is also great. It shows how a family's wishes granted by a magical paw come with terrifying consequences.

One short creepy anime story is from 'Another'. The story is set in a classroom where there is a curse. There is an extra student who no one realizes is there, and strange deaths start to occur. It has a very eerie atmosphere with its gloomy art style and the mystery surrounding the curse.

One well - known 'creepy pasta short story' is 'Jeff the Killer'. It's about a young boy who goes through a horrible transformation and becomes a deranged killer with a carved - in smile. Another is 'Slenderman'. He is a tall, faceless entity that haunts forests and preys on children and those who encounter him. There's also 'Ben Drowned', which involves a haunted video game.

Sure. There could be a story where a family moves into a new house, only to find that every night, they hear scratching noises from the walls. As they investigate, they start to feel an evil presence. Another might be about a hiker who gets lost in the woods and stumbles upon an abandoned cabin. Inside, there are strange symbols on the walls and a feeling of dread that won't go away. And perhaps a story of a child who has an imaginary friend that turns out to be something much more sinister.