{"id":25978,"date":"2023-12-25T04:55:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T04:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldfreebooks.com\/?p=25978"},"modified":"2023-12-30T11:29:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T11:29:54","slug":"50-best-horror-short-stories-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldfreebooks.com\/50-best-horror-short-stories-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Best Horror Short Stories Of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

The best horror short stories of all time are listed here. Throughout this article, we have tried to list the best horror short stories. On the list we have selected the best horror short stories from different stories; you can say some horrendous authors.<\/p>\n

Their horror<\/a> stories can make you feel numb within a short time without any notice. On our list, we listed the 50 best horror short stories of all time.<\/p>\n

50 Best Horror Short Stories You Will Ever Read Till Now<\/h3>\n

On this list, there are stories written by some legendary authors like Harlan Ellison, Ray Bradbury, Charles Dickens, Franz Kafka, W.W.Jacobs, Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen King, Vladimir Nabokov, M.R. James, H.P. Lovecraft,<\/p>\n

Nathaniel Hawthorne and many more. All these writers are the masters of horror stories and novels. So, without any further delay, we will move on to the list of the best horror short stories of all time at this moment.<\/p>\n

50 Best Horror Short Stories:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. The Lottery by Shirley Jackson<\/strong>\n

    \"Best
    Best Horror Short Stories- The Lottery by Shirley Jackson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  2. The Veldt by Ray Bradbury<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    Best Horror Short Stories- The Veldt by Ray Bradbury<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  3. The Monkey\u2019s Paw by W.W. Jacobs<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    Best Horror Short Stories- The Monkey\u2019s Paw by W.W. Jacobs<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  4. The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    Best Horror Short Stories- The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  5. The Willows by Algernon Blackwood<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    Best Horror Short Stories- The Willows by Algernon Blackwood<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  6. The Signal-Man by Charles Dickens<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    Best Horror Short Stories- The Signal-Man by Charles Dickens<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  7. Sticks by Karl Edward Wagner<\/strong>\n

    \"Sticks
    Best Horror Short Stories- Sticks by Karl Edward Wagner<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  8. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    Best Horror Short Stories- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  9. An Occurrence at Owl Creek by Ambrose Bierce<\/strong>\n

    \"An
    Best Horror Short Stories- An Occurrence at Owl Creek by Ambrose Bierce<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  10. The Devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benet<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    Best Horror Short Stories- The Devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benet<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  11. The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    Best Horror Short Stories- The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  12. I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison<\/strong>\n

    \"I
    Best Horror Short Stories- I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  13. Children of the Corn by Stephen King<\/strong>\n

    \"Children
    Best Horror Short Stories- Children of the Corn by Stephen King<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  14. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates<\/strong>\n

    \"Where
    Best Horror Short Stories- Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  15. The Dunwich Horror by H.P. Lovecraft<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    Best Horror Short Stories- The Dunwich Horror by H.P. Lovecraft<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  16. The Open Window by Saki<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    Best Horror Short Stories- The Open Window by Saki<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  17. Pigeons from Hell by Robert E. Howard<\/strong>\n

    \"Pigeons
    Best Horror Short Stories- Pigeons from Hell by Robert E. Howard<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  18. A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner<\/strong>\n

    \"A
    Best Horror Short Stories- A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  19. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens<\/strong>\n

    \"A
    Best Horror Short Stories- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  20. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  21. Don\u2019t Look Now by Daphne du Maurier<\/strong>\n

    \"Don\u2019t
    Don\u2019t Look Now by Daphne du Maurier<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  22. The Mist by Stephen King<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    The Mist by Stephen King<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  23. The Colour Out of Space by H.P. Lovecraft<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    The Colour Out of Space by H.P. Lovecraft<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  24. The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  25. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes<\/strong>\n

    \"Flowers
    Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  26. Royal Jelly by Roald Dahl<\/strong>\n

    \"Royal
    Royal Jelly by Roald Dahl<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  27. The Rocking-Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    The Rocking-Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  28. A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury<\/strong>\n

    \"A
    A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  29. Oh, Whistle and I\u2019ll Come to You by M.R. James<\/strong>\n

    \"Oh,
    Oh, Whistle and I\u2019ll Come to You by M.R. James<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  30. The Box by Richard Matheson<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    The Box by Richard Matheson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  31. A Collapse of Horses by Brian Everson<\/strong>\n

    \"A
    A Collapse of Horses by Brian Everson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  32. The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  33. The Screaming Skull by F. Marion Crawford<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    The Screaming Skull by F. Marion Crawford<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  34. A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor<\/strong>\n

    \"A
    A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  35. Dracula\u2019s Guest by Bram Stoker<\/strong>\n

    \"Dracula\u2019s
    Dracula\u2019s Guest by Bram Stoker<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  36. The Vampyre by John Polidori<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    The Vampyre by John Polidori<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  37. The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  38. The Autopsy by Michael Shea<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    The Autopsy by Michael Shea<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  39. The Doll by Daphne du Maurier<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    The Doll by Daphne du Maurier<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  40. The Road Virus Heads North by Stephen King<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    The Road Virus Heads North by Stephen King<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  41. The Jar by Ray Bradbury<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    The Jar by Ray Bradbury<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  42. The Dark Country by Dennis Etchison<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    The Dark Country by Dennis Etchison<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  43. In the Hills, the Cities by Clive Barker<\/strong>\n

    \"In
    In the Hills, the Cities by Clive Barker<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  44. The Girl with the Hungry Eyes by Fritz Lieber<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    The Girl with the Hungry Eyes by Fritz Lieber<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  45. Casting the Runes by M.R. James<\/strong>\n

    \"Casting
    Casting the Runes by M.R. James<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  46. The Sea Was Wet as Wet Can Be by Gahan Wilson<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    The Sea Was Wet as Wet Can Be by Gahan Wilson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  47. In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka<\/strong>\n

    \"In
    In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  48. Guts by Chuck Palahniuk<\/strong>\n

    \"Guts
    Guts by Chuck Palahniuk<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  49. The Landlady by Roald Dahl<\/strong>\n

    \"The
    The Landlady by Roald Dahl<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  50. He\u2019ll Come Knocking at Your Door by Robert McCammon<\/strong>\n

    \"He\u2019ll
    He\u2019ll Come Knocking at Your Door by Robert McCammon<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    So this is the list of the 50 all-time best horror short stories. These stories can be short in their lengths, but after reading the stories; they will expand in your brain later. the phrases, the conditions, and the things that are used in writing this story are praiseworthy and these are admired throughout the whole world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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