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Top 10 short horror stories

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The Call of Cthulhu, by H.P. Lovecraft

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Cults, conspiracies, giant monsters with psychic powers, and an unforgettable ending; Call of Cthulhu has it all.
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Top 10 short horror stories

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Dread, by Clive Barker

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This tale's antagonist could put The Scarecrow to shame! A college professor's experiment on human fear turns sadistic.
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Abed, by Elizabeth Massie

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Frequently censored for its graphic detail, Abed tells of a young woman whose husband gets turned into a zombie, and her mother-in-law still wants them to conceive a grandchild.
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The Fall of the House of Usher, by Edgar Allan Poe

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One of the first modern horror stories from a storytelling master.
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Maggots, by Tim Curran

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A prime example of "splatterpunk," or extreme horror. Curran tells the tale of a French soldier during and after Napoleon's failed invasion of Russia. The soldier is gravely wounded, but his life is saved by accidentially becoming a host to a special breed of parasitic organisms.
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The Damned Thing, by Ambrose Brierce

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Another "invisible monster" tale, Brierce makes the idea sound almost plausible, adding to the tale's scariness.
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The Horla, by Guy de Maupassant

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Told in entries from the protagonist's diary, a Frenchman fears he may have become host to a malevolent ethereal being.
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The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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Interpreted as a haunted house story, a story of madness, or both. Gilman is said to have paved the way for horror literature criticising the status quo, especially in terms of how men treated women.
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The Whimper of Whipped Dogs, by Harlan Ellison

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Inspired by the Kitty Genovese murder, the author adds supernatural forces to a true horror story.
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What Was It?, by Fitz-James O'Brien

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A classic tale that pioneered the "invisible monster" story.
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