Can you recommend some best spooky stories?

Sure. 'Lore' is a top pick. It's filled with historical horror stories that will send shivers down your spine. For example, it might tell you about some old - fashioned superstitions that turned out to have a terrifying truth behind them. Another one is 'The NoSleep Podcast'. The narrators there do a great job of bringing the horror stories to life. And 'Welcome to Night Vale' offers a really unique and spooky experience with its off - kilter town and the strange happenings there.

There are many good ones. For example, 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' by Washington Irving. The headless horseman chasing Ichabod Crane is a classic spooky image. 'August Heat' is also a short but creepy story where a man meets a stranger whose drawing seems to predict his death in a very strange way. And 'The Black Cat' by Poe again, with its themes of guilt and the supernatural, is a great short spooky tale.

Sure. 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens can be considered a ghost story. The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come visit Ebenezer Scrooge and transform his life. It's a great story for a spooky night as it has that eerie element of the supernatural while also having a moral lesson.

Sure. 'The Monkey's Paw' is a great choice. It's a short but very effective ghost story. The idea of the cursed monkey's paw that grants wishes but with a horrible price is really terrifying. Just three wishes lead to so much horror.

Sure. 'Coraline' is a great spooky graphic novel. It's about a girl who discovers an alternate world through a small door in her new house. The other world seems nice at first but soon reveals its spooky and dangerous nature. Another one is 'Through the Woods'. It has a collection of short, spooky stories with beautiful yet haunting illustrations. Then there's 'Anya's Ghost'. This novel combines the story of a girl who befriends a ghost, and it has some really spooky and unexpected twists.

There's the story of 'The Ghostly Gardener'. In this story, a little girl often sees a figure in the garden at twilight. It looks like a transparent man tending to the plants. She's initially spooked. However, as she gets closer one day, she realizes it's just the reflection of an old gardener's photo in the window glass combined with the evening light, creating an illusion. It has that spooky atmosphere but isn't truly scary.

One long spooky story is 'The Shining' by Stephen King. It's about a family who becomes the caretakers of an isolated hotel during the off - season. Strange things start to happen as the father descends into madness, influenced by the hotel's dark past. There are ghosts, creepy hallways, and a sense of impending doom throughout the story.

One spooky story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a man who is driven mad by the old man's 'evil eye' and eventually murders him, then is haunted by the sound of the dead man's heart. Another is 'The Monkey's Paw'. A family is granted three wishes by a magical monkey's paw, but each wish comes with a horrible price. And 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker is also very spooky. It tells the story of the vampire Dracula and his attempts to spread his undead curse.

A short spooky story could be this: In a small town, there was an abandoned asylum. A group of teenagers decided to explore it. Once inside, they heard screams and whispers. One of them saw a figure in a white gown floating down the hall. They all ran out in terror. Another story is about a man who wakes up in the middle of the night to find a shadowy figure standing at the foot of his bed. He tries to scream but no sound comes out.