Can you recommend some short shocking horror stories?

Sure. One shocking short story is 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson. It's set in a small town where an annual lottery takes place, but the 'prize' is actually a brutal stoning. It shocks readers with its unexpected violence and the blind acceptance of a cruel tradition in the town.

One sad and shocking short story is 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson. In this story, a small town has an annual lottery. But instead of winning a prize, the 'winner' is stoned to death by the townspeople. It shows how blindly following tradition can lead to great cruelty.

One is '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'. The narrator's increasing paranoia and the way he hides the body under the floorboards only to be haunted by the sound of the old man's still - beating heart is truly scary and shocking.

Sure. 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe is extremely shocking. The narrator's descent into madness over the old man's 'vulture - like' eye and his subsequent actions are both disturbing and fascinating. 'A Good Man Is Hard to Find' by Flannery O'Connor has some truly shocking moments of violence and moral reckoning. Also, 'Harrison Bergeron' by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is shocking in its vision of a future society where equality is enforced to the extreme of suppressing all individual excellence.

Sure. One might be 'The Haunting of Blackwood Manor' which was quite popular in 2018 horror short stories. It had a really creepy atmosphere with a haunted house setting and strange noises in the night.

One short horror story could be 'The Bus Stop'. A woman waits at a lonely bus stop late at night. Every time a bus comes, the driver just shakes his head and drives on. Finally, an old bus arrives and the door opens. Inside, she sees all the passengers are pale and motionless, and as she steps in, the bus drives into the darkness.

😋I recommend the following horror novels to you: 1. "Your Highness, Admit It": In the story, the female protagonist lives with a man, but she is constantly provoked by the other party and discovers that he has a hidden evil face. 2. "Heaven's Gate": After the protagonist's soul leaves his body, he finds himself drawn into a dark world full of horror, horror, and despair. 3. "Mascot of the Supporting Female Lead": The female lead is treated as a mascot by the supporting female lead, but in fact, she is a terrifying existence. I hope you like this fairy's recommendation. Muah ~😗

Sure. 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe is a great one. It's about a man who is driven mad by the old man's vulture - like eye and ends up murdering him. Another is 'The Monkey's Paw' which has a cursed paw that grants wishes with horrible consequences. And 'The Yellow Wallpaper' shows a woman's descent into madness in a creepy, isolated setting.

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 plots the old man's murder. Another is 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson. It takes place in a small town where an annual lottery has a very dark and unexpected outcome. And 'The Monkey's Paw' by W. W. Jacobs, which tells the story of a family who gets a cursed monkey's paw that grants wishes but with terrible consequences.

One well - known 1948 horror short story could be 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson. It's a chilling tale set in a small town where an annual lottery has a very dark and unexpected outcome.