Genre: Short Story
The Most Dangerous Game
The story features a big-game hunter from New York City who falls off a yacht and swims to an isolated island in the Caribbean, where he is hunted by a Russian aristocrat…
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The Minister’s Black Veil
A Puritan minister's life is upended when he starts wearing a black veil, symbolizing hidden sin and sparking unease in his community…
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The Matter with Andre
Matilda cannot wait for her husband to be away so she can invite Captain Sommerive into her house and heart…
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The Lottery
Chilling story about a seemingly idyllic town that holds an annual lottery where one resident is chosen to be stoned to death…
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The Horla
The Horla is written in diary format by an unnamed narrator who becomes increasingly unhinged and alarming…
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The Hand
Chilling tale about the mysterious death of Sir John Rowell, an enigmatic Englishman with a macabre passion for hunting…
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The Five-Forty-Eight
The story takes place in downtown Manhattan, New York City, where the protagonist, Blake, attempts to escape his former employee, Miss Dent, who was fired shortly after a one-night stand…
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The Diary of a Madman
“Diary of a Madman” is a farcical short story by Nikolai Gogol, presented in the form of a diary…
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Johnny Bear
John Steinbeck wrote the short story “Johnny Bear” in 1938…
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The Fall of the House of Usher
“The Fall of the House of Usher” is a Gothic tale that begins with the narrator encountering the eerie House of Usher on a bleak day, filling him with dread…
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