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50 of the Scariest Short Stories of All Time

A list by Emily Temple of fifty scary short stories from all genres at flavorwire.com including both well-known classics and some lesser-known spooks. Links to some of the stories are included in the source article. Read them this Halloween!
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I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Harlan Ellison)
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
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Harlan Ellison
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury
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The Infamous Bengal Ming by Rajesh Parameswaran
The Infamous Bengal Ming by Rajesh Parameswaran
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Two Houses by Kelly Link
Two Houses by Kelly Link
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Snow, Glass, Apples
Snow, Glass, Apples
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The Other Place by Mary Gaitskill
The Other Place by Mary Gaitskill
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Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates
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The Signal-Man by Charles Dickens
The Signal-Man by Charles Dickens
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"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka
In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka
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The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs
The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs
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Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
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Daniel Keyes
The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart
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Edgar Allan Poe
The Road Virus Heads North by Stephen King
The Road Virus Heads North by Stephen King
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Terra Incognita by Vladimir Nabokov
Terra Incognita by Vladimir Nabokov
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Casting the Runes by MR James
Casting the Runes by MR James
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The Dunwich Horror
The Dunwich Horror
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Out of Skin by Emily Carroll
Out of Skin by Emily Carroll
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Nightmare at 20000 Feet
Nightmare at 20000 Feet
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The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
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Shirley Jackson
The Screaming Skull by F. Marion Crawford
The Screaming Skull by F. Marion Crawford
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The Open Window by Saki
The Open Window by Saki
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The Willows by Algernon Blackwood
The Willows by Algernon Blackwood
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A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
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Flannery O'Connor
Green Tea by Sheridan Le Fanu
Green Tea by Sheridan Le Fanu
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The Green Ribbon by Alvin Schwartz
The Green Ribbon by Alvin Schwartz
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The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
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Angela Carter
"Rappaccini's Daughter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
"Rappaccini's Daughter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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"The Pelican Bar" by Karen Joy Fowler
"The Pelican Bar" by Karen Joy Fowler
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"Dappelgrim" by Brian Evenson
"Dappelgrim" by Brian Evenson
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"The Midnight Meat Train" by Clive Barker
"The Midnight Meat Train" by Clive Barker
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"Miriam" by Truman Capote
"Miriam" by Truman Capote
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"Dial Tone" by Benjamin Percy
"Dial Tone" by Benjamin Percy
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"Le Horla" by Guy De Maupassant
"Le Horla" by Guy De Maupassant
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"Caterpillars" by E.F. Benson
"Caterpillars" by E.F. Benson
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"The Demon Lover" by Elizabeth Bowen
"The Demon Lover" by Elizabeth Bowen
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"The Echo of Neighborly Bones" by Daniel Woodrell
"The Echo of Neighborly Bones" by Daniel Woodrell
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"Black Man With a Horn" by T. E. D. Klein
"Black Man With a Horn" by T. E. D. Klein
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"Details" by China Miéville
"Details" by China Miéville
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"A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner
"A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner
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