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100 Favourite Horror Short Stories - Page 2

A list of my favourite horror short stories and novellas, limited to one title per author, in no particular order.
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Graves for the Living (Cornell Woolrich)
Graves for the Living
41
Cornell Woolrich
The Graveyard Rats (Henry Kuttner)
The Graveyard Rats
42
Henry Kuttner
The Hanging Stranger (Philip K. Dick)
The Hanging Stranger
43
Philip K. Dick
Hell Screen (Ryunosuke Akutagawa)
Hell Screen
44
Ryunosuke Akutagawa
The Hollow Man (Thomas Burke)
The Hollow Man
45
Thomas Burke
"The Hounds of Tindalos" (Frank Belknap Long)
"The Hounds of Tindalos"
46
Frank Belknap Long
How Love Came to Professor Guildea (Robert Hichens)
How Love Came to Professor Guildea
47
Robert Hichens
The Human Chair (Edogawa Rampo)
The Human Chair
48
Edogawa Rampo
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Harlan Ellison)
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
49
Harlan Ellison
The Idol of the Flies (Jane Rice)
The Idol of the Flies
50
Jane Rice
In the Hills, the Cities (Clive Barker)
In the Hills, the Cities
51
Clive Barker
In the Penal Colony (Franz Kafka)
In the Penal Colony
52
Franz Kafka
It Only Comes Out at Night (Dennis Etchison)
It Only Comes Out at Night
53
Dennis Etchison
The Judge's House (Bram Stoker)
The Judge's House
54
Bram Stoker
The Last Feast of Harlequin (Thomas Ligotti)
The Last Feast of Harlequin
55
Thomas Ligotti
Like Two White Spiders (Eddy C. Bertin)
Like Two White Spiders
56
Eddy C. Bertin
A Little Place off the Edgware Road (Graham Greene)
A Little Place off the Edgware Road
57
Graham Greene
A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts (Charles Birkin)
A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts
58
Charles Birkin
"Man-Size in Marble" (E. Nesbit)
"Man-Size in Marble"
59
E. Nesbit
Midnight Express (Alfred Noyes)
Midnight Express
60
Alfred Noyes
Murgunstrumm and Others (Hugh B. Cave)
Murgunstrumm and Others
61
Hugh B. Cave
Night They Missed the Horror Show (Joe R. Lansdale)
Night They Missed the Horror Show
62
Joe R. Lansdale
The Night Wire (H.F. Arnold)
The Night Wire
63
H.F. Arnold
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (Ambrose Bierce)
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
64
Ambrose Bierce
One for the Road (Stephen King)
One for the Road
65
Stephen King
The Pear-Shaped Man (George R.R.Martin)
The Pear-Shaped Man
66
George R.R.Martin
"Pigeons From Hell" by Robert E. Howard
"Pigeons From Hell" by Robert E. Howard
67
Pork Pie Hat (Peter Straub)
Pork Pie Hat
68
Peter Straub
The Room in the Tower (E.F. Benson)
The Room in the Tower
69
E.F. Benson
A Rose for Emily (William Faulkner)
A Rose for Emily
70
William Faulkner
Sardonicus (Ray Russell)
Sardonicus
71
Ray Russell
The Sea Was Wet as Wet Can Be (Gahan Wilson)
The Sea Was Wet as Wet Can Be
72
Gahan Wilson
Seaton's Aunt (Walter De La Mare)
Seaton's Aunt
73
Walter De La Mare
The Shadowy Street (Jean Ray)
The Shadowy Street
74
Jean Ray
"Silent Snow, Secret Snow" by Conrad Aiken
"Silent Snow, Secret Snow" by Conrad Aiken
75
Smoke Ghost (Fritz Leiber)
Smoke Ghost
76
Fritz Leiber
The Spider (Hans Heinz Ewers)
The Spider
77
Hans Heinz Ewers
Sredni Vashtar (Saki)
Sredni Vashtar
78
Saki
Sticks (Karl Edward Wagner)
Sticks
79
Karl Edward Wagner
The Summer People (Shirley Jackson)
The Summer People
80
Shirley Jackson
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