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The English Teacher Reflects: Best Horror Short Story Collections

The Novella and the Short Story have been staples of the Horror genre since the eighteenth century, and some of the finest writing in the field has been in the short forms. Here are 100+ collections and anthologies that give us a wonderful selection illustrating this fact .
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20th Century Ghosts (Joe Hill)
20th Century Ghosts
1
Joe Hill
A Night on the Moor and Other Tales of Dread (Robert Murray Gilchirst)
A Night on the Moor and Other Tales of Dread
2
Robert Murray Gilchirst
A Second Century of Creepy Stories (Hugh Walpole, Ed.)
A Second Century of Creepy Stories
3
Hugh Walpole, Ed.
A Thin Ghost and Others (M. R. James)
A Thin Ghost and Others
4
M. R. James
A Warning to the Curious (M. R. James)
A Warning to the Curious
5
M. R. James
After the People Lights Have Gone off (Stephen Graham Jones)
After the People Lights Have Gone Off
6
Stephen Graham Jones
All Saints' Eve (Amelia B. Edwards)
All Saints' Eve
7
Amelia B. Edwards
Alone With the Horrors (Ramsey Campbell)
Alone With the Horrors
8
Ramsey Campbell
American Fantastic Tales (Peter Straub)
American Fantastic Tales
9
Peter Straub
American Supernatural Fiction (Joshi)
American Supernatural Fiction
10
Joshi
Ancient Sorceries (Algernon Blackwood)
Ancient Sorceries
11
Algernon Blackwood
Best Ghost Stories (Lefanu) (Lefanu)
Best Ghost Stories (Lefanu)
12
Lefanu
Book of the Dead (John Skipp)
Book of the Dead
13
John Skipp
Books of Blood (Clive Barker)
Books of Blood
14
Clive Barker
Children of the Night (Davies)
Children of the Night
15
Davies
Classic Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories (Collings)
Classic Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories
16
Collings
Cold Hand in Mine (Robert Aickman)
Cold Hand in Mine
17
Robert Aickman
Cold Print (Ramsey Campbell)
Cold Print
18
Ramsey Campbell
Collected Stories Richard Matheson (Matheson)
Collected Stories Richard Matheson
19
Matheson
Cutting Edge (Dennis Etchinson)
Cutting Edge
20
Dennis Etchinson
Dark Companions (Ramsey Campbell)
Dark Companions
21
Ramsey Campbell
Dark Delicacies (Del Howison and Jeff Gelb)
Dark Delicacies
22
Del Howison and Jeff Gelb
Dark Delicacies II (Howson)
Dark Delicacies II
23
Howson
Dark Forces (Edited by Kirby Macauley)
Dark Forces
24
Edited by Kirby Macauley
Dark Gods (T. E. D. Klein)
Dark Gods
25
T. E. D. Klein
Dark Masques (Williamson)
Dark Masques
26
Williamson
Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror (John F.D.Taff)
Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror
27
John F.D.Taff
Darker Masques (Williamson)
Darker Masques
28
Williamson
Darkness (Ellen Datlow)
Darkness
29
Ellen Datlow
Different Seasons (Stephen King)
Different Seasons
30
Stephen King
Duel (Richard Mathison)
Duel
31
Richard Mathison
Everything's Eventual (Stephen King)
Everything's Eventual
32
Stephen King
Fancies and Goodnights (Collier)
Fancies and Goodnights
33
Collier
Fear and Trembling (Robert Bloch)
Fear and Trembling
34
Robert Bloch
Fearful Symmetries (Ellen Datlow)
Fearful Symmetries
35
Ellen Datlow
Fine Frights (Ramsey Campbell)
Fine Frights
36
Ramsey Campbell
Four Past Midnight (Stephen King)
Four Past Midnight
37
Stephen King
Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
38
Full Dark, No Stars (Stephen King)
Full Dark, No Stars
39
Stephen King
Ghost Stories and Mysteries (J Sheridan Le Fanu)
Ghost Stories and Mysteries
40
J Sheridan Le Fanu
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