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Tumblr's Favorite Messed Up Short Stories

..................fifty of the best of short stories that make you say, "wow! was that messed up or what." according to tumblr..................
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The Cask of Amontillado (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Cask of Amontillado
1
Edgar Allan Poe
The Green Ribbon by Alvin Schwartz
The Green Ribbon by Alvin Schwartz
2
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
3
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (Ambrose Bierce)
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
4
Ambrose Bierce
The Man in Bogota (Amy Hempel)
The Man in Bogota
5
Amy Hempel
The Nine Billion Names of God (Arthur C. Clarke)
The Nine Billion Names of God
6
Arthur C. Clarke
They're Made Out of Meat (Bisson)
They're Made Out of Meat
7
Bisson
The Husband Stitch (Carmen Maria Machado)
The Husband Stitch
8
Carmen Maria Machado
"Guts" From Haunted (Chuck Palahniuk)
"Guts" From Haunted
9
Chuck Palahniuk
The Rocking-Horse Winner (D.H. Lawrence)
The Rocking-Horse Winner
10
D.H. Lawrence
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
11
Daniel Keyes
The Birds (Daphne Du Maurier)
The Birds
12
Daphne Du Maurier
The Fifth Child (Doris Lessing)
The Fifth Child
13
Doris Lessing
The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart
14
Edgar Allan Poe
On the Sidewalk Bleeding (Evan Hunter)
On the Sidewalk Bleeding
15
Evan Hunter
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
16
Flannery O'Connor
The Lady or the Tiger? (Frank R. Stockton)
The Lady or the Tiger?
17
Frank R. Stockton
A Hunger Artist (Franz Kafka)
A Hunger Artist
18
Franz Kafka
In the Penal Colony (Franz Kafka)
In the Penal Colony
19
Franz Kafka
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Harlan Ellison)
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
20
Harlan Ellison
The Monkey's Paw (Jacobs, W.W.)
The Monkey's Paw
21
Jacobs, W.W.
The Scarlet Ibis (James Hurst)
The Scarlet Ibis
22
James Hurst
The Box Social & Other Stories (James Reaney)
The Box Social & Other Stories
23
James Reaney
The Screwfly Solution (James Tiptree Jr.)
The Screwfly Solution
24
James Tiptree Jr.
The Last Flight of Dr. Ain (James Tiptree, Jr.)
The Last Flight of Dr. Ain
25
James Tiptree, Jr.
"Thus I Refute Beelzy" (John Collier)
"Thus I Refute Beelzy"
26
John Collier
Funes the Memorious (Jorge Luis Borges)
Funes the Memorious
27
Jorge Luis Borges
The Aleph (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Aleph
28
Jorge Luis Borges
The Gospel According to Mark (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Gospel According to Mark
29
Jorge Luis Borges
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? (Joyce Carol Oates)
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?
30
Joyce Carol Oates
The Story of an Hour (Kate Chopin)
The Story of an Hour
31
Kate Chopin
2BRO2B (Kurt Vonnegut)
2BRO2B
32
Kurt Vonnegut
Harrison Bergeron (Kurt Vonnegut)
Harrison Bergeron
33
Kurt Vonnegut
To Build a Fire (London, Jack)
To Build a Fire
34
London, Jack
Bloodchild (Octavia E. Butler)
Bloodchild
35
Octavia E. Butler
The Heat Death of the Universe (Pamela Zoline)
The Heat Death of the Universe
36
Pamela Zoline
All Summer in a Day (Ray Bradbury)
All Summer in a Day
37
Ray Bradbury
The Veldt (Ray Bradbury)
The Veldt
38
Ray Bradbury
There Will Come Soft Rains (Ray Bradbury)
There Will Come Soft Rains
39
Ray Bradbury
The Most Dangerous Game (Richard Connell)
The Most Dangerous Game
40
Richard Connell
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