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Short Stories for October and Halloween - Page 2

In the quiet, in the dark, no lights but one behind you, an open book across your lap, and all the time of night to terrorize yourself.
Old or new, some of the best dark fiction, tales of terror or of the supernatural, come in short forms. Here are some suggested stories, some quiet as they creep up on you, and some louder, launching themselves at you from their first words; some stories feature ghosts and some vampires, some werewolves and some mummies, some present things harder to name and some are all about human deviltry. And some are even funny.
Titles here represent specific short stories or novellas, not collections or novels, and are in order alphabetically by title.
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Carnaby's Fish (Carl Jacobi)
Carnaby's Fish
Carl Jacobi
42
Carrion Comfort (Dan Simmons)
Carrion Comfort
Dan Simmons
43
The Cask of Amontillado (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Cask of Amontillado
Edgar Allan Poe
44
Casting the Runes by MR James
Casting the Runes by MR James
45
The Cat Jumps (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Cat Jumps
Elizabeth Bowen
46
"Caterpillars" (E.F. Benson)
"Caterpillars"
E.F. Benson
47
A Child's Problem (Reggie Oliver)
A Child's Problem
Reggie Oliver
48
Civilwarland in Bad Decline (George Saunders)
Civilwarland in Bad Decline
George Saunders
49
The Coffin-Maker's Daughter (Angela Slatter)
The Coffin-Maker's Daughter
Angela Slatter
50
Cold Print (Ramsey Campbell)
Cold Print
Ramsey Campbell
51
A Colder War (Charles Stross)
A Colder War
Charles Stross
52
The Color Out of Space (H. P. Lovecraft)
The Color Out of Space
H. P. Lovecraft
53
Come, Lady Death (Peter Beagle)
Come, Lady Death
Peter Beagle
54
Conversations in a Dead Language (Thomas Ligotti)
Conversations in a Dead Language
Thomas Ligotti
55
Crouch End (Stephen King)
Crouch End
Stephen King
56
The Crowd (Ray Bradbury)
The Crowd
Ray Bradbury
57
The Damned Thing (Ambrose Bierce)
The Damned Thing
Ambrose Bierce
58
Cleopatra Brimstone (Elizabeth Hand)
Cleopatra Brimstone
Elizabeth Hand
59
The Dark Eidolon (Clark Ashton Smith)
The Dark Eidolon
Clark Ashton Smith
60
The Dead Valley (Ralph Adams Cram)
The Dead Valley
Ralph Adams Cram
61
Dear Emily (Joanna Russ)
Dear Emily
Joanna Russ
62
Delta Sly Honey (Lucius Shepard)
Delta Sly Honey
Lucius Shepard
63
The Demon Lover (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Demon Lover
Elizabeth Bowen
64
Descending (Thomas Disch)
Descending
Thomas Disch
65
The Devil's Rose (Tanith Lee)
The Devil's Rose
Tanith Lee
66
The Devotee of Evil (Clark Ashton Smith)
The Devotee of Evil
Clark Ashton Smith
67
Displaced Person (Eric Frank Russell)
Displaced Person
Eric Frank Russell
68
The Distributor (Richard Matheson)
The Distributor
Richard Matheson
69
Disturb Not My Slumbering Fair (Chelsea Quinn Yarbro)
Disturb Not My Slumbering Fair
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
70
Dracula's Guest
Dracula's Guest
71
The Dreams of Albert Moreland (Fritz Leiber)
The Dreams of Albert Moreland
Fritz Leiber
72
The Dressmaker's Doll (Agatha Christie)
The Dressmaker's Doll
Agatha Christie
73
Drive-In Date (Joe R. Lansdale)
Drive-In Date
Joe R. Lansdale
74
The Empire of the Necromancers (Clark Ashton Smith)
The Empire of the Necromancers
Clark Ashton Smith
75
The End of the Story (Clark Ashton Smith)
The End of the Story
Clark Ashton Smith
76
The End of the Whole Mess (Stephen King)
The End of the Whole Mess
Stephen King
77
Enoch Soames (Max Beerbohm)
Enoch Soames
Max Beerbohm
78
The Estuary (Margaret St. Clair)
The Estuary
Margaret St. Clair
79
Evening Primrose (John Collier)
Evening Primrose
John Collier
80
The Events at Poroth Farm (T. E. D. Klein)
The Events at Poroth Farm
T. E. D. Klein
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