Short Horror Books

Gregor Samsa wakes up to find himself transformed into a monstrous insect, a surreal event that plunges his life and his family into turmoil. Kafka’s masterpiece is a haunting exploration...

A chilling late-Victorian gothic tale by Hume Nisbet. While seeking peace in the secluded Westmorland hills, a young artist rents a room from a mysterious family—only to fall under the...

A short story taken from The King in Yellow book. In The Yellow Sign, a Parisian artist and his model are stalked by a sinister church watchman. As they unravel...

Ambrose Bierce’s chilling tale follows a coroner's inquest into a gruesome death. It explores the terrifying idea that certain predators exist in a color spectrum invisible to the human eye...

Prince Prospero hosts a decadent masquerade within a sealed abbey to escape a devastating plague. As the revelry peaks, a mysterious guest arrives, personifying the very death they sought to...

In Algernon Blackwood’s The Willows, a canoe trip down the Danube turns into a nightmare as two travelers encounter ancient, otherworldly forces. It is a masterpiece of cosmic horror, where...

In his final tale, H.P. Lovecraft takes us to the rain-slicked streets of Providence, where writer Robert Blake becomes obsessed with a sinister, abandoned church. Inside, he unearths the "Shining...