Short Horror Books

In this atmospheric tale by Eleanor F. Lewis, the line between nature and retribution blurs. Following a long-forgotten injustice, a towering tree becomes the silent witness and catalyst for a...

A haunting 19th-century gothic tale of terror. When a macabre nobleman acquires the severed, dried hand of an executed criminal, he treats it as a prized trophy. But the dead...

A chilling 1843 Gothic tale of guilt and madness. The story follows an alcoholic narrator whose sanity unravels after he violently mistreats his beloved black cat, Pluto. Poe expertly explores...

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...