100 favourite short horror stories, in no particular order, with a description and where to find them / where i read them. Thanks to @oldnick42.bsky.social for the idea. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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this is a good list.
may 17, 2025, 4:08 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
I appeal to you now, now, do not ignore me, do not let me down, do not leave us alone. You have truly exhausted us while we are demanding from you. Do not make us wait for you like this, my friend. Why is this great amount of your ignoring us?
may 16, 2025, 11:26 pm β’ 0 0 β’ view
thank you so much for compiling this. i look forward to reading and rereading through it
aug 21, 2025, 4:03 am β’ 1 0 β’ view
Thanks! (I initially responded with the wrong thing)
may 16, 2025, 11:33 pm β’ 0 0 β’ view
Ooooo thank you for this gift
feb 17, 2025, 4:59 am β’ 1 0 β’ view
Well I've read at least 44 of them. Good list. 97 (Ligotti) is a real fave that sticks with me.
aug 21, 2025, 3:45 am β’ 1 0 β’ view
πthanks for this!
feb 17, 2025, 2:03 am β’ 1 0 β’ view
thank you SO MUCH for this. i am saving this document
feb 17, 2025, 6:34 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
Word Doll is also available in the much easier to access A Natural History of Hell
feb 17, 2025, 3:14 am β’ 1 0 β’ view
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feb 17, 2025, 4:37 am β’ 0 0 β’ view
This is great! Bookmarking not only to read myself, but perhaps for adaption in the future too.
feb 18, 2025, 12:16 am β’ 1 0 β’ view
Check out Lansdale's The Folding Man specifically. It's begging for an adaptation.
feb 18, 2025, 12:29 am β’ 4 0 β’ view
Well, well, well @joerlansdale.bsky.social -- maybe we should chat my friend.
feb 19, 2025, 3:18 am β’ 1 0 β’ view
My dear Trevor , Honestly, Iβm reaching out feeling a bit shy and embarrassed, but things are really tough right now. Could you please support my pinned post as much as possible? π₯Ίππ
aug 21, 2025, 10:54 pm β’ 0 0 β’ view
This is great! Thank you - I've had awful luck trying to find something actually spooky. Saving this immediatelyπ
feb 17, 2025, 8:37 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
Excited to dive into some of these! Surprised the Events at Poroth Farm didnβt make the cut, you turned me onto that one a while back and I adored it
feb 16, 2025, 11:46 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
it only didn't make the cut because i forgot!
feb 16, 2025, 11:47 pm β’ 4 0 β’ view
Well, canβt argue with that!
feb 16, 2025, 11:48 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
Okay this is wonderful and I appreciate you, Trevor. That said where is your list of your fav horror shorts on YouTube???
feb 16, 2025, 11:38 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
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feb 17, 2025, 6:34 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
That's awesome, thank you!!
feb 16, 2025, 11:56 pm β’ 2 0 β’ view
I've been wanting you to share something like this for a while! You're so deep in the spooky mines, I'd love to see more of what you've found π
feb 16, 2025, 11:18 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
Thank you for this resource! Been wanting to read more short horror lately.
feb 16, 2025, 11:12 pm β’ 2 0 β’ view
What I am gathering from this is that The Weird is a banger
may 16, 2025, 9:20 pm β’ 0 0 β’ view
it IS. foundational, along with The Dark Descent
may 16, 2025, 9:21 pm β’ 6 0 β’ view
may 16, 2025, 9:25 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
Cool to see a @jawmccarthy.bsky.social story on this list!
feb 17, 2025, 2:18 am β’ 3 0 β’ view
Oh man, this is going to occupy me for ages π
feb 17, 2025, 6:53 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
I see "The Jaunt" by Stephen King on the list. That story haunted me for a long time when I read it as a kid.
feb 17, 2025, 3:40 am β’ 2 0 β’ view
Oh hell yes
feb 17, 2025, 4:56 am β’ 1 0 β’ view
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feb 17, 2025, 1:17 am β’ 1 0 β’ view
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aug 21, 2025, 5:04 am β’ 1 0 β’ view
Awesome list, want to check out a lot of these, but also great to see βThe Voice in the Night.β Itβs SO good.
feb 16, 2025, 11:15 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
instant bookmark thankee
feb 17, 2025, 11:05 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
Thank you for sharing! π
feb 17, 2025, 2:05 am β’ 1 0 β’ view
Great list. Would definitely have some overlap with mine, especially the KEW and HPL.
feb 21, 2025, 8:53 am β’ 0 0 β’ view
Whistle to me and I will come*
feb 17, 2025, 12:41 am β’ 1 0 β’ view
How do you feel the Cabinet of Curiosities adaptation of "The Autopsy" measured up?
aug 21, 2025, 6:25 am β’ 0 0 β’ view
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feb 17, 2025, 9:27 am β’ 0 0 β’ view
Thank you so much! Bookmarked! β
feb 17, 2025, 5:18 am β’ 1 0 β’ view
From all the stories on here I have read, I know the rest are bangers. Thank you for putting this together.
may 16, 2025, 10:49 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
π saving this for nights when my bf falls asleep before me
feb 16, 2025, 11:26 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view