My friend and I are looking to put together a list of the most appealing short stories we can find, mostly to encourage one of our younger friends to read more. He says its all boring-We said we'd put together a list of stuff for him to read. He tends to like horror, mystery & the unexplained. I don't care what it is as long as it is a good read. (I am also doing this for myself because I intend to read all of what you all respond with.) Please list a title & author so I will know exactly what I am looking for. thanks...
2006-12-10 18:04:20 · 13 answers · asked by Ramsey 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
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'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson
'The Monkeys Paw' by W W Jacobs
"O, Whistle and I'll Come To You My Lad', by M R James
'The Speckled Band' by Arthur Conan Doyle
'Gramma' by Stephen King
'The Stolen Bacillus' by H G Wells
'The Monkey' by Stephen King
Actually, read the whole anthology 'Skeleton Crew' by Stephen King for some great short stories
My all time favourite short story with a real kick is 'The Streets of Ashkelon' by Harry Harrison
Back again - forgot to add that Roald Dahl wrote some fabulous short horror fiction. So did Guy de Maupassant and Ray Bradbury )The Emissary is one of the best)
Back again - excellent suggestion from sharkgirl. 'Survivor Type' is unforgettable
2006-12-10 18:13:08 · answer #1 · answered by LadyRebecca 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you like mysteries then: Anne George Southern Sister Series G.K. McKevett Savannah Reid series or different genre Mitch Albom For One More Day Audrey Shafer The Mailbox Sue Monk Kidd The Mermaid Chair and The Secret Life of Bees John Green Looking For Alaska and An Abundance of Katherines Don Keith Wizard Of The Wind and The Forever Season
2016-05-23 04:27:39 · answer #2 · answered by Cheryl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want something really strange and off the wall, I'll recommend any of the short stories in the book "Dogwalker" by Arthur Bradford. We're talking things from women giving birth to a litter of puppies, to a guy with a mutated face that looks like a cat.. the guys style of writing is very straightforward and he's pretty funny.
2006-12-10 18:18:07 · answer #3 · answered by babyvett 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best SHORT story I have read is Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge. ( I cant remember the author). It's about a guy trying to escape execution during the Civil war.
2006-12-10 23:43:52 · answer #4 · answered by baldisbeautiful 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Survivor Type. It's in Stephen Kings book Skeleton Crew. A guy gets stranded on an island with not much more then matches and a heap of herion.
2006-12-10 18:18:55 · answer #5 · answered by sharkgirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Three Words: Edgar Allen Poe
2006-12-11 11:35:18 · answer #6 · answered by isayssoccer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All Around The Town - by Mary Higgins Clark
(its a psychological thriller)
or this quirky book called 'Crash' novel3 by Nan McCarthy - its like a cybernovel but has a twist at the end.
or ' A million little pieces' by James Frey (but i warn you .. a lot of swearing in it) but its a good book with a meaning
2006-12-10 20:43:36 · answer #7 · answered by DeeDee 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Want a scarey bloody and creepy ending to a famous fairy tale?
Try "The Red Shoes" by Hans Christian Anderson.
Whoa. The original version. This is not something you would read to a toddler.
2006-12-10 18:10:23 · answer #8 · answered by Molly 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there's a book its called
american short stories.
it has many great short stories from many writers. its fairly old but really worth seeing if you can find it. there are a lot of older stories about mystery and the likes in it.
2006-12-10 18:15:08 · answer #9 · answered by Sexy house music 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most dangerous game. It is written by Richard Connell. It's about human hunting
2006-12-10 18:07:28 · answer #10 · answered by lefty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋