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Question: What are some really good short stories!?
that are similar to edgar allan poe's short stories!? like, kinda creepy styleWww@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
The Masqueraders - Georgette Heyer
Smart Rats - Thomas Baird
The End of the World As We Know It - Lesley Choyce
Grist - Heather Waldorf
Me and the Blondes - Teresa Toten
Wild Orchid - Beverley Brenna
Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich - Stephen Leacock
Innocent Libertine - Colette
Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amatuer Cracksman - E!.W!. Hornung
Building A Mystery - R!. Reisfeld, H!. B!. GilmourWww@QuestionHome@Com

"The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" by Alan Sillitoe

It's a little longer than most short stories, I think they refer to it as a novella or something like that!. 50 or so pages

EDIT I strongly agree with above answer regarding Kurt Vonnegut Jr!. He has many great short stories and great full length too!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

A rose for Emily by william faulkner is like the best short story ever! it's soo good because it's so mysterious!.
It's definately creepy because you would think Emily is this sweet little old lady who died!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I was going to suggest Edgar Allen Poe but Stephen King's "Everything Eventual" and other books of short stories by him are great!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Check out The Best American Short Stories, that has some really great ones!. also Stephen Kings Different Seasons is fantastic and very creepy!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut
The Rocking Horse Winner by D!.H!. Lawrence
The Lottery, I can't remember the authorWww@QuestionHome@Com

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

it's sp weird and creepy!.!.!.i love itWww@QuestionHome@Com

Well, I was going to suggest Poe, but Shirly Jackson may offer some good stories for you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com