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Below you will find the best short stories for high school across multiple genres: horror stories, mystery stories, humorous stories, classic stories, and more. Each story includes a link (READ IT) that will take you to a free copy you can read, copy, download or print.
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- “The Mezzotint” by M. R. James (published 1904) A Cambridge University man who collects art on behalf of the museum receives a mezzotint engraving of an English country house.
- “Squire Toby’s Will” by J. Sheridan Le Fanu (1868) In a mouldering estate in the north of England, an old squire dies and leaves a divisive will for his two sons to feud over.
- “The Open Window” by Saki (1911) An Englishman goes to a restful country spot to cure his nerves, but while meeting the neighbours he hears a ghostly story that may set him back considerably.
- “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce (1890) Set in Alabama during the Civil War, this is a haunting story of a Southern civilian who attempts to sabotage a Union-held bridge.
- Ray Bradbury, “The Veldt” (Saturday Evening Post, 1950) “George, I wish you’d look at the nursery.” “What’s wrong with it?” “I don’t know.” “Well, then.” “I just want you to look at it, is all, or call a psychologist in to look at it.”
- Tananarive Due, “The Wishing Pool” (Uncanny Magazine, 2021) Joy nearly got lost on the root-knotted red dirt path off of Highway 99, losing sight of the gaps between the live oaks and Spanish moss that fanned across her hood and windows like fingertips.
- Samanta Schweblin, tr. Megan McDowell, “Headlights” (2019) When she reaches the road, Felicity understands her fate. He has not waited for her, and, as if the past were a tangible thing, she thinks she can still see the weak reddish glow of the car’s taillights fading on the horizon.
- Joyce Carol Oates, “Zombie,” (The New Yorker, 1994) My name is Q.P., and I am twenty-nine years old, three months. I see my probation officer, Mr. T., Thursdays, 10 a.m., and my therapist, Dr. E., Mondays and Thursdays, 4:30 p.m.;
Oct 14, 2021 · Check out a few of the creepiest, scariest stories that you can read online right now, from your very own phone, computer, or haunted looking glass.
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