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The Call of Cthulhu
H. P. Lovecraft
“Francis Wayland Thurston uncovers his deceased grand-uncle's notes on a bizarre bas-relief...”
The Killers
Ernest Hemingway
“Two hired assassins enter a small-town Illinois diner looking to murder former heavyweight...”
The Garden Party
Katherine Mansfield
“While her wealthy family prepares an elegant afternoon garden party, idealistic Laura is s...”
The Open Window
Saki
“Framton Nuttel, suffering from nervous exhaustion, visits a countryside acquaintance and i...”
To Build a Fire
Jack London
“A stubborn newcomer and his wolf-dog companion travel through the sub-zero Canadian Yukon...”
The Last Leaf
O. Henry
“In Greenwich Village, a sick young artist suffering from pneumonia believes she will die w...”
The Ransom of Red Chief
O. Henry
“Two small-time grifters kidnap the ten-year-old son of a prominent Alabama citizen, only t...”
The Gift of the Magi
O. Henry
“A young impoverished husband and wife secretly sell their most prized possessions to buy e...”
The Monkey's Paw
W. W. Jacobs
“The White family receives a mummified monkey's paw endowed with three wishes from an India...”
The Lady with the Dog
Anton Chekhov
“In Yalta, a cynical married banker encounters a young woman walking her Pomeranian, beginn...”
The Story of an Hour
Kate Chopin
“Upon receiving news that her husband was killed in a train disaster, Louise Mallard experi...”
The Damned Thing
Ambrose Bierce
“An inquest into the violent death of a solitary hunter investigates a diary detailing an i...”