Best Short Story Collections for Halloween

1.
Night Shift
Night Shift 4.04 avg rating — 194,120 ratings
2.
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet: Horror Stories
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet: Horror Stories 4.06 avg rating — 8,177 ratings
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 4.06 avg rating — 71,343 ratings
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The Dunwich Horror and Others
The Dunwich Horror and Others 4.19 avg rating — 16,395 ratings
5.
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror 4.25 avg rating — 24,672 ratings
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M Is for Magic
M Is for Magic 3.81 avg rating — 18,805 ratings
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The October Country
The October Country 4.11 avg rating — 20,536 ratings
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Ghostoria: Vintage Romantic Tales of Fright
Ghostoria: Vintage Romantic Tales of Fright 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings
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Ghost Lite
Ghost Lite 4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings
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The Cabinet of Curiosities: 36 Tales Brief & Sinister
The Cabinet of Curiosities: 36 Tales Brief & Sinister 4.02 avg rating — 1,215 ratings
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Tales From Kensington & Other Macabre and Unsettling Offerings
Tales From Kensington & Other Macabre and Unsettling Offerings 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories 3.91 avg rating — 63,236 ratings
13.
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 4.11 avg rating — 20,125 ratings
14.
The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft
The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft 4.34 avg rating — 36,324 ratings
14.
Dark Gods
Dark Gods 4.08 avg rating — 2,103 ratings
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Skeleton Crew
Skeleton Crew 3.97 avg rating — 134,438 ratings
17.
In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place 4.25 avg rating — 845 ratings
18.
Tales of the Uncanny and Supernatural
Tales of the Uncanny and Supernatural 4.19 avg rating — 254 ratings
19.
Prime Evil: New Stories by the Masters of Modern Horror
Prime Evil: New Stories by the Masters of Modern Horror 3.94 avg rating — 3,160 ratings
20.
Autumn Burning Dreadtime Stories for the Wicked Soul
Autumn Burning Dreadtime Stories for the Wicked Soul 3.91 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Something with Blood in the Title
Something with Blood in the Title liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
20.
Division: A Collection of Science Fiction Fairytales
Division: A Collection of Science Fiction Fairytales 3.98 avg rating — 125 ratings
20.
The Pumpkin King - An Erotic Paranormal Short Story
The Pumpkin King - An Erotic Paranormal Short Story 2.69 avg rating — 81 ratings
20.
The Doctor to the Dead: Grotesque Legends and Folk Tales of Old Charleston
The Doctor to the Dead: Grotesque Legends and Folk Tales of Old Charleston 3.71 avg rating — 98 ratings
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Stewie
Stewie 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings
20.
The Travelling Bag And Other Ghostly Stories
The Travelling Bag And Other Ghostly Stories 3.46 avg rating — 1,800 ratings
20.
A Newbery Halloween: A Dozen Scary Stories by Newbery Award-Winning Authors
A Newbery Halloween: A Dozen Scary Stories by Newbery Award-Winning Authors 3.57 avg rating — 152 ratings
20.
Autumn Secrets (The Nevermore Parables, #3)
Autumn Secrets (The Nevermore Parables, #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
20.
No Tricks, Just Treats
No Tricks, Just Treats
by: Tijan
4.15 avg rating — 1,781 ratings
20.
Slasher Girls & Monster Boys
Slasher Girls & Monster Boys 3.87 avg rating — 9,358 ratings
20.
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum: Twelve Shuddery Stories for Daring Young Readers
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum: Twelve Shuddery Stories for Daring Young Readers 3.83 avg rating — 162 ratings
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A Brotherly Halloween
A Brotherly Halloween 2.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
20.
Graveyard Ghouls for a Fright in the Night
Graveyard Ghouls for a Fright in the Night really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
20.
Where Thy Dark Eye Glances: Queering Edgar Allan Poe
Where Thy Dark Eye Glances: Queering Edgar Allan Poe 4.30 avg rating — 27 ratings
20.
Inanimate Things: Volume One
Inanimate Things: Volume One 4.31 avg rating — 26 ratings
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Stinetinglers
Stinetinglers 3.71 avg rating — 831 ratings
37.
Wendy Won't Go
Wendy Won't Go 4.08 avg rating — 39 ratings
37.
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales 4.17 avg rating — 74,602 ratings
37.
Deadman's Road
Deadman's Road 3.81 avg rating — 999 ratings
37.
Dangerous Games
Dangerous Games 3.26 avg rating — 39 ratings
37.
Tales from the Dead of Night: Thirteen Classic Ghost Stories
Tales from the Dead of Night: Thirteen Classic Ghost Stories 3.46 avg rating — 338 ratings
37.
Alfred Hitchcock's Ghostly Gallery
Alfred Hitchcock's Ghostly Gallery 3.89 avg rating — 516 ratings
37.
Scary Stories for a Fright in the Night
Scary Stories for a Fright in the Night 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Stinetinglers 2: 10 MORE New Stories by the Master of Scary Tales
Stinetinglers 2: 10 MORE New Stories by the Master of Scary Tales 3.89 avg rating — 281 ratings
37.
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories 3.82 avg rating — 102,309 ratings
46.
Wither (Wendy Ward, #1)
Wither (Wendy Ward, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 774 ratings
46.
Witches' Brew
Witches' Brew 3.50 avg rating — 116 ratings
46.
Tales of Hoffmann
Tales of Hoffmann 4.02 avg rating — 2,284 ratings
46.
Stinetinglers 3: MORE Chilling Stories by the Master of Scary Tales
Stinetinglers 3: MORE Chilling Stories by the Master of Scary Tales 3.79 avg rating — 147 ratings
50.
The Tomb and Other Tales
The Tomb and Other Tales 4.21 avg rating — 7,413 ratings
50.
The Dark Side
The Dark Side 3.59 avg rating — 34 ratings
50.
Little Black Book of Stories
Little Black Book of Stories 3.79 avg rating — 2,796 ratings
50.
Stinetinglers 4: 3 Chilling Tales by the Master of Scary Stories
Stinetinglers 4: 3 Chilling Tales by the Master of Scary Stories 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings
54.
The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories
The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories 4.27 avg rating — 10,054 ratings
54.
Haunted Castles: The Complete Gothic Stories
Haunted Castles: The Complete Gothic Stories 4.01 avg rating — 1,961 ratings
54.
Great Ghost Stories
Great Ghost Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings
54.
Thus Were Their Faces
Thus Were Their Faces 3.89 avg rating — 1,141 ratings
58.
Nachtmahr: Strange Tales
Nachtmahr: Strange Tales 4.29 avg rating — 84 ratings
58.
Horror Hunters
Horror Hunters 3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings
60.
The Dark Country
The Dark Country 3.52 avg rating — 776 ratings
60.
The Lord Came at Twilight
The Lord Came at Twilight 4.12 avg rating — 193 ratings
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Stories Of The Supernatural
Stories Of The Supernatural 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
63.
Classics of the Macabre
Classics of the Macabre 4.07 avg rating — 511 ratings
63.
Ancestral Shadows: An Anthology of Ghostly Tales
Ancestral Shadows: An Anthology of Ghostly Tales 4.36 avg rating — 127 ratings
63.
Ghosts and More Ghosts
Ghosts and More Ghosts 4.09 avg rating — 113 ratings
66.
Modern Ghost Stories
Modern Ghost Stories 3.63 avg rating — 35 ratings
66.
John the Balladeer
John the Balladeer 4.28 avg rating — 527 ratings
66.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories That Scared Even Me
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories That Scared Even Me 3.87 avg rating — 915 ratings
69.
American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from the 1940s to Now
American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from the 1940s to Now 4.01 avg rating — 814 ratings
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The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre
The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre 4.30 avg rating — 29,987 ratings
69.
The White Hands and Other Weird Tales
The White Hands and Other Weird Tales 4.14 avg rating — 364 ratings
69.
Best Ghost Stories of M R James
Best Ghost Stories of M R James 4.04 avg rating — 220 ratings
73.
Orford Parish Murder Houses: A Visitor's Guide
Orford Parish Murder Houses: A Visitor's Guide
by: Tom Breen
4.39 avg rating — 41 ratings
73.
The Collected Ghost Stories of Oliver Onions.
The Collected Ghost Stories of Oliver Onions. 4.18 avg rating — 45 ratings
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Books of Blood: Volumes One to Three (Books of Blood, #1-3)
Books of Blood: Volumes One to Three (Books of Blood, #1-3) 4.19 avg rating — 29,450 ratings
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Galaxy of Ghouls
Galaxy of Ghouls 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Silver Scream
Silver Scream 4.18 avg rating — 267 ratings
77.
Monster Mix
Monster Mix 3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Masters of Horror & the Supernatural: The Great Tales
Masters of Horror & the Supernatural: The Great Tales 3.64 avg rating — 36 ratings
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Horror Times Ten
Horror Times Ten 3.84 avg rating — 81 ratings
81.
Tales of the Dead
Tales of the Dead 3.52 avg rating — 46 ratings
81.
Feast of Fear
Feast of Fear 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
83.
Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbinders in Suspense
Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbinders in Suspense 3.97 avg rating — 303 ratings
83.
Witches, Witches, Witches
Witches, Witches, Witches 3.74 avg rating — 27 ratings
85.
Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror
Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror 4.08 avg rating — 2,886 ratings
85.
A Chilling Collection: Tales Of Wit & Intrigue
A Chilling Collection: Tales Of Wit & Intrigue 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
87.
Masques: All New Works of Horror and the Supernatural
Masques: All New Works of Horror and the Supernatural 3.65 avg rating — 26 ratings
87.
A Pleasing Terror: The Complete Supernatural Writings
A Pleasing Terror: The Complete Supernatural Writings 4.78 avg rating — 103 ratings
89.
Rod Serling's Night Gallery Reader
Rod Serling's Night Gallery Reader 3.92 avg rating — 52 ratings
89.
The King in Yellow
The King in Yellow 3.54 avg rating — 26,421 ratings
91.
John Charrington's Wedding and Other Stories
John Charrington's Wedding and Other Stories
by: E. Nesbit
3.64 avg rating — 22 ratings
92.
The Dodd Mead Gallery of Horror
The Dodd Mead Gallery of Horror 3.58 avg rating — 498 ratings
92.
Man-Size in Marble, and The Ebony Frame
Man-Size in Marble, and The Ebony Frame
by: E. Nesbit
3.65 avg rating — 455 ratings