The best short stories are indisputable proof that good things come in small packages! These powerful tales will stay with you long after you've finished them. Our editors and experts handpick ...

Let technology take care of the scary stories! Here are four ways to find and enjoy spooky stories, any time of year.

There is a quieter, more succinct wing of literature that thrives on pithy conciseness: the short story. The authors of this art form have perfected the concept of this type of storytelling by ...

You can finally read this Ernest Hemingway story about Paris after WWII In 1956, Ernest Hemingway wrote to his publisher about five short stories he had written: “You can always publish them ...

Here’s our selection of the best short stories from the Polish master of horror and weird, Stefan Grabiński. Buckle up and prepare for sexual obsessions, fiery passions, plain madness and careening ...

Award-winning author Elly Griffiths discusses the long art of the short story, including how it offers opportunities that ...

Inspired by Anishinaabe comedian Ryan McMahon’s hit podcast series, Stories from the Land celebrates the diversity of First Nations people by bringing viewers deep into the connections that ...

"Gibbet Hill" tells of a sailor murdered by three criminals whose bodies were strung up on a hanging gallows on a hill as a ghostly warning to passing travelers.

Brand new stories, from today’s best writers written exclusively for Radio 4 – the home of the Short Story Radio 4 is the world’s leading commissioner of new short stories. Expect excellent ...

Dracula author Bram Stoker wrote a short story in 1890, seven years before he published his most famed work. Gibbet Hill is a similarly gothic affair, but its grim outcome-after we meet a murdered ...

A new short story by “Dracula” author Bram Stoker is being published for the first time in 134 years. Amateur historian Brian ...

Lots of questions go viral on the internet, like “Is this dress blue ... note would be a public acknowledgment that the first story fell short. Lowry himself wrote a column for National Review ...