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Citizen Kane
07-18-2003, 05:26 PM
I've read a lot of great ones...But I would have to say my favorite would be Stephen King's "Last Rung on the Ladder". It's one of the saddest and most haunting things I've ever read in my life.
Mat
07-18-2003, 06:41 PM
All of Poe's stories are great. Of his, "Tell-Tale Heart" is probably my fave.
thebtskink
07-18-2003, 07:23 PM
Poe-- Tell Tale Heart, Fall of the House of Usher, Cask of Amontillado "oh the monstrosity!!!" ;)

Vonnegut -- The Cruise of the Jolly Roger moved me to tears, coming from a family with a strong military history.
Citizen Kane
07-18-2003, 07:58 PM
Ooh...I love Cask of Amontillado...

David Sedaris's The SantaLand Diaries is also great. One of the funniest things I've ever read.
Mat
07-19-2003, 12:07 AM
YES, I totally forgot about The Cask of Amontillodo. Great one. Plus you've got The Pit and the Pendelum and The Masque of the Red Death. Great tales...

The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell is a great one too. I think it started the whole man vs man hunting genre.
thebtskink
07-19-2003, 12:44 AM
"The Lottery" -- simply chilling

"The Rocking Horse Winner" too.
Kitty
07-19-2003, 12:45 AM
Originally posted by thebtskink
"The Lottery" -- simply chilling
yes, i like that one, God i would hate to win that one, hehe
Citizen Kane
07-19-2003, 02:07 AM
Oooh yeah...That's a keeper.

The Scarlet Ibis is also pretty good...
KayTang999
08-12-2003, 10:44 PM
Nothing beat Poe's works on the short story department!!!
ambrosia
08-12-2003, 10:51 PM
Stephen King, IMO, has written some of the best short stories out there. Of course, he has written ALOT of them.

The Long Run by Stephen King (Though more a novella in size but it really doesn't matter) is my most favorite of all his shorter works.
JBond
08-13-2003, 07:40 AM
The Lottery, The Last Question (Asimov), Nightfall (Asimov)
Tasty Humans
08-14-2003, 04:57 PM
All of Philip K. Dick's.
Clark Savage Jr
08-14-2003, 08:21 PM
Almost all of Ray Bradbury's.
hpk37067
08-15-2003, 06:22 PM
Ray Bradbury's were really good. THE LOTTERY was just freaky, THE TELL-TALE HEART was a classic, THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME is something no one needs to experience. I also loved Sidney Sheldon's stuff.
slinger
08-15-2003, 08:35 PM
Richard Matheson's.

Like Stephen Kings says, Matheson always leaves you wanting more.