Scary Short Stories Blog by Author Andrew Barger

The Scary Short Stories Blog by award-winning author Andrew Barger where I discuss the scariest stories in the various supernatural genres. I emphasize classic scary short stories and provide insight into the origins of the stories and the authors behind them. Visit AndrewBarger.com to check out my books and to be scared.

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

An Adventure Near Granville Scary Short Story by George Soane

An Adventure Near Granville is one of the best ghost stories you have never read and it weighs in at spot 31 in my review of the Top 40 s...

Saturday, May 28, 2022

"Lady Eleanor's Mantle" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Scary Short Story

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) Nathaniel Hawthorne was no stranger when it came to telling a scary ghost story. His "Legends of the ...

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Best Scary Ghost Short Stories for the First Half of the Nineteenth Century - Top 10 List

Top 10 Ghost Stories for the First Half of the 19th Century. The Best Ghost Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Ghost Anthology 10. The Ghostly V...

Saturday, April 9, 2022

Did Edgar Allan Poe Write a Werewolf Story? by Andrew Barger

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) wrote scary stories in a number of supernatural genres. He did not invent the horror short story, but he took ...

Friday, April 1, 2022

Madame Crowl's Ghost by Joseph Le Fanu

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) For lovers of a good scary short story, let’s all tip our top hats to Charles Dickens, the author of ...

Saturday, December 18, 2021

Scary Story - Horror: A True Tale by John Harwood - 1861

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine was very popular in its day. Edgar Allan Poe even lampooned some of its over-the-top stories in his How...

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