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In reply to the discussion: What's the creepiest short story you've read? [View all]BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)71. This wasn't read but "Blink" in the Dr Who series was very creepy. The angel..
... statues will move closer to you every time you blink. (and they're not nice angels)
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The one I have in mind is more scary than creepy, but it is really good.
CaliforniaPeggy
Jun 2012
#1
Lots of great suggestions above (O'Connor, Jackson, Faulkner, Poe); here's a couple more...
Tom Ripley
Jun 2012
#29
That WAS a horror-filled story -- I think it was made into a short B&W British film.
MiddleFingerMom
Jun 2012
#36
"The Rats in the Walls" H P Lovecraft or many others by that strange genius n/t
dimbear
Jun 2012
#43
This wasn't read but "Blink" in the Dr Who series was very creepy. The angel..
BlueJazz
Jun 2012
#71