For me, when the scary stuff is explained, the unease goes away. In short stories and films, such exposition is not expected. The narrative structure is less predictable. The auteur only has so ...

Over the past 50 years, Stephen King has dominated the horror genre, both in books and movies, but some may be wondering which of King's short stories are the absolute scariest. Though King writes ...

but the short story Nails in his Unbearable collection is just plain creepy. Brilliantly creepy. Combine being stranded on an island, watching your dad die, and having nails growing all over your ...