- "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe
- "The Red Balloon" by Albert Lamorisse
- "The Open Window" by Saki
- "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
- "The Lady, or the Tiger?" by Frank R. Stockton
- "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
- "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
- "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
- "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
- "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner