I am a summer camp counselor and the kids love stories. For Highschool week I can just browse r/nosleep, but for middle and elementary schoolers i need some good (somewhat dark because the kids like to be edgy) short stories to read. Some recent examples I’ve used are the veldt by ray bradbury (it was good but i’d like a bit more descriptive for their active imaginations) and the lottery. Any short stories (abt 25ish mins in length) are welcome, but stories about the afterlife have always kept my interest! sorry about the rant i just want some good recs
by RubberGoose2694
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“Leiningen vs the Ants” by Carl Stephenson, a famous story easily found.
They think they want scary, but really it’s best if it has a little scare, but a himorous twist. Bruce Coville always did this quite well in his novels, but he’s a great short story writer too. I guess his two “odd” collections has been combined into an omnibus called Odds Are Good. I always read Biscuits of Glory to my 4th graders. You can do the ghost in a saucy southern accent and it’s got a great jump scare at the end, but lots of humor too.