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The Colomber by Dino Buzzati, a fantastic weird fable with a grim twist. A purely delightful short story

Same Time, Same Place by Mervyn Peake. Heartbreaking tale of emotions; frustration with complacency, and the attraction of the unknown, but also the narrowness of just how unusual a set of circumstance we can truly accept.

The Howling Man by Charles Beaumont. A weird masterpiece made famous as an episode of the Twilight Zone.

A Woman Seldom Found by William Sansom. A delicate story of new romance with a darkly weird twist.

Axolotl but Julio Cortazar. Such a deceptively simple story that subtly blends melancholy, obsession, escapism, and transformative horror in an otherwise innocuous setting

Mister Taylor, by Augusto Monterroso, some delightfully dark and off-putting moments of humor fill this twisted tale of colonial exploitation and unchecked capitalistic resource-consumption

‘It’s A Good Life’ by Jerome Bixby. The inspiration for the classic Twilight Zone episode. Weird and haunting for just how unpredictable it is. The whims of a cruel and capricious god

The Complete Gentleman by Amos Tutuola. Weird and whimsical tale with fabulist folk-story roots

The Hungry House by Robert Bloch. Good ghost story with some weird aspects. It managed a sustained and growing sense of suspense and dread throughout.