| 100% | HORROR | 6 | "The ___ at Red Hook," 1927 short story by H.P. Lovecraft about a sinister cult |
| 42% | CTHULHU | 7 | "The Call of ___" (short story by H. P. Lovecraft) |
| 35% | MOUND | 5 | "The ___," 1940 novella by H.P. Lovecraft about a headless ghost and subterranean civilization |
| 34% | WHITE | 5 | "The ___ Seal," 1893 short story by Rudyard Kipling which is about a rare seal's journey |
| 33% | SHADOW | 6 | "The ___ over Innsmouth," 1936 novella by H.P. Lovecraft about a malign undersea civilization |
| 32% | DARKNESS | 8 | "The Whisperer in ___," 1931 novella by H.P. Lovecraft about extraterrestrial fungoid creatures |
| 31% | CASE | 4 | "The ___ of Charles Dexter Ward," 1943 novel by H.P. Lovecraft about an alleged wizard |
| 31% | TIKKI | 5 | "Rikki-___-Tavi," short story by Rudyard Kipling from 8a which is about the adventures of an Indian mongoose |
| 31% | MORAL | 5 | "___ Disorder," 2006 collection of connected short stories by Margaret Atwood which chronicles the pains of a Canadian family |
| 31% | FLYINGGOAT | 10 | The —, 1939 volume of short stories by H E Bates |
| 31% | CALL | 4 | "The ___ of Cthulhu," horror story written by H.P. Lovecraft which was adapted into a video game |
| 31% | HUNGERARTIST | 12 | "A ___" 1922 short story by Franz Kafka about a person whose fame decreases over time: 2 wds. |
| 29% | SELFISH | 7 | Short story by Oscar Wilde: The __ Giant |
| 29% | EYE | 3 | Short story collection by Frank Herbert ('85) which includes "The Road to Dune", a guidebook for pilgrims to the planet Arrakis |
| 29% | JUNGLE | 6 | The __ Book, story about a boy raised by animals |
| 29% | MAN | 3 | "The Cares of a Family ___," short story by Franz Kafka about a creature called Odradek |
| 29% | WILD | 4 | "The ___ Asses of the Devil," 1915 short story by H.G. Wells |
| 29% | FALL | 4 | "The ___ of the House of Usher," gothic short story by Edgar Allan Poe which is about two ailing siblings living in a strange mansion |
| 28% | TSAR | 4 | "The Young ___" (short story about a Russian leader by Tolstoy) |
| 28% | EERIE | 5 | Like H. P. Lovecraft stories |
| 28% | BUG | 3 | "The Gold-___" (Edgar Allan Poe short story about a mysterious insect bite) |
| 28% | FEAR | 4 | "(Don't ___) The Reaper," song by Blue Oyster Cult that a grim reaper might sing at Fright Night Karaoke |
| 27% | PICCOLA | 7 | "Little ___," children's Christmas-themed short story by Nora A. Smith |
| 27% | JAWS | 4 | Spielberg thriller about a terror at the beach |
| 26% | BARTLEBY | 8 | & 22A 1853 short story by Herman Melville subtitled A Story of Wall Street |
| 26% | MEETMR | 6 | 1927 story collection by P G Wodehouse |
| 26% | RARE | 4 | Red in the middle, at a steakhouse |
| 26% | INRE | 4 | About, at the start of a memo |
| 26% | WEIRD | 5 | ___ Tales, magazine where many H. P. Lovecraft stories first appeared |