| 100% | MAN | 3 | "The Cares of a Family ___," short story by Franz Kafka about a creature called Odradek |
| 53% | HUNGERARTIST | 12 | "A ___" 1922 short story by Franz Kafka about a person whose fame decreases over time: 2 wds. |
| 46% | METAMORPHOSIS | 13 | "The ___" 1915 novella by Franz Kafka which is the story of a salesman named Gregor Samsa |
| 45% | MORAL | 5 | "___ Disorder," 2006 collection of connected short stories by Margaret Atwood which chronicles the pains of a Canadian family |
| 44% | 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 |
| 38% | TIKKI | 5 | "Rikki-___-Tavi," short story by Rudyard Kipling from 8a which is about the adventures of an Indian mongoose |
| 38% | SHINING | 7 | "The ___," horror novel by Stephen King about a family's trip in the peak of winter to a desolate hotel |
| 37% | HORROR | 6 | "The ___ at Red Hook," 1927 short story by H.P. Lovecraft about a sinister cult |
| 37% | OLDMANAND | 9 | "The ___ the Sea," short novel by Ernest Hemingway which tells the story of a Cuban fisherman: 3 wds. |
| 36% | WHITE | 5 | "The ___ Seal," 1893 short story by Rudyard Kipling which is about a rare seal's journey |
| 36% | CALL | 4 | "The ___ of the Wild," short adventure novel by Jack London about a pet dog who has to survive the frozen wilderness along the Yukon Trail |
| 35% | DISASTERAREA | 12 | The —, 1967 volume of short stories by J G Ballard |
| 35% | FLYINGGOAT | 10 | The —, 1939 volume of short stories by H E Bates |
| 35% | BARTLEBY | 8 | & 22A 1853 short story by Herman Melville subtitled A Story of Wall Street |
| 35% | BYEBYEBYE | 9 | *Hit by *NSYNC about the end of a relationship |
| 34% | MEETMEINSTLOUIS | 15 | *1944 movie based on a series of New Yorker short stories by Sally Benson |
| 34% | PRICE | 5 | & 17A The —, 2009 volume of short stories by Peter Robinson |
| 34% | CTHULHU | 7 | "The Call of ___" (short story by H. P. Lovecraft) |
| 34% | WILD | 4 | "The ___ Asses of the Devil," 1915 short story by H.G. Wells |
| 34% | INNOCENCEOF | 11 | & 7D The —, 1911 volume of short stories by G K Chesterton |
| 34% | JUNGLE | 6 | The __ Book, story about a boy raised by animals |
| 34% | SUN | 3 | "The Wind from the ___," 1972 collection of sci-fi short stories by Arthur C. Clarke |
| 34% | GALATEA | 7 | Short story by Madeline Miller that's a retelling of Greek myths featuring Pygmalion |
| 33% | POLE | 4 | "The Captain of the ___-Star," short story by Arthur Conan Doyle that was published in the Temple Bar |
| 33% | SHOUT | 5 | The —, 1978 horror film starring Alan Bates based on a short story by Robert Graves |
| 33% | ORR | 3 | Author of the short story on which All About Eve was based, Mary ___ |
| 33% | SWAMPLANDIA | 11 | 2011 novel by 30-Across about a family of alligator wrestlers |
| 33% | TSAR | 4 | "The Young ___" (short story about a Russian leader by Tolstoy) |