Collection: Psychological Horror Short Story Study Guides (Differentiated)
Shop this curated set of differentiated psychological horror short story study guides—paranoia, fear, symbolism, irony, and unreliable narration—designed for mixed reading levels. Students can read Accessible (HILO), Leveled, or Original texts while completing the same discussion questions and a cross-version aligned exit quiz, so your pacing stays unified.
What's Included (No-Prep, Standards-Friendly)
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3 aligned text levels: Accessible/HILO + Leveled + Original
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Exit quiz + discussion questions designed to work across versions
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Student worksheet sections: vocabulary, short answer, challenge questions
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Printable + digital-ready: PDF/DOCX/PPTX + Google Docs/Slides/Forms workflows
Try Before You Buy (Free Sample)
Included Titles (10) — Click Any Title to View
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The Horla by Guy de Maupassant (1887)
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The Red Room by H. G. Wells (1894)
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The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce (1893)
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The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe (1846)
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The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe (1842)
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The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe (1843)
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The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1892) [FREE]
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Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1835)
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce (1890)
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The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell (1924) [FREE]
Searchable Teacher Keywords
- Psychological horror short stories for ELA
- Differentiated text sets (HILO + leveled + original)
- Unreliable narrator + symbolism lesson plans
- Printable + self-graded Google Forms exit quizzes
- Grades 7–12 short story study guides
