When I was in middle school, I had the privilege of seeing a collection of popular short stories performed as plays for my entire middle school class. The plays were cleverly sequenced: horror/comedy/horror/comedy. These stories included “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, “The Mouse” by Saki, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce and “The Ransom of Red Chief” by O’Henry. My adolescent brain loved these stories and I remember that event fondly.